This outstanding new book shows why communitarian thought has had such a profound influence on contemporary American public policy, from strengthening our neighborhoods to fighting AIDS and educating our children. Edited by Amitai Etzioni, founder of the Communitarian Network and author of the best-selling books The Spirit of Community and The New Golden Rule, this comprehensive collection contains essays written by the nation's most respected thinkers. See why politicians as diverse as Vice President Al Gore and Jack Kemp view communitarian social philosophy as the most practical way of restoring America's communities and redeeming its political institutions.

Contributions by: Ronald Bayer, Benjamin R. Barber, Daniel A. Bell, Robert N. Bellah, Senator Bill Bradley, Senator Dan Coats, Roger L. Conner, Ralf Dahrendorf, John J. DiIulio, William J. Doherty, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Amitai Etzioni, James S. Fishkin, William Galston, Mary Ann Glendon, Robert E. Goodin, Peter Katz, Mark Kleiman, Judith Martin, Dallin H. Oaks, Diane Ravitch, Philip Selznik, Fred Siegel, Thomas A. Spragen, Charles Taylor, Daniel J. Tichenor, Linda J. Waite, Alan Wolfe