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1 online resource (457 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Reaching for a new deal: ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics / Theda Skocpol, Lawrence R. Jacobs -- Hard-fought legacy: Obama, congressional democrats, and the struggle for comprehensive health care reform / Lawrence R. Jacobs, Theda Skocpol -- Eliminating the market middle-man: redirecting and expanding support for college students / Suzanne Mettler -- The contest of lobbies and disciplines: financial politics and regulatory reform / Daniel Carpenter -- The unsurprising failure of labor law reform and the turn to administrative action / Dorian T. Warren -- Surprising momentum: spurring education reform in states and localities / Lorraine M. McDonnell -- Obama's immigration reform: a tough sell for a grand bargain / John D. Skrentny -- Cold front: how the recession stalled Obama's clean-energy agenda / Judith A. Layzer -- Paying America's way: the fraught politics of taxes, investments, and budgetary responsibility / Andrea Louise Campbell. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Recessions -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Skocpol, Theda, editor.
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Jacobs, Lawrence R., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reaching for a new deal : ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics in Obama's first two years. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011] vii, 448 pages ; 23 cm 9780871548559 (OCoLC)ocn682894812 |
| ISBN |
9780871548559 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0871548550 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781610447119 (electronic bk.) |
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