ABSTRACT

This book grows out of the authors' conviction that as public policy issues become suffused with scientific and technical content, they become difficult for the democratic citizens to understand. It attempts to determine mass public capacity and their motivation to respond to the challenges.

chapter 1|21 pages

Knowledge: The Missing Link

chapter 2|24 pages

The Distribution of Knowledge

chapter 3|26 pages

Background Sources of Knowledge

chapter 4|23 pages

Motivation and Knowledge

chapter 5|34 pages

Knowledge and Beliefs About the Future

chapter 6|31 pages

Knowledge and Policy Preferences

chapter 7|32 pages

Knowledge and Power

chapter 8|15 pages

Knowledge and the Possibility of Democracy