Politics, power & policy making
Subtitle: the case of health care reform in the 1990s
By: Mark E. Rushefsky, Kant Patel.
Contributors: Patel, Kant, 1946-
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Health care reform -- United States
Other titles: Politics, power, and policy making
Description: "Politics, Power, and Policy Making opens a window on the changing dynamics of American politics in the tumultuous 1990s, from the Clinton inauguration in January 1993 through the Republican revolution of 1995 and the 1996 presidential race. The book brings the legislative process to life by tracking a single controversial policy issue through the system, effectively linking public policy studies with the study of American political institutions. In the classroom, this book transcends the limitations of "a bill becomes a law," affording students a more complex perspective on: the domestic policy-making process in action; power politics and the role of interest groups, the media, and public opinion; the impact of elections and the apparent shift of policy initiative from the executive branch to Congress in November 1994; the dynamics of federalism and the "devolution" revolution: How real is it? the persistence of divided government and gridlock: Is this what Americans really want?"--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-296) and index.