Reaching for a new deal :
Reaching for a new deal : ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics in Obama's first two years /
Theda Skocpol and Lawrence R. Jacobs, editors.
- 1 online resource (457 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reaching for a new deal: ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics / Theda Skocpol, Lawrence R. Jacobs -- Hard-fought legacy: Obama, congressional democrats, and the struggle for comprehensive health care reform / Lawrence R. Jacobs, Theda Skocpol -- Eliminating the market middle-man: redirecting and expanding support for college students / Suzanne Mettler -- The contest of lobbies and disciplines: financial politics and regulatory reform / Daniel Carpenter -- The unsurprising failure of labor law reform and the turn to administrative action / Dorian T. Warren -- Surprising momentum: spurring education reform in states and localities / Lorraine M. McDonnell -- Obama's immigration reform: a tough sell for a grand bargain / John D. Skrentny -- Cold front: how the recession stalled Obama's clean-energy agenda / Judith A. Layzer -- Paying America's way: the fraught politics of taxes, investments, and budgetary responsibility / Andrea Louise Campbell.
9781610447119 (e-book)
Polarization (Social sciences)--History--United States--21st century.
Recessions--History--United States--21st century.
United States--Economic policy--2009-
United States--Politics and government--2009-
Electronic books.
HC106.84 / .R43 2011
330.973/0932
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reaching for a new deal: ambitious governance, economic meltdown, and polarized politics / Theda Skocpol, Lawrence R. Jacobs -- Hard-fought legacy: Obama, congressional democrats, and the struggle for comprehensive health care reform / Lawrence R. Jacobs, Theda Skocpol -- Eliminating the market middle-man: redirecting and expanding support for college students / Suzanne Mettler -- The contest of lobbies and disciplines: financial politics and regulatory reform / Daniel Carpenter -- The unsurprising failure of labor law reform and the turn to administrative action / Dorian T. Warren -- Surprising momentum: spurring education reform in states and localities / Lorraine M. McDonnell -- Obama's immigration reform: a tough sell for a grand bargain / John D. Skrentny -- Cold front: how the recession stalled Obama's clean-energy agenda / Judith A. Layzer -- Paying America's way: the fraught politics of taxes, investments, and budgetary responsibility / Andrea Louise Campbell.
9781610447119 (e-book)
Polarization (Social sciences)--History--United States--21st century.
Recessions--History--United States--21st century.
United States--Economic policy--2009-
United States--Politics and government--2009-
Electronic books.
HC106.84 / .R43 2011
330.973/0932