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That's Not What We Meant to Do: Reform and Its Unintended Consequences in the Twentieth-Century America - Couverture rigide

Gillon, Steven M.

 
9780393048841: That's Not What We Meant to Do: Reform and Its Unintended Consequences in the Twentieth-Century America
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ISBN 10 : 0393048845 ISBN 13 : 9780393048841
Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2000

Synopsis

You might think these were sweeping legal reforms that greatly improved American society. Or perhaps you view them as stopgap measures intended to right some grave social injustice. What all these instances of reform share, however, whether sponsored by Democrats or Republicans, is wildly unforeseen consequences--occasionally positive, often regrettable. With a shrewd eye for historical absurdity, Steven M. Gillon takes us on a tour of this century's reforms and legal innovation -- federal welfare policy, community mental health, immigration, and campaign finance reform, to name an additional few--and describes the unintended consequences of their enactment. The result is a brisk, instructive, and disturbing study that will be required reading for all students of government and society, and for anyone who wishes to avoid the perils that stalk any legislative body.

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Éditeur
WW Norton & Co
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393048845
ISBN 13 
9780393048841
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
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Personne responsable
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