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UNINA9910818303903321 |
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Autore |
Rosefielde Steven |
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Titolo |
Democracy and its elected enemies : American political capture and economic decline / / Steven Rosefielde, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Daniel Quinn Mills, Harvard University [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-70254-2 |
1-139-89058-1 |
1-107-70160-0 |
1-107-66544-2 |
1-107-68827-2 |
1-107-70360-3 |
1-107-59797-8 |
0-511-99846-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy - United States |
United States Politics and government 21st century |
United States Economic conditions 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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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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Part I: The Challenge of American Politocracy. 1. Hard times; 2. Democracy; 3. Politocracy; 4. Silver lining?; 5. Road to ruin; 6. Burden and spoils; 7. Treadmill of reform -- Part II: How Politocracy Drives American Policy. 8. Subprime mortgage crisis; 9. Foreign imbroglios; 10. Transnationalism -- Part III: Democratic Retreat and Revival. 11. Global retreat; 12. Recovering lost ground. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Democracy and its Elected Enemies reveals that American politicians have usurped their constitutional authority, substituting their economic and political sovereignty for the people's. This has been accomplished by creating an enormous public service sector operating in the material interest of politicians themselves and of their big business and big |
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