In this Book
- The Growth of American Government, Revised and Updated Edition: Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in History
summary
American government evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth century. The changing character of these institutions is a critical part of the history of the United States. This engaging survey focuses on the evolution of public policy and its relationship to the constitutional and political structure of government at the federal, state, and local levels. A new chapter in this revised and updated edition examines the debate about "big government" over the last 20 years.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- 1. Governing the Cleveland Era
- pp. 9-33
- 2. The Course and Causes of Growth
- pp. 34-64
- 3. The Transition Era
- pp. 65-98
- 5. The Managed Economy since the New Deal
- pp. 126-159
- 6. The New Income Security
- pp. 160-182
- 7. The New Equality
- pp. 183-205
- 8. Paying for Modern Government
- pp. 206-236
- 9. The New Faces of Power
- pp. 237-264
- 10. The Reagan Era and the Restrained Polity
- pp. 265-284
- 11. The Debate over "Big" Government
- pp. 285-318
- Bibliography
- pp. 347-370
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253014276
Related ISBN(s)
9780253014184
MARC Record
OCLC
900323183
Pages
400
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-16
Language
English
Open Access
No