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Inciting Democracy
A Practical Proposal for Creating a Good Society
How we can develop and sustain
a powerful, grassroots social change movement
by Randy Schutt
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| Chapter | Adobe Reader File | Pages |
| Title, Copyright, Contents, Figures & Sidebars, Acknowledgments, Summary | i – xiii | |
| Preface | xiv – xx | |
| Chapter 1 — Background | 1 – 12 | |
| Chapter 2 — Elements of a Good Society | 13 – 32 | |
| Chapter 3 — Obstacles to Progressive Change | 33 – 58 | |
| Chapter 4 — Elements of an Effective Strategy for Democratic Transformation | 59 – 74 | |
| Chapter 5 — A Strategic Program to Create a Good Society | 75 – 94 | |
| Chapter 6 — The Vernal Education Project | 95 – 128 | |
| Chapter 7 — Building a Powerful, Democratic Social Change Movement | 129 – 154 | |
| Chapter 8 — Melissa’s Story | 155 – 162 | |
| Chapter 9 — Transforming Society | 163 – 180 | |
| Chapter 10 — Implementing the Vernal Project | 181 – 192 | |
| Chapter 11 — Some Objections and Concerns | 193 – 210 | |
| Chapter 12 — Resources | 211 – 238 | |
| Appendix A — Some Positive Near-Term Policy Changes | 239 – 246 | |
| Appendix B — Additional Figures (Associated with Chapter 6) | 247 – 268 | |
| Appendix C — Even More Figures (Associated with Chapters 7 and 9) | 269 – 286 | |
| Index | 287 – 294 | |
| — Additional Items — | ||
| Summary (1 page) | ||
| Summary of Each Chapter (2 pages) | ||
| Article 1: Hope Is Not a Foolish Notion (2 pages) | html | |
| Article 2: A Thought Experiment about Creating a Good Society (3 pages) | ||
| Article 3: Creating a Good Society (4 pages) | ||
| Quotations from Inciting Democracy (40 pages) [side by side] | ||
| Quotations from Inciting Democracy (40 pages) [booklet] | ||
| — Additional Figures Not Included in the Printed Book — | ||
| Figure B.11: Possible Vernal Regions, Vernal Centers, and their Associated Population (complete — 8 pages) |
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| Figure C.2: Very Active Graduates in Each Year, All Regions Optimistic Scenario (2 pages) |
