Parties, Politics, and Public Policy in America

Parties, Politics, and Public Policy in America
ISBN-10
1604264586
ISBN-13
9781604264586
Series
Parties, Politics, and Public Policy in America
Pages
307
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Authors
Bruce A. Larson, Marc J. Hetherington

Description

With revitalized and stronger political parties should we see more effective and accountable government? Despite the resurgence of parties in America, charges of irresponsible and unreliable government remain. Why the disconnect? In Parties, Politics, and Public Policy in America, Marc Hetherington along with new coauthor Bruce Larson explore this question, while giving students an overview of how parties work and shape public policymaking in America.

In this eleventh edition, Hetherington and Larson provide more in-depth coverage of the parties’ functions in Congress and campaign finance. In addition, the authors examine developments in the 2008 nomination and election contests—generational voting patterns, shifts in the red-blue divide, and the possibility of a partisan realignment. No other book for this course combines the breadth of scholarship with the brevity and accessibility found here.

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