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The Path of American Public Policy

Comparative Perspectives

By: Anne Marie Cammisa,Paul Christopher Manuel

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The Path of American Public Policy

Comparative Perspectives

By: Anne Marie Cammisa,Paul Christopher Manuel

Among all the worlds’ democracies, the American system of government is perhaps the most self-conscious about preventing majority tyranny. The American constitutional system is predicated on an inherent ideational and institutional tension dating back to the foundation of the nation in the eighteenth century, which constrains innovative policy development. Namely, the framers designed a system that simultaneously seeks to protect the rights of the minority out of power and provide for majority rule. These opposing goals are based on the idea that limiting governmental power will guarantee individual liberty. The Path of American Public Policy: Comparative Perspectives asks how this foundational tension might limit the range of options available to American policy makers. What does the resistance to change in Washington teach us about the American system of checks and balances? Why is it so difficult (though not impossible) to make sweeping policy changes in the United States? How could things be different? What would be the implications for policy formation if the United States adopted a British-style parliamentary system? To examine these questions, this book gives an example of when comprehensive change failed (the 1994 Contract with America) and when it succeeded (the 2010 Affordable Care Act). A comparison of the two cases sheds light on how and why Obama’s health care was shepherded to law under Nancy Pelosi, while Newt Gingrich was less successful with the Contract with America. The contrast between the two cases highlights the balance between majority rule and minority rights, and how the foundational tension constrains public-policy formation. While 2010 illustrates an exception to the rule about comprehensive policy change in the United States, the 1994 is an apt example of how our system of checks and balances usually works to stymie expansive, far-reaching legislative initiatives.

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From Rhetoric to Reform?

Welfare Policy in American Politics

By: Anne Marie Cammisa

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Welfare Policy in American Politics

By: Anne Marie Cammisa

Welfare policy illustrates both the strengths and weaknesses of the American political process. The central political dilemma is how welfare policy can assist the poor without creating dependency. Although policy solutions tend to focus on the short term, they are often responsive to public input. This book explores why the debate on welfare policy

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0367315866

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Welfare Policy In American Politics

By: Anne Marie Cammisa

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Welfare Policy In American Politics

By: Anne Marie Cammisa

By framing the dilemma in American politics in terms of helping the poor or reducing dependency, this book examines the question of what government assistance can do. It explains why some people believe that focusing on dependency moves us away from the real problem of welfare reform.

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0429979967

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The Path of American Public Policy

Comparative Perspectives

By: Anne Marie Cammisa,Paul Christopher Manuel

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Comparative Perspectives

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Living Off the Government?

Race, Gender, and the Politics of Welfare

By: Anne M. Whitesell

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Living Off the Government?

Race, Gender, and the Politics of Welfare

By: Anne M. Whitesell

Explores the ways welfare recipients lack adequate political representation Who deserves public assistance from the government? This age-old question has been revived by policymakers, pundits, and activists following the massive economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anne Whitesell takes up this timely debate, showing us how our welfare system, in its current state, fails the people it is designed to serve. From debates over stimulus check eligibility to the uncertain future of unemployment benefits, Living Off the Government? tackles it all. Examining welfare rules across eight different states, as well as 19,000 state and local interest groups, Whitesell shows how we determine who is—and who isn't—deserving of government assistance. She explores racial and gender stereotypes surrounding welfare recipients, particularly Black women and mothers; how different groups take advantage of these harmful stereotypes to push their own political agendas; and how the interests and needs of welfare recipients are inadequately represented as a result. Living Off the Government? highlights how harmful stereotypes about the race, gender, and class of welfare recipients filter into our highly polarized political arena to shape public policy. Whitesell calls out a system that she believes serves special interests and not the interests of low-income Americans.

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The Path of American Public Policy

The Path of American Public Policy

From Rhetoric to Reform?

From Rhetoric to Reform?

From Rhetoric To Reform?

From Rhetoric To Reform?

The Path of American Public Policy

The Path of American Public Policy

Living Off the Government?

Living Off the Government?

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