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| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Mann, Thomas E. It's Even Worse Than It Looks : How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism. New York : Basic Books, ©2013 |
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| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: | Thomas E Mann; Norman J Ornstein |
| ISBN: | 9780465071982 0465071988 |
| OCLC Number: | 861081032 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (325 pages) |
| Contents: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; Part I: The Problem; 1. The New Politics of Hostage Taking; 2. The Seeds of Dysfunction; 3. Beyond the Debt Ceiling Fiasco; Part II: What to Do About It; 4. Bromides to Avoid; 5. Fixing the Party System; 6. Reforming U.S. Political Institutions; 7. Navigating the Current System; Afterword to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index. |
| Responsibility: | Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein. |
Abstract:
Hyperpartisanship is as old as American democracy. But now, acrimony is not confined to a moment; it's a permanent state of affairs and has seeped into every part of the political process. Identifying the overriding problems that have led Congress?and the United States?to the brink of institutional collapse, It's Even Worse Than It Looks profoundly altered the debate about why America's government has become so dysfunctional. Through a new preface and afterword, Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein bring the story forward, examining the 2012 presidential campaign and exploring the prosp.
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