4 options
Reaching for a new deal : ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics in Obama's first two years / Theda Skocpol and Lawrence R. Jacobs, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polarization (Social sciences)--United States--History--21st century.
- Polarization (Social sciences).
- Recessions--United States--History--21st century.
- Recessions.
- United States--Economic policy--2009-.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--2009-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (457 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- During his winning presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to counter rising economic inequality and revitalize America's middle-class through a series of wide-ranging reforms.
- Contents:
- Reaching for a new deal: ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics / Theda Skocpol, Lawrence R. Jacobs
- Hard-fought legacy: Obama, congressional democrats, and the struggle for comprehensive health care reform / Lawrence R. Jacobs, Theda Skocpol
- Eliminating the market middle-man: redirecting and expanding support for college students / Suzanne Mettler
- The contest of lobbies and disciplines: financial politics and regulatory reform / Daniel Carpenter
- The unsurprising failure of labor law reform and the turn to administrative action / Dorian T. Warren
- Surprising momentum: spurring education reform in states and localities / Lorraine M. McDonnell
- Obama's immigration reform: a tough sell for a grand bargain / John D. Skrentny
- Cold front: how the recession stalled Obama's clean-energy agenda / Judith A. Layzer
- Paying America's way: the fraught politics of taxes, investments, and budgetary responsibility / Andrea Louise Campbell.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61044-711-5
- OCLC:
- 861793319
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.