The Party Period and Public Policy: American Politics from the Age of Jackson to the Progressive Era

The Party Period and Public Policy: American Politics from the Age of Jackson to the Progressive Era
ISBN-10
0195038606
ISBN-13
9780195038606
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Pages
369
Language
English
Published
1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Richard L. McCormick

Description

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, political parties in the U.S. enjoyed their heyday of mass loyalties and wielded unprecedented power over government affairs. These boldly argued essays describe and analyze some of the key developments in American politics and government during an
important chapter of U.S. history. Following the mass political parties from their emergence in the 1820s and 1830s to their transformation almost a century later, each essay also discusses the nature of governance and clarifies the economic policies of promotion, distribution, and later,
regulation that characterized government functions at every level. Incisive and well written, this book helps to sort out the complex relationships between politics and policy during a time that Richard L. McCormick has aptly dubbed the party period in American history

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