The transformation of American politics : activist government and the rise of conservatism / edited by Paul Pierson and Theda Skocpol.
| Other author | Pierson, Paul. |
| Other author | Skocpol, Theda. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xiii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Princeton studies in American politics Princeton studies in American politics. ^A308870 |
| Contents | American politics in the long run / Paul Pierson and Theda Skocpol -- The rise and reconfiguration of activist government / Paul Pierson -- Government activism and the reorganization of American civic democracy / Theda Skocpol -- Parties, electoral participation, and shifting voting blocs / Andrea Louise Campbell -- Seizing power : conservatives and Congress since the 1970s / Julian E. Zelizer -- Economic insecurity, party reputations, and the Republican ascendance / Mark A. Smith -- Conservative mobilization against entrenched liberalism / Steven M. Teles -- The transformed welfare state and the redistribution of political voice / Suzanne Mettler -- The policy effects of political polarization / Nolan McCarty -- Tax politics and the struggle over activist government / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson -- Political development and contemporary American politics / Paul Pierson and Theda Skocpol. |
| Local note | Little-352240--305131030317R |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-319) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006103334 |
| ISBN | 9780691122571 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0691122571 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780691122588 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 069112258X (pbk. : alk. paper) |