Reaching for a New Deal

by Skocpol, Theda; Jacobs, Lawrence R.

• ISBN13: 9780871548559
• ISBN10: 0871548550
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-01
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Reaching for a New Deal: Ambitious Governance, Economic Meltdown, and Polarized Politics	p. 1
Legislative Landmarks	p. 51
Hard-Fought Legacy: Obama, Congressional Democrats, and the Struggle for Comprehensive Health Care Reform	p. 53
Eliminating the Market Middle-Man: Redirecting and Expanding Support for College Students	p. 105
The Contest of Lobbies and Disciplines: Financial Politics and Regulatory Reform	p. 139
Change through Regulation and Administrative Action	p. 189
The Unsurprising Failure of Labor Law Reform and the Turn to Administrative Action	p. 191
Surprising Momentum: Spurring Education Reform in States and Localities	p. 230
Failed Bargains and Intensifying Conflict	p. 271
Obama's Immigration Reform: A Tough Sell for a Grand Bargain	p. 273
Cold Front: How the Recession Stalled Obama's Clean-Energy Agenda	p. 321
Paying America's Way: The Fraught Politics of Taxes, Investments, and Budgetary Responsibility	p. 386
Index	p. 423
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