Paradox of American Democracy Elites, Special Interests, and the Betrayal of the Public Trust

Name: Paradox of American Democracy Elites, Special Interests, and the Betrayal of the Public Trust
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ISBN: 9780415930260

ISBN-10: 041593026X

ISBN-13: 9780415930260

Edition: 2001

Authors: John B. Judis

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Washington is big business. The era of civic-minded captains of industry and serious think-tanks has given way to the heyday of K Street, home to the lobbyists who now spend $2.4 million a year on each member of Congress. John B. Judis, a senior editor for the New Republic, conducts an instructive tour through this corridor of money and power inThe Paradox of American Democracy-with eye-opening results. For example: Former foreign policy advisers now become lobbyists for foreign businesses. Former Senators call for privatizing social security while sitting on boards of investment banks that would benefit from the conversion. The bankers, lawyers, and business people who once devoted time…

Book details

List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/21/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction



The Paradox of Democracy



The Development of Democratic Pluralism



The Great American Celebration



The Legacy of the Sixties



Business and the Rise of K Street



The Triumph of Conservatism



The Apostasy of the Elites



The Conservative Crack-up



The Frustration of Reform



Sleepwalking Toward the Millennium



Conclusion


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index