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Livre 65 sur 67: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives

Patashnik, Eric M.

 
9780691138978: Reforms at Risk: What Happens After Major Policy Changes Are Enacted
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ISBN 10 : 0691138974 ISBN 13 : 9780691138978
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Reforms at Risk is the first book to closely examine what happens to sweeping and seemingly successful policy reforms after they are passed. Most books focus on the politics of reform adoption, yet as Eric Patashnik shows here, the political struggle does not end when major reforms become enacted. Why do certain highly praised policy reforms endure while others are quietly reversed or eroded away?

Patashnik peers into some of the most critical arenas of domestic-policy reform--including taxes, agricultural subsidies, airline deregulation, emissions trading, welfare state reform, and reform of government procurement--to identify the factors that enable reform measures to survive. He argues that the reforms that stick destroy an existing policy subsystem and reconfigure the political dynamic. Patashnik demonstrates that sustainable reforms create positive policy feedbacks, transform institutions, and often unleash the ''creative destructiveness'' of market forces.


Reforms at Risk debunks the argument that reforms inevitably fail because Congress is prey to special interests, and the book provides a more realistic portrait of the possibilities and limits of positive change in American government. It is essential reading for scholars and practitioners of U.S. politics and public policy, offering practical lessons for anyone who wants to ensure that hard-fought reform victories survive.

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À propos de l'auteur

Eric M. Patashnik is associate professor of politics at the University of Virginia. His books include Putting Trust in the US Budget: Federal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691138974
ISBN 13 
9780691138978
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
Princeton University Press
https://press.princeton.edu/books

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