| Contents |
On political change in modern America / Nelson W. Polsby -- Reassessing American politics : an introduction / Lawrence C. Dodd anhd Calvin Jillson -- The significance of class in American history and politics / John F. Manley -- Two-tiered pluralism : race and ethnicity in American politics / Rodney Hero -- Gender politics and political change / Eileen L. McDonagh -- Political issues, party alignments, spatial models, and the post-New Deal party system / Edward G. Carmines -- Asymmetries in the electoral bases of representation, nomination politics, and partisan change / Walter J. Stone -- "Organized capitalism," fiscal policy, and the 1992 Democratic campaign / Thomas Ferguson -- The new institutionalism and the old institutions / Bert A. Rockman -- Punctuated change and the era of divided government / Sean Q Kelly -- Explaining deadlock : domestic policymaking in the Bush presidency / Paul J. Quirk and Bruce Nesmith -- |
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Agendas, ideas, and policy change / John W. Kingdon -- Competition, emulation, and policy innovation / Virginia Gray -- Public opinion and public policy : a view from the states / John O. McIver, Robert S. Erikson, and Gerald C. Wright -- Early U.S. social policies : a challenge to theories of the welfare state / Theda Skocpol -- Political entrepreneurs, governing processes, and political change / Linda L. Fowler -- International influences on American politics / Martin Shefter -- U.S. policy waves in comparative context / David R. Mayhew. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 93038536 |
| ISBN | 0871878828 : |
| ISBN | 0871878771 (pbk.) : |
