Developments in American Politics 7

Informationen zum Autor Edited By Gillian Peele, Christopher J. Bailey, Bruce Cain and B. Guy Peters Klappentext Written by a team of leading experts of American politics, this text provides an authoritative and informed analysis of the latest issues, trends and developments. Fully up-to-date, the book takes full account of the political landscape that followed the 2012 elections and the policy dilemmas which face Obama's second administration. Zusammenfassung Written by a team of leading experts of American politics, this text provides an authoritative and informed analysis of the latest issues, trends and developments. Fully up-to-date, the book takes full account of the political landscape that followed the 2012 elections and the policy dilemmas which face Obama's second administration. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.- 1. An Emerging Constitutional Debate.- 2. The 2012 Elections.- 3. Political Parties.- 4. Interest Groups.- 5. Media and Politics.- 6. The Presidency.- 7. Congress: The Causes and Consequences of Partisanship Deadlock.- 8. The Supreme Court.- 9. American Federalism at a Crossroads.- 10. The Troubled Economy.- 11. American Social Policy.- 12. Health Policy in the United States: 'Obamacare' and After.- 13. Foreign and Security Policy.- 14. America's Civil Rights State: Amelioration, Stagnation or Failure?.

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• Authors: Christopher Bailey, Christopher J. Bailey, Bruce Cain, Bruce E. Cain, Gillian Peele, Gillian Bailey Peele
• Assisted by: Christopher J. Bailey (Editor), Bruce Cain (Editor), Bruce E. Cain (Editor), Gillian Peele (Editor), B. Guy Peters (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.2014
• EAN: 9781137289216
• ISBN: 978-1-137-28921-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Developments
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science