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INTRODUCTION 1

PART Ⅰ:GOALS AT HOME 3

1．The Individual 3

2．Equality 3

3．The Democratic Process 4

4．Education 6

5．The Arts and Sciences 7

6．The Democratic Economy 9

7．Economic Growth 10

8．Technological Change 11

9．Agriculture 12

10．Living Conditions 13

11．Health and Welfare 14

PART Ⅱ:GOALS ABROAD 15

12．Helping to Build an Open and Peaceful World 15

13．The Defense of the Free World 18

14．Disarmament 19

15．The United Nations 20

PART Ⅲ:A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 20

A CONCLUDING WORD 22

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION 24

AMERICAN FUNDAMENTALS 35

CHAPTER 1:THE INDIVIDUAL＆Henry M．Wriston 35

Fundamentals 35

Reconsideration 38

Progress 39

The Race Problem 42

The Individual and the Group 48

Self Fulfillment 53

CHAPTER 2:THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS＆Clinton Rossiter 61

What Is Democracy? 61

Time of Trial 64

The Basic Institutions 66

The Conduct of Government 68

Parties and Interest Groups 70

Communications:Circus or Forums? 72

Private Governments 73

The Pursuit of Democratic Goals 74

The Imperative of Responsibility 75

The Role of the Citizen 76

We Act for All Mankind 78

GOALS AT HOME 81

CHAPTER 3:NATIONAL GOALS IN EDUCATION＆John W．Gardner 81

The Teacher 82

The Student 83

The Curriculum 86

Innovation in Education 88

Higher Education 90

Education Outside the Formal System 94

The Sponsorship of Education 95

CHAPTER 4:A GREAT AGE FOR SCIENCE＆Warren Weaver 103

The Strategy of Science 107

The Role of Science 112

Science and Education 114

The Support of Science 119

Conclusions and Statements of Goals 122

CHAPTER 5:THE QUALITY OF AMERICAN CULTURE＆August Heckscher 127

Material and Cultural Progress Compared 127

The Nature of Goals 128

Time in Today＇s World 129

The Mass Market and the Popular Arts 130

The Fine Arts and the Creative Few 133

The Maintenance of Excellence 135

Fine Arts and the Liberal Arts 136

The Institutions of Art 138

Government and the Arts 141

Toward a Positive Attitude 145

CHAPTER 6:AN EFFECTIVE AND DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION OF THE ECONOMY＆Clark Ken 149

The Democratic Economy 151

The Effective Economy 157

CHAPTER 7:HIGH EMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY＆Herbert Stein and Edward F．Denison 163

Reducing Unemployment and Operating Close to Capacity 164

National Production and National Needs 168

Measures to Accelerate the Growth of Capacity 176

CHAPTER 8:TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE＆Thomas J．Watson,Jr． 193

The Recent Past 194

The Next Decade 195

Improving Men＇s Lives Through Technological Change 196

Encouraging Technological Change 199

Sharing Technological Change 202

CHAPTER 9:FARM POLICY FOR THE SIXTIES＆Lauren K．Soth 207

Performance of Agriculture 207

Sources and Symptoms of the Farm Problem 209

Goals in Farm Policy 214

Farm Adjustment Policies 216

CHAPTER 10:FRAMEWORK FOR AN URBAN SOCIETY＆Catherine Ratter Wurster 225

Current Trends and Shifting Perspectives 225

The Concrete Problems:Renewal 229

Suburbia 232

Housing 234

Transportation 237

Vanishing Open Space and Spreading Pollution 239

The Metropolitan Impasse 241

The Regional Environment and the States 244

In Conclusion:Ends and Means 245

CHAPTER 11:MEETING HUMAN NEEDS＆Dr．James P．Dixon,Jr． 249

Health 250

The Reduction of Poverty through Income Security and Welfare Services 255

Neglect and Delinquency:Assistance to Children and Understanding the Problem 257

People,Facilities,and Money 261

THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT 265

CHAPTER 12:THE FEDERAL SYSTEM＆Morton Grodzins 265

The Sharing of Functions 265

Attempts to Unwind the Federal System 267

A Point of History 268

Dynamics of Sharing:The Politics of the Federal System 271

Goals for the System of Sharing 276

CHAPTER 13:THE PUBLIC SERVICE＆Wallace S．Sayre 285

The Federal Service 286

The President in Charge 287

The Search for Talent 289

Mobility and Choice 291

Competence and Innovation 292

The Leadership Core 292

Recognition and Prestige 294

State and Local Public Services 295

THE WORLD WE SEEK 299

CHAPTER 14:THE UNITED STATES ROLE IN THE WORLD＆William L．Longer 299

General 299

The Communist Challenge 302

The Free European Community 307

The Future of Asia 312

The Awakening Nations 316

Latin America 323

Limitation and Control of Armaments 324

National Goals and National Purposes 327

CHAPTER 15:FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY AND OBJECTIVES＆John J．McCloy 331

The Aim of Foreign Economic Policy 332

Our Policy on World Trade 335

The U．S．and Regional Groups 339

Economic Assistance to the Less-developed Lands 342

Economic Relations with the Communist Bloc 349

U．S．Balance of Payments 352

New Forms for Cooperation 355

CHAPTER 16:A LOOK FURTHER AHEAD＆William P．Bundy 361

Population Growth and Its Impact 362

The Economic Stature of Major Nations and Areas 367