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The wrecking crew : how conservatives rule / Thomas Frank.

Van Pelt Library JK2356 .F72 2008
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Frank, Thomas, 1965-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
Conservatives--United States.
Conservatives.
Politics, Practical--United States.
Politics, Practical.
United States.
United States--Politics and government.
Politics and government.
Physical Description:
x, 369 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Metropolitan Books, 2008.
Summary:
Frank argues that conservatives have taken pains to enshrine the free market as the permanent creed of state, selling off the government, deregulating some industries, defunding others, but always turning public policy into a private-sector bidding war.
Contents:
Introduction: Follow this dime
INSURGENTS: Golconda on the Potomac
Their enemy, the State
The world as war and conspiracy
Marketers of discontent
From paranoia to privatopia, by way of Pretoria
SABOTEURS: "The best public servant is the worst one"
Putting the train in reverse
City of bought men
The Bantustan that roared
Win-win corruption
Conclusion: Reaching for the pillars.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780805079883
0805079882
OCLC:
226291702

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