Ben J. Wattenberg

The Birth Dearth

Richard M. Scammon

With a new introduction for the '90s, this classic work on the American electorate is as alive and as relevant as it was when first written. The Real Majority discovered and defined the middle class, a group whose values and interests were once ignored but that are now catered to by both major parties in this national election year.

The Real Majority

About American demography from the following perspectives: Religion, residence, income, profession, education, housing, and race. Data based on the 1960 Decennial Census in the United States.

An Unexpected Family Portrait of 194,067,296 Americans Drawn from the Census

This U.S.A.

When President Garter responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by slapping an embargo on U.S. grain shipments to the U.S.S.R., he used ""the wealth weapon"" to defend American strategic interests and human rights, as authors Ben J. Wattenberg and Richard J. Whalen pro­pose in this book that breaks new ground in analyzing U.S. foreign pol­icy.Writing from their different per­sonal perspectives (as a liberal Demo­crat and a moderate Republican re­spectively), this pair of partisan ac­tivists offer a lively, balanced set of arguments, pro and con, for an activist U.S. foreign policy. They and a cast of invented characters representing op­posing viewpoints debate whether U.S. foreign trade and investments and American multinational corporations should be used to pursue national goals and objectives, especially in dealing with the communist nations.The authors argue that the post-Vietnam reduction of U.S. political influence and military strength over­seas gives future presidents little choice but to use the largely exploited economic strength and wealth-creat­ing ability of America to protect vital interests abroad - just as President Carter felt compelled to do on an ad hoc basis after the Soviets took over Afghanistan. They call for a consis­tent, long-term use of ""the wealth weapon"" in close coordination with U.S. allies and trading partners.As veteran political analysts and so­cial critics, the authors take a fresh, provocative and informative look at a phenomenon too often left to dry-as-dust economists: the role in the world of giant global corporations whose re­sources often dwarf those of nation-states. As they declare, the authors set out to write the first truly readable (and even enjoyable) book about multina­tional corporations - and they have succeeded amid a world crisis when their timely message anticipates to­morrow's headlines.

Four Arguments About Multinationals

The Wealth Weapon

Theodore Caplow

Louis Hicks

Louis Caplow

Theodore Hicks

Wattenberg

Companion v. to the PBS television documentary "The first measured century". Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-296) and index.

An Illustrated Guide to Trends in America, 1900-2000

The First Measured Century

Argues that the media have emphasized the negative side of life in America and shows that the nation is stronger, more prosperous, and healthier than ever

Ben J. Wattenberg

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