Analyzes the new limits and functions of government, the changing demands on political leadership, and the transnational economy and ecology.

Includes index.

pt. 1. The political realities. The divide -- No more salvation by society -- The end of FDR's America -- When the Russian empire is gone -- Now that arms are counterproductive -- pt. 2. Government and political process. The limits of government -- The new pluralisms -- Beware charisma: the changed demands on political leadership.