Making Democracy Work

"A classic." —New York Times "Seminal, epochal, path-breaking . . . a Democracy in America for our times."— The Nation From the bestselling author of Bowling Alone , a landmark account of the secret of successful democracies Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, acclaimed political scientist and bestselling author Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical e