David McKay

Essentials Of American Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An undergraduate text, this work takes as its central theme the increasing tension in American politics between a general philosophy of limited government and particular public demands for more and better government programmes and services.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 137mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9780813367552
• ISBN-10: 0813367557
• Artikelnr.: 21922308

Autorenporträt

David McKay is Professor of Government at the University of Essex and Visiting Professor at the University of California Santa Barbara. He is the author of numerous books and articles on American and comparative politics, including, most recently, Federalism and European Union: A Political Economy Perspective (OUP, 1999).

Inhaltsangabe

Limited Government in the Age of High Expectations
Society, Economy and Communications
Beliefs and Values
Constitutional Government
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
American Political Parties in Transition
Political Participation and Electoral Behavior
U.S. Legislators and Their Constituents
Congress as Policy Maker
Presidential Power
The Federal Bureaucracy
Organized Interests: The Real Power?
The Supreme Court and Judicial Politics
Social Policy in America: Self Reliance and State Dependence
Managing Economic Change
The American World Role
The American Political System at Centurys End