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Government at Work : Policymaking in the Twenty-First-Century Congress.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (163 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498530583
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Government at WorkDDC classification:
  • 342.73/057
LOC classification:
  • KF4945.G68 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter One: The Politics of the Policymaking Process in a Time of Hyperpartisanship -- Chapter Two: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2009) -- Chapter Three: The Struggle to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2010) -- Chapter Four: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) -- Chapter Five: Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008) -- Chapter Six: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act and Citizens United v. FEC (2002, 2010) -- Chapter Seven: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) -- Chapter Eight: The USA PATRIOT Act (2001) -- Chapter Nine: Evolving Lessons of Lawmaking in a Dynamic System -- Index -- About the Contributors.
Summary: This edited volume features academic experts using leading policy frameworks to analyze the prominent U.S. public policy issues of the twenty-first century. Readers will learn about the similarities and fundamentals of policy development while also seeing the unique issues and obstacles found in each policy environment.
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter One: The Politics of the Policymaking Process in a Time of Hyperpartisanship -- Chapter Two: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2009) -- Chapter Three: The Struggle to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2010) -- Chapter Four: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) -- Chapter Five: Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008) -- Chapter Six: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act and Citizens United v. FEC (2002, 2010) -- Chapter Seven: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) -- Chapter Eight: The USA PATRIOT Act (2001) -- Chapter Nine: Evolving Lessons of Lawmaking in a Dynamic System -- Index -- About the Contributors.

This edited volume features academic experts using leading policy frameworks to analyze the prominent U.S. public policy issues of the twenty-first century. Readers will learn about the similarities and fundamentals of policy development while also seeing the unique issues and obstacles found in each policy environment.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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