| Problem | Components |
|---|---|
| Policy issue area: | Politics |
| Policy issue: | Political system |
| Description: | Political institutions and parties are unable to respond adequately to the ever-increasing complexity of national and world problems. |
| Symptoms: | Failed presidencies; legislative stalemates over policy; dominance of special interest groups over legislation. |
| Causes: | Heightened expectations combined with a lack of political leadership; major social and technological changes causing a breakdown of traditional political processes. |
| Cost of problem: | - |
| Solution | Components |
| Resources: | Universities and research institutes; concerned organizations. |
| Goal: | Reform and improve the operations of the executive and legislative branches to make them more responsive to public need. |
| Program area: | Political development |
| Program-remedy: | 1. Campaign Finance Reform, to reduce need of legislators to rely excessively on
special interest groups 2. Improve the government's foresight and early warning system capability 3. Develop a capability for economic planning on the national level, involving cooperation between the private and public sectors. |
| Program-prevent: | Require from the major parties political candidate selection and nominating procedures that will result in highly qualified elected office holders. |
| Cost of program: | - |
| Beneficiaries: | Citizens of the United States. |