LEADER 02868oam 2200505 a 450 001 9910136195803321 005 20160815065215.0 010 $a9798400622342 010 $a9798216056942 010 $a9781440839672 010 $a1440839670 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400622342 035 $a(CKB)3710000000915453 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4723169 035 $a(OCoLC)1413729590 035 $a(Perlego)4164498 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000915453 100 $a20160811e20172023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe bureaucrat kings $ethe origins and underpinnings of America's bureaucratic state /$fPaul D. Moreno 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cABC-CLIO,$d2017. 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (224 pages) 311 08$a9781440839665 311 08$a1440839662 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aProvocative in nature, this work looks critically at the bureaucratic infrastructure behind the U.S. federal government, from its origins as a self-governing republic in the 18th century to its modern presence as a centralized institution. This fascinating critique analyzes the inner workings of the American government, suggesting that our federal system works not as a byproduct of the U.S. Constitution but rather as the result of liberal and progressive politics. Distinguished academic and political analyst Paul D. Moreno asserts that errant political movements have found "loopholes" in the U.S. Constitution, allowing for federal bureaucracy-a state he feels is a misinterpretation of America's founding dogma. He contends that constitutionalism and bureaucracy are innately incompatible... with the former suffering to accommodate the latter. According to Moreno, the leadership of the United States strayed from the democratic principles of the early founders and grew to what it is today-a myriad of bureaucratic red tape couched in unreasonable policies. A straightforward, chronological narrative explains how non-elected bureaucrats became powerful political mavens in America. Each chapter covers several decades and features events spanning from the early history of the United States through coverage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) of 2010. 606 $aAdministrative agencies$zUnited States 606 $aBureaucracy$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 615 0$aAdministrative agencies 615 0$aBureaucracy 676 $a351.73 700 $aMoreno$b Paul D.$f1965-$0480805 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136195803321 996 $aThe bureaucrat kings$92891267 997 $aUNINA