Analyzes the effect of decades of electronic and technological advancements on the nation's democracy, focussin on whether the increasing ease of communication will lead to government by the whims of popular opinion. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Product Description: As the United States enters the new century, technological advances have the power to transform commerce, the public sector, and how citizens interact. This volume, part of the multiyear Digital Promise project administered by The Century Foundation, examines emerging technologies including wireless telephones, electronic data transmission, and Internet communications and how they impact educational, cultural, and other nonprofit organizations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)