Building Coalitions, Making Policy: The Politics of the Clinton, Bush, and Obama Presidencies

by Martin M. Shapiro, Martin A. Levin, Daniel DiSalvo

Book Overview

Getting past No in an age of partisan noise.

In an age when partisan politics has reached a deafening--and arguably impotent--pitch, how does the real work of politics get done? This book opens the door on backroom politics and gives readers an insider's perspective on the efforts of policymakers from three presidential administrations to get past the naysayers and effect real and lasting policy changes.

The editors take a comparative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421405091
• ISBN13: 9781421405094
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.9"