Transformation of American Politics Activist Government and the Rise of Conservatism

Name: Transformation of American Politics Activist Government and the Rise of Conservatism
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ISBN: 9780691122588

ISBN-10: 069112258X

ISBN-13: 9780691122588

Edition: 2007

Authors: Paul Pierson, Theda Skocpol

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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 these issues inThe Transformation of American Politics. Arguing that even conservative administrations have become more deeply involved in managing our economy and social choices, they examine why our political system nevertheless has grown divided as never before over the extent to which government should involve itself in our lives. The contributors show how these two closely linked trends have…

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List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/19/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

Theda Skocpol is professor of government and sociology at Harvard University and the author of Boomerang: Health Care Reform and the Turn Against Government.



List of Figures


List of Tables


List of Contributors


Introduction



American Politics in the Long Run




The Shifting Political Landscape



The Rise and Reconfiguration of Activist Government




Government Activism and the Reorganization of American Civic Democracy




Parties, Electoral Participation, and Shifting Voting Blocs




Conservatives on the Rise



Seizing Power: Conservatives and Congress since the 1970s




Economic Insecurity, Party Reputations, and the Republican Ascendance




Conservative Mobilization against Entrenched Liberalism




Policy and Politics in the New American Polity



The Transformed Welfare State and the Redistribution of Political Voice




The Policy Effects of Political Polarization




Tax Politics and the Struggle over Activist Government



Conclusion



Political Development and Contemporary American Politics



References


Index