Dangerous convictions : what's really wrong with the U.S. Congress / / Tom Allen

• Autore: Allen Thomas H (Thomas Hodge), <1945->
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, USA, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.73
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 2009-2017; United States Economic policy 2009-
• Classificazione: POL006000
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Early Lessons in Congress; 2. The Federal Budget: Faith-Based Economics; 3. Iraq: Evidence Doesn't Matter; 4. Health Care: Principle before People; 5. Climate Change: Denial as Public Policy; 6. The Sources of Polarization; 7. Finding a Path to Recovery; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: The debt-ceiling debacle of 2011 was clear evidence of the dangerous polarization of American politics. Heedless of the warnings of economists, a majority of Republicans in the House refused to allow the Treasury to borrow enough money to pay for spending already ordered by Congress. The government avoided a catastrophic default only by unprecedented legislative contortions. The debt ceiling fight also showed that the two parties simply don't understand each other. In Dangerous Convictions, former Democratic Congressman Tom Allen, explains how beneath the surface of our political debates, the
• Titolo autorizzato: Dangerous convictions
• ISBN: 0-19-997349-0; 0-19-025268-5; 1-299-45692-8; 0-19-993199-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779572703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II