The Growth of American Government: Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present
- ISBN-10
- 0253014271
- ISBN-13
- 9780253014276
- Series
- The Growth of American Government
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-12-29
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Author
- Ballard C. Campbell
Description
How and why has government gotten bigger? “Should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture.” —The Journal of American History American government has evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth century. The changing character of these institutions is a critical part of the history of the United States. This engaging survey focuses on the evolution of public policy and its relationship to the constitutional and political structure of government at the federal, state, and local levels. A new chapter in this revised and updated edition also examines the debate about “big government” in recent decades. “A marvelous multidisciplinary synthesis that builds on the findings of historians of national, state, and local government, along with those of economists and political scientists, to provide a coherent account of the rise of modern American governing structures.” —Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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- 1995
- 289 pages
- Paperback
- Indiana University Press
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- 1975
- 228 pages
- Paperback
- Hoover Institution Press
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- 1970-12-01
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- Paperback
- Hoover Inst Press
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