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"The Politics of Power" provides a lively, comprehensive, critical perspective of the American political system by highlighting how political conflicts, institutions, and processes are influenced by deep inequalities generated by the country's political economy. Building on the coverage of all of the major topics typical of an American Government course the critical analysis in this text is based on the theme that American democracy is limited by fundamental inequalities in power and economic resources. Respected for its critical theme, "The Politics of Power" also strives to be direct without being simplistic, engaging without being flippant, and critical without being cynical.
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1. Democracy's Challenge. Part One: INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICAL ECONOMY. 2. Government and the Economy. 3. The Development of American Capitalism. Part Two: POLITICAL BELIEFS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. 4. The Power of Opinion. 5. Political Parties, Elections, and Movements. Part Three: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS. 6. The Presidency: Imperial or Imperiled? 7. Congress: Resurgent of Submissive? 8. The Judiciary: Partisan or Independent? Part Four: PUBLIC POLICY. 9. Foreign Policy. 10. Social Policy. 11. Economic Policy. 12. Conclusion: American Politics, Past, Present, and Future. Index.
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In this undergraduate text, the authors introduce students to critical perspectives on American politics by showing how political conflicts, institutions and processes are influenced by deep inequalities generated by the country's political economy. They begin by describing that political economy in terms of its government, economy and sources of p
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- PublisherCengage Learning
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0534601790
- ISBN 13 9780534601799
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number5
- Number of pages432
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