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The Transformation of American Politics : Activist Government and the Rise of Conservatism /

The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. Leading young scholars take up t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Skocpol, Theda (Editor ), Pierson, Paul (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • American politics in the long run / Paul Pierson and Theda Skocpol
  • The rise and reconfiguration of activist government / Paul Pierson
  • Government activism and the reorganization of American civic democracy / Theda Skocpol
  • Parties, electoral participation, and shifting voting blocs / Andrea Louise Campbell
  • Seizing power : conservatives and Congress since the 1970s / Julian E. Zelizer
  • Economic insecurity, party reputations, and the Republican ascendance / Mark A. Smith
  • Conservative mobilization against entrenched liberalism / Steven M. Teles
  • The transformed welfare state and the redistribution of political voice / Suzanne Mettler
  • The policy effects of political polarization / Nolan McCarty
  • Tax politics and the struggle over activist government / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson
  • Political development and contemporary American politics / Paul Pierson and Theda Skocpol.