LEADER 03919nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910462235303321 005 20210423233015.0 010 $a1-283-57133-1 010 $a9786613883780 010 $a0-300-18602-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300186024 035 $a(CKB)2670000000234170 035 $a(OCoLC)811005772 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10590958 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711670 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11454589 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711670 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10722804 035 $a(PQKB)10260333 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421039 035 $a(DE-B1597)485678 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300186024 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421039 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10590958 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL388378 035 $a(OCoLC)923600184 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000234170 100 $a20120411d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe parties versus the people$b[electronic resource] $ehow to turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans /$fMickey Edwards 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-18456-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tOne. American Tribalism --$tTwo. The Disappearing Dream --$tThree. Reclaiming Our Democracy --$tFour. Drawing a Line in the Sand --$tFive. The Money Stream --$tSix. Government Leaders, Not Party Leaders --$tSeven. Debate and Democracy --$tEight. Rearrange the Furniture --$tNine. Rivals, Not Enemies --$tTen. The Partisan Presidency --$tEleven. Declarations of Independence --$tTwelve. Beyond Partisanship --$tThirteen. The Way Forward --$tAppendix: Citizen Initiative Information by State --$tNotes --$tSuggested Reading --$tIndex 330 $aAmerica's political system is dysfunctional. While this is a widely held view, it is a problem that-so far-has proved intractable. After every election, voters discover yet again that political ";leaders"; are simply quarreling in a never-ending battle between the two warring tribes, the Republicans and Democrats. In this critically important book, a distinguished statesman and thinker identifies exactly how our political and governing systems reward intransigence, discourage compromise, and undermine our democracy. He then describes exactly what must be done to banish the negative effects of partisan warfare from our political system. As a former congressman, Mickey Edwards witnessed firsthand how important legislative battles can devolve into struggles not over principle but over party advantage. He offers graphic examples of how this problem has intensified and reveals how political battles have become nothing more than conflicts between party machines. Edwards's solutions-specific, practical, fair, and original-show the way to break the stranglehold of the political party system. The Parties Versus the People offers hope for a fundamental renewal of American democracy. 606 $aPolitical parties$zUnited States 606 $aDemocracy$zUnited States 606 $aPolarization (Social sciences)$zUnited States 606 $aTwo-party systems$zUnited States 606 $aDivided government$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical parties 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aPolarization (Social sciences) 615 0$aTwo-party systems 615 0$aDivided government 676 $a320.973 700 $aEdwards$b Mickey$f1937-$0943143 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462235303321 996 $aThe parties versus the people$92485463 997 $aUNINA