New Direction in American Politics - by John E Chubb & Paul E Peterson (Paperback)
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Highlights
- "Topics include: Part One: Voters and ElectionsThe New Two-Party SystemThe Economic Basis of Reagan's AppealIncumbency and Realignment in Congressional ElectionsCampaigning, Governing, and the Contemporary PresidencyThe Republican Advantage in Campaign FinanceThe Rise of National PartiesPart Two: Institutions and PolicyNew Patterns of Decisionmaking in CongressThe Politicized PresidencyFederalism and the Bias for CentralizationControlling EntitlementsSecurity PolicyThe New Politics of Deficits"
- About the Author: John E. Chubb is a founding partner of Edison Schools and a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution.
- 428 Pages
- Political Science, Political Process
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About the Book
"Topics include:
Part One: Voters and Elections
The New Two-Party System
The Economic Basis of Reagan's Appeal
Incumbency and Realignment in Congressional Elections
Campaigning, Governing, and the Contemporary Presidency
Book Synopsis
"Topics include:
Part One: Voters and Elections
The New Two-Party System
The Economic Basis of Reagan's Appeal
Incumbency and Realignment in Congressional Elections
Campaigning, Governing, and the Contemporary Presidency
The Republican Advantage in Campaign Finance
The Rise of National Parties
Part Two: Institutions and Policy
New Patterns of Decisionmaking in Congress
The Politicized Presidency
Federalism and the Bias for Centralization
Controlling Entitlements
Security Policy
The New Politics of Deficits
"About the Author
John E. Chubb is a founding partner of Edison Schools and a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Paul E. Peterson is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government at Harvard, the director of PEPG, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is author or editor of numerous books, including The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools, with William G. Howell (Brookings, 2004 and 2006). He is coeditor (with Martin West) of No Child Left Behind? The Practice and Politics of School Accountability (Brookings, 2003).
