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