Experiencing politics : a legislator's stories of government and health care / John E. McDonough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonough, John E. (John Edward)

Contributor:

Milbank Memorial Fund, Content Provider.

Series:

California/Milbank series on health and the public ; 2.

California/Milbank series on health and the public ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--Massachusetts.

Legislators.

Political planning--Massachusetts.

Political planning.

Medical policy--Massachusetts.

Medical policy.

Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives.

Massachusetts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

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 member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for thirteen years and a skilled storyteller, McDonough eloquently weaves together stories of politics and policy with engaging theoretical models in a way that illuminates both the theory and the practice.

Contents:

Foreword by Daniel M. Fox and Samuel L. Milbank; Acknowledgments; 1. Politics Is . . . and Debating Points; 2. The Stories We Tell and the X-Men; 3. Landlords, Tenants, and Conflict; 4. Interests and a Fiscal Crisis; 5. Representation, Relationships, and Campaign Warchests; 6. Punctuated Equilibrium and the Fate of Hospital Rate Setting; 7. Agendas and Children's Health Care; 8. Conversations, Games, and the Death Penalty; 9. Concluding Remarks; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-332) and index.

ISBN:

0-520-92516-5

1-59734-607-1

OCLC:

475931132