The Broken Contract

A fresh take on the centuries-old debate over Jean-Jacques Rousseau's theory of the Social Contract;

How do democracies maintain faith between citizens and the governments they elect? Qureshi's Broken Contract is straightforward, passionate, and at times surprising.

Dan Boylan, Washington Times

I wish we had Saqib Qureshi's The Broken Contract 10 or 20 years ago.

Maybe we would never have forgotten what government is for and we wouldn't be in the mess we are in today. But I'm thankful it's here now, when we most need it. Alone, this book will not save American democracy. No book can do that. But it could help us begin to right the ship, and that makes it essential reading.‍

Wajahat Ali, CNN commentator and New York Times writer

A very incisive and insightful book.

It combines revealing personal observations with a keen political and sociological study of the foundations of democracy. Good read for both students of the subject and concerned citizens.

Amitai Etzioni, author of Reclaiming Patriotism

This is a book about distance:

The distance between government and the governed, between action and accountability, and between the traditionally privileged and the growing power of diverse communities. And more importantly, it is a book about closing those gaps. Dr. Qureshi offers specific observations and concrete proposals for making government more efficient, more accountable, and more representative. He suggests reforms that would result in a more nimble and responsive government as well as much greater transparency; crucially, he does not overlook the problem of how the public takes in and processes vast amounts of information under a truly transparent government. This book could serve equally well as the platform for a reform party or the charter of a well-governed corporation.

‍Colin McRoberts, lecturer at the University of Kansas School of Business

The Broken Contract takes the reader through just what the heck is going on in our 'democracy' and then provides a way forward on how to change things for the better.

‍Goldy Hyder, CEO, Canadian Business Council