Yellowing pages Avon, 1993 - Budget deficits - 301 pages As its pluralism unravels at home, the United States grows excessively hegemonic abroad--a pattern that points toward both global conflict and national decay. In short, the state of the budget faithfully reflects the state of the nation. Noble traditions and abundant human and physical resources are frustrated and perverted by an inadequate public sector. Renewal requires a more serious understanding of our present difficulties, and a fresh vision of our nation and its place in the world.