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Autore |
Cammisa Anne Marie |
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The path of American public policy : comparative perspectives / / Anne Marie Cammisa and Paul Christopher Manuel |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (239 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Political planning - United States |
Comparative government |
United States Politics and government |
Great Britain Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""List of Images""; ""Preface. Along the Bumpy, Cobblestoned Path""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1. Of Ideas and Institutions: The Foundational Tension of American Democracy""; ""Chapter 2. The Path of Political Development in Great Britain and the United States: A Brief Comparative History""; ""Chapter 3. Agenda Setting and Agenda Control: Case One: A Legislative History of the 1994 Republican Contract with America""; ""Chapter 4. Agenda Setting and Agenda Control: Case Two: The 2008�2010 Battle over Healthcare"" |
""Chapter 5. What if American Democracy Were on a Different Path?""""Chapter 6. Conclusion: Ideas and Institutions Matter""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Among all the worlds' democracies, the American system of government is perhaps the most self-conscious about preventing majority tyranny. The American constitutional system is predicated on an inherent ideational and institutional tension dating back to the foundation of the nation in the eighteenth century, which constrains innovative policy development. Namely, the framers designed a system that simultaneously seeks to protect the rights of the minority out of |
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