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Presidents, Parties, and the State
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Presidents, Parties, and the State Hardback - 2000

by Scott C. James

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From the publisher

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 governing power to the build-up of national administrative power and the consolidation of corporate capitalism.

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For many Americans of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, social anxiety and economic vulnerability were the most tangible fruits of industrial-capitalist modernization.

Details

  • Title Presidents, Parties, and the State
  • Author Scott C. James
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 318
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date 2000-07-24
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780521662772 / 052166277X
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.35 x 0.99 in (23.67 x 16.13 x 2.51 cm)
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Presidents - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99037782
  • Dewey Decimal Code 324.273

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  • Choice, 05/01/2001, Page 1695

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