Why Government Fails So Often - And How It Can Do Better (Paperback)

From healthcare to workplace and campus conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with Washington, seeing it as an intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. Ineffective policies are caused by deep structural factors regardless of which party is in charge, bringing our government into ever-worsening disrepute. Understanding why government fails so often--and how it might become more effective--is a vital responsibility of citizenship. In this book, lawyer and political scientist Peter Schuck provides a wide range of examples and an enormous body of evidence to explain why so many domestic policies go awry--and how to right the foundering ship of state. An urgent call for reform, Why Government Fails So Often is essential reading for anyone curious about why government is in such a disgraceful state and how it can do better.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2015
First published:	2014
Authors:	Peter H Schuck
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	488
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-16853-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Promotions
LSN:	0-691-16853-9
Barcode:	9780691168531

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