Presidents, Parties, and the State A Party System Perspective on Democratic Regulatory Choice, 1884-1936

Name: Presidents, Parties, and the State A Party System Perspective on Democratic Regulatory Choice, 1884-1936
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ISBN: 9780521030021

ISBN-10: 0521030021

ISBN-13: 9780521030021

Edition: 2006

Authors: Scott C. James

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This book challenges dominant theories of regulatory politics by placing presidential elections and national party leaders at the center of American regulatory state development. In the years between 1884 and 1936, the Democratic party abandoned its traditional regulatory agenda to enact the programs of voting blocs deemed pivotal to the consolidation of national party power. Coalition-building imperatives drove the decision-making calculus of Democratic leaders, prompting legislative intervention to secure outcomes consistent with national party needs. In the end, Democratic choices proved consequential for the character of the American regulatory state. The Democratic party turned its…

Book details

List price: $37.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.100



Acknowledgments



Introduction: parties, presidential elections, and regulatory choice - a party system perspective



Swing states, business Mugwumps, and the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887



The Progressive party vote and the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914



Progressive Republicans and the 'Death Sentence' for public utility holding companies during America's second New Deal



Conclusion: parties and the American regulatory state


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