Lobbycratic Governance: How to Limit the Power Technocrats & Lobbyists Exercise Over Public Policy
Autor Godfrey Harrisen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2016
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780935047868
ISBN-10: 0935047867
Pagini: 280
Ilustrații: illus
Dimensiuni: 155 x 230 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Americas Group Publications
Colecția Americas Group Publications (US)
ISBN-10: 0935047867
Pagini: 280
Ilustrații: illus
Dimensiuni: 155 x 230 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Americas Group Publications
Colecția Americas Group Publications (US)
Recenzii
After
the
Kennedy
assassination,
the
loss
of
the
Vietnam
War,
and
the
Nixon
resignation,
many
disillusioned
voters
dropped
out
of
active
involvement
with
government.
This
permitted
large
corporation
backed
organizations
and
multi-millionaire/billionaires
to
fill
the
void,
aided
by
term
limits
and
Citizens
United,
which
in
turn
allowed
lobbyists
and
technocrats
to
use
their
legal
power
and
unlimited
funds
to
takeover
the
machinery
of
government.
With
well
funded
lobbyists
and
technocrats,
supported
by
their
lawyers,
controlling
government
operations,
elected
politicians
on
both
a
state
and
a
federal
level
have
functionally
become
mere
concierges
and
enablers,
not
policy
makers.
Given
this
state
of
affairs,
voters
have
effectively
lost
the
ability
to
influence
government
through
their
representatives.
But
in
the
pages
of
"Lobbycratic
Governance"
by
Godrey
Harris
(who
has
been
a
public
policy
consultant
based
in
Los
Angeles,
California,
since
1968,
and
began
consulting
on
government
affairs
after
teaching
American
and
comparative
government
at
UCLA
and
Rutgers)
they
now
have
a
chance
to
get
that
influence
back
by
bringing
to
the
fore
a
controversial,
but
effective,
electoral
technique.
Now
with
the
rise
of
the
'indivisible'
political
protest
movement,
"Lobbycratic
Governance"
will
prove
to
be
an
invaluable
instructional
guide
for
anyone
seeking
to
wrest
our
political
democracy
from
the
corruptive
influence
and
control
of
Big
Money.
Simply
stated,
every
community
and
academic
library
should
have
a
copy
of
"Lobbycratic
Governance"
as
part
of
their
Political
Science
collection.
Midwest
Book
Review
By identifying the crisis of confidence that took place in the American people that led to the current state of affairs, this book illustrates the growing schism in partisan politics and how lobbyists and special interests have moved in to stoke the division between left and right while pushing through legislation that benefits them through massive spending (It) aims to inspire its readers by teaching them about the corruption of government and how ordinary citizens can be empowered to overturn those mistakes. The author is able to approach a volatile subject in a way that transcends traditional party lines and provides a perspective that avoids being condescending or blaming. That style proves to be one of this books strongest assets, as it enables readers to learn and form an opinion without feeling the reflexive need to become defensive. Important, interesting, accessible Michael Raden, US Book Reviews Dec 2018.
By identifying the crisis of confidence that took place in the American people that led to the current state of affairs, this book illustrates the growing schism in partisan politics and how lobbyists and special interests have moved in to stoke the division between left and right while pushing through legislation that benefits them through massive spending (It) aims to inspire its readers by teaching them about the corruption of government and how ordinary citizens can be empowered to overturn those mistakes. The author is able to approach a volatile subject in a way that transcends traditional party lines and provides a perspective that avoids being condescending or blaming. That style proves to be one of this books strongest assets, as it enables readers to learn and form an opinion without feeling the reflexive need to become defensive. Important, interesting, accessible Michael Raden, US Book Reviews Dec 2018.