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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812786503321

Autore

Campbell Ballard C. <1940->

Titolo

The growth of American government : governance from the Cleveland era to the present / / Ballard C. Campbell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-253-01427-1

Edizione

[Revised and updated edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

Interdisciplinary studies in history

Classificazione

HIS036060POL030000

Disciplina

320.973

Soggetti

United States Politics and government 1885-1889

United States Politics and government 1889-1893

United States Politics and government 1893-1897

United States Politics and government 1897-1901

United States Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note:  Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Governing the Cleveland Era 2. The Course and Causes of Growth 3. The Transition Era 4. The Great Depression and Economic Policy 5. The Managed Economy since the New Deal 6. The New Income Security 7. The New Equality 8. Paying for Modern Government 9. The New Faces of Power 10. The Reagan Era and the Restrained Polity 11. The Debate over 'Big' Government Notes Bibliography Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"American government evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth century. The changing character of these institutions is a critical part of the history of the United States. This engaging survey focuses on the evolution of public policy and its relationship to the constitutional and political structure of government at the federal, state, and local levels. A new chapter in this revised and updated edition examines the debate about "big government" over the last 20 years"--