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Downsizing Democracy
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Author : Matthew A. Crenson
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2004-03-08
Downsizing Democracy written by Matthew A. Crenson and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-08 with Political Science categories.
Originally publushed in 2002. In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the once powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy. Today, political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process, resulting in narrow special interest groups dominating state and federal decision-making. At a time when an American's investment in the democratic process has largely been reduced to an annual contribution to a political party or organization, Downsizing Democracy offers a critical reassessment of American democracy.
Downsizing Democracy
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Author : Mansel Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Downsizing Democracy written by Mansel Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
Downsizing Democracy
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Author : Matthew A. Crenson
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2020-03-03
Downsizing Democracy written by Matthew A. Crenson and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-03 with Political Science categories.
Originally publushed in 2002. In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the once powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy. Today, political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process, resulting in narrow special interest groups dominating state and federal decision-making. At a time when an American's investment in the democratic process has largely been reduced to an annual contribution to a political party or organization, Downsizing Democracy offers a critical reassessment of American democracy.
Downsizing The State
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Author : Dag MacLeod
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Downsizing The State written by Dag MacLeod and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Beginning in 1983, the Mexican government implemented one of the most extensive programs of market-oriented reform in the developing world. Downsizing the State examines a key element of this reform program: the privatization of public firms. Drawing upon interviews with government officials, business executives, and labor leaders as well as data from government archives and corporate documents, MacLeod highlights the difficulties of linking market reforms to improved public welfare. Privatization failed to live up to its promise of raising living standards or decentralizing the economy. Indeed, privatization actually increased the concentration of wealth in Mexico while redirecting the economy toward foreign markets. These findings contribute to theoretical debates regarding state autonomy and the embeddedness of economic action. MacLeod calls into question the autonomy of the Mexican state in its privatization program. He shows that the creation of markets where public firms once dominated has involved both the destruction of social relations and the construction of new relations and institutions to regulate the market.
Democracy In America 96 Downsizing The Dream
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language : en
Publisher:
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Democracy In America 96 Downsizing The Dream written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
AllPolitics offers information on the changing workplace in the United States in 1996. AllPolitics presents related stories, including some from Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN). Topics discussed include white collar fears, workers losing ground, global transitions, and the turnaround of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Transcripts of interviews with experts on downsizing in corporate America are also available.
Downsizing The U S A
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Author : Thomas H. Naylor
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Downsizing The U S A written by Thomas H. Naylor and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
In this trenchant analysis of American society, Thomas Naylor and William Willimon take an unabashed stance against the belief that "bigger is better" and contend that there is a price to be paid for our uncritical affirmation of bigness.
The American Lie
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Author : Benjamin Ginsberg
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2007
The American Lie written by Benjamin Ginsberg and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Political Science categories.
Going all the way back to the time of George Washington, much of what we see and hear in the political world consists of lies and deceptions. Despite assurances to the contrary, politics is not about truth, justice, and principle. It is about money, power, and status. As astute political commentator Ben Ginsberg convincingly demonstrates, politicians habitually lie, pretending to fight for principles, in order to conceal their true selfish motives. Citizens who need the frequent injunctions to participate in politics and abjure political cynicism are likely to be duped into contributing their tax dollars and even their lives for dubious purposes. Most individuals gain little from political participation. Participants are the foot soldiers of political warfare, but even if their side is victorious, they receive few of the spoils of war. Thus, in this new political season, Ginsberg encourages citizens to think outside the (ballot) box, finding new ways to act on behalf of their interests and the public good. But if they do vote, their motto should be when in doubt vote them out. The elections of 2008 are a good time to begin.
Presidential Power
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Author : Matthew A. Crenson
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2007
Presidential Power written by Matthew A. Crenson and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book explores how American presidents--especially those of the past three decades--have increased the power of the presidency at the expense of democracy.
The Imperial Presidency And American Politics
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Author : Benjamin Ginsberg
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-27
The Imperial Presidency And American Politics written by Benjamin Ginsberg and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-27 with Political Science categories.
Those who saw Donald Trump as a novel threat looming over American democracy and now think the danger has passed may not have been paying much attention to the political developments of the past several decades. Trump was merely the most recent—and will surely not be the last—in a long line of presidents who expanded the powers of the office and did not hesitate to act unilaterally when so doing served their purposes. Unfortunately, Trump is also unlikely to be the last president prepared to do away with his enemies in the Congress and transform the imperial presidency from a theory to a reality. Though presidents are elected more or less democratically, the presidency is not and was never intended to be a democratic institution. The framers thought that America would be governed by its representative assembly, the Congress of the United States. Presidential power, like a dangerous pharmaceutical, might have been labelled, "to be used only when needed." Today, Congress sporadically engages in law making but the president actually governs. Congress has become more an inquisitorial than a legislative body. Presidents rule through edicts while their opponents in the Congress counter with the threat of impeachment—an action that amounts to a political, albeit nonviolent coup. The courts sputter and fume but generally back the president. This is the new separation of powers—the president exercises power and the other branches are separated from it. Where will this end? Regardless of who occupies the Oval Office, the imperial presidency is inexorably bringing down the curtain on American representative democracy.
The Myth Of The Good Corporate Citizen
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Author : Murray Dobbin
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2003-04
The Myth Of The Good Corporate Citizen written by Murray Dobbin and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04 with Business & Economics categories.
This book is a classic for anyone who wants to understand the forces of globalization and their impact on the economy, on politics and on social life -- with a Canadian orientation.