Book excerpt: Three economics professors update, revise, and expand their 1983 Beyond the waste land; a democratic alternative to economic decline. They perceive that the state of both the economy and democracy are in a tailspin, locked inexorably together. But contrary to all available evidence, they believe that a grassronts movement can still make it right. Also available in paper (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR