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Experiencing politics : a legislator's stories of government and health care / John E. McDonough.
LIBRA JK3166 .M34 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McDonough, John E. (John Edward)
- Series:
- California/Milbank series on health and the public ; 2.
- California/Milbank series on health and the public ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives.
- Massachusetts.
- Legislators--Massachusetts.
- Legislators.
- Political planning--Massachusetts.
- Political planning.
- Medical policy--Massachusetts.
- Medical policy.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- John E. McDonough affords a rare glimpse into the practice of state politics in this insider's account of the fascinating interface between political science and real-life politics. A skilled storyteller and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for thirteen years, McDonough cloquently weaves together stories of politics and policy with engaging theoretical models in a way that illuminates both the theory and the practice. By providing a link between scholarship and the world of experience, he communicates much about the essence of representative democracy. In the process, he demonstrates how politics extends beyond the public sphere into many aspects of life, involving diverse values and interests.
- To the author, politics are everywhere, and political dynamics are universal. While the setting for this book is one legislature, the lessons and insights are intended for everyone.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Seeing Politics through Different Lenses 1
- Part 1 Basics 17
- 1. Politics Is ... and Debating Points 19
- 2. The Stories We Tell and the X-Men 46
- Part 2 Themes 81
- 3. Landlords, Tenants, and Conflict 83
- 4. Interests and a Fiscal Crisis 119
- 5. Representation, Relationships, and Campaign Warchests 158
- Part 3 Models 197
- 6. Punctuated Equilibrium and the Fate of Hospital Rate Setting 199
- 7. Agendas and Children's Health Care 237
- Part 4 Endings 285
- 8. Conversations, Games, and the Death Penalty 287.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-332) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520224108
- 0520224116
- OCLC:
- 42780421
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