Reaching for a new deal : ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics in Obama's first two years

Reaching for a New Deal analyzes both the ambitious domestic policy of Obama's first two years and the consequent political backlash--up to and including the 2010 midterm elections. --from publisher description

Détails bibliographiques
Autres auteurs : Skocpol Theda (Éditeur scientifique), Jacobs Lawrence R. (Éditeur scientifique)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Reaching for a new deal : ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics in Obama's first two years / Theda Skocpol and Lawrence R. Jacobs, editors
Publié : New York : Russell Sage Foundation , copyright 2011
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VII-448 p.)
Sujets :
  • 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