"In this essay, Amitai Etzioni offers an account of what the Third Way really means, and roots it in a community vision of the good society. He argues that such societies achieve a dynamic balance between state, market and community, and blends theoretical discussion with the practical implications of such an approach." "At the core of the analysis is the idea that the Third Way is an ethical position that seeks to treat people as ends in themselves. While flexibility and pragmatism are important to the new politics, they should be understood as components of a broader framework, in which social progress is measured by more than the accumulation of material goods."--BOOK JACKET.