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We're Number One!?: America's Uncertain Standing in the World

We're Number One!?: America's Uncertain Standing in the World

Johnson, Dennis W.

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21st Century United States HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1041020171
ISBN13: 9781041020172
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 17 2025
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.63
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

We're Number One!?: America's Uncertain Standing in the World compares the domestic policies of the United States to other countries across a wide variety of social, political, and economic metrics.

This book demonstrates conclusively that despite America's wealth, its strong economy, its military might, and its soft power dominance, we have far to go in comparison with other democratic, industrialized nations. We may think we're Number One, but in too many key areas--health care, education, combating poverty, protecting the family, and so forth--we fall embarrassingly short. The shock to most readers won't be on one or more specific policy shortcomings, but on the cumulative rankings, chapter after chapter, showing where the United States has come up short. This book presents the facts and leaves to policymakers the challenge: how do we fix our broken health care system, how do we mitigate climate disasters, or how do we rein in gun violence. One answer is to look at the successful policies created in other countries.

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