TY - BOOK AU - Schoen,Douglas E. TI - The end of authority: how a loss of legitimacy and broken trust are endangering our future SN - 9781442220317 AV - JC497 .S36 2013 U1 - 320.01/1 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. KW - Legitimacy of governments KW - Government, Resistance to KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - State, The KW - Income distribution KW - Political aspects KW - Political corruption N1 - Includes index; Introduction : the crisis of authority -- Why the crisis of authority matters -- Documenting and understanding the loss of trust -- How trust works in democracies and autocracies -- Broken trust in democracies and autocracies -- Income inequality and the crisis of capitalism -- Income inequality : what's causing it, why it matters, and what to do -- Political corruption and crony capitalism -- The rise of anti-systemic politics : Europe and the United States -- The rise of anti-systemic politics : Russia, India, the Middle East, and Africa -- Technology : builder and betrayer of trust -- The need for bold solutions -- Conclusion : no time to lose ER -