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Hijacking the agenda : economic power and political influence / Christopher Witko, Jana Morgan, Nathan J. Kelly, and Peter K. Enns.
Lippincott Library HC110.W4 W58 2021
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Witko, Christopher, author.
- Morgan, Jana, 1977- author.
- Kelly, Nathan J., author.
- Enns, Peter (Peter K.), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wealth--Political aspects--United States.
- Wealth.
- Power (Social sciences)--Economic aspects--United States.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Social stratification--Political aspects--United States.
- Social stratification.
- Power (Social sciences)--Economic aspects.
- United States--Economic policy.
- United States.
- Economic policy.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Wealthy interests exercise influence over the policy agenda of the United States not just by gaining access or influencing narrow domains, but by affecting which issues are treated as problems worthy of policymakers' attention and which are not. Through structural and kinetic power - the sway of one's position in the economic structure and the deployment of resources in the policy process - the wealthy shape the overall agenda and the policy outcomes that follow. Through this theoretical framework, the authors illuminate a core challenge facing democracy as practiced in the United States, where economic elites hold disproportionate influence in the policy process and frequently hijack the policy agenda"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Forgotten: How Congress Ignores The Lower And Middle Classes
- ch. 2 Power And The Policy Agenda
- ch. 3 Congressional Attention To Economic Issues
- ch. 4 Economic Interests And The Economic Agenda In Congress
- ch. 5 Empowering Wall Street: Congressional Concern For Financial Deregulation
- ch. 6 Financial Re-Regulation? Economic Crisis And Shifting Power Dynamics
- ch. 7 Ignoring Main Street: Congressional Disinterest In The Minimum Wage
- ch. 8 Concluding Thoughts On Economic And Political Hierarchy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Witko, Christopher. Hijacking the agenda
- ISBN:
- 9780871545732
- 087154573X
- OCLC:
- 1204267704
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