The Bill: How Legislation Really Becomes Law Case Stdy Natl Service Bill (REV & Updated)
Autor Steven Waldmanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 1995
"Skillfully guides us, with an engrossing and provocative tale, through the interplay of Congress and the White House, policy and politics. Must reading for students of American government." —Gary Orren, Harvard University
"Full of genuinely juicy details, it is certain to replace Eric Redman's studies in the future." —Charles Peters, editor in chief, The Washington Monthy.
"Full of genuinely juicy details, it is certain to replace Eric Redman's studies in the future." —Charles Peters, editor in chief, The Washington Monthy.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780140233049
ISBN-10: 0140233040
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 127 x 195 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0140233040
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 127 x 195 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Penguin Books
Cuprins
Acknowledgments
Cast of Characters
Journey of the Bills
Preface
1. Anatomy of a Campaign Promise
2. The Swiss Army Knife
3. The Puzzle Magnate
4. "Ideological Garbage"
5. The Cynical Media
6. "Ouch!"
7. Race, Class, and Veterans
8. Real Work
9. The Unveiling
10. The Grass Roots
11. Ford's Pooch and Pell's Spine
12. Action
13. SOS
14. A "Bad Off-Off-Broadway Play"
15. Getting Things Done
Epilogue
Appendix: How to Join AmeriCorps or Get a College Loan
Notes
Index
Cast of Characters
Journey of the Bills
Preface
1. Anatomy of a Campaign Promise
2. The Swiss Army Knife
3. The Puzzle Magnate
4. "Ideological Garbage"
5. The Cynical Media
6. "Ouch!"
7. Race, Class, and Veterans
8. Real Work
9. The Unveiling
10. The Grass Roots
11. Ford's Pooch and Pell's Spine
12. Action
13. SOS
14. A "Bad Off-Off-Broadway Play"
15. Getting Things Done
Epilogue
Appendix: How to Join AmeriCorps or Get a College Loan
Notes
Index
Descriere
In this behind-the-scenes account of a bill's inhospitable journey through the maze of government, a national correspondent for Newsweek provides in vivid detail an eye-opening portrait of how Washington really works. Essential reading for all those interested in the ways and means of government.