Publisher's Synopsis
A new annual which charts the course of America in 12 critical areas, giving readers a solid basis of information on which to compare trends year after year and to make reasoned judgements about where the US is and ought to be heading. Each essay opens with an overall assessment and employs charts, graphs, figures and tables to document America's standing and to point the way toward improving its national standing. An introductory essay lays out the themes, trends and values underlying the volume and a closing roundtable discussion reflects on the politics of setting agendas and achieving goals.
