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One hears a lot about balance in politics these days. About finding the right balance between the economy and environmental protections. The right balance between security and civil liberties. The right balance between the rights of victims of crime, and compassion and rehabilitation for the offender. The right balance between tax cuts and government spending, and a balanced budget. It might not take a great deal of cynicism to suggest that after the political calculations have been done, the balance rarely works out to 50-50. Henry Mintzberg argues, in fact, that our politics, economy, culture, society and institutions are wildly out of balance, and the result is corporate might, diminished government and a demoralized, disempowered populace.

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