The Paradox of American Democracy: Elites, Special Interests, and the Betrayal of the Public Trust

Author:   John B. Judis
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415930260


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   21 March 2001
Format:   Paperback
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The Paradox of American Democracy: Elites, Special Interests, and the Betrayal of the Public Trust


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Washington is big business. John B. Judis, a senior editor for the New Republic, onducts an instructive tour through this corridor of money and power in this work. Cutting to the heart of today's debate, it recommends what we can do to fix our broken system.

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Author:   John B. Judis
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780415930260


ISBN 10:   041593026
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   21 March 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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"""Praise for the hardcover edition (067943254X):."" ""John Judis is our finest reporter and analyst of Washington's inner workings."" -- Sean Wilentz ""This lucid, frequently impassioned book enfolds horror stories about K Street malfeasance and business power in an impressive larger structure. . . . This is a vigorous and important book."" -- Todd Gitlin, The WashingtonMonthly ""This is a valuable and consistently provocative book. . . . This book will provoke long and diverse reflections on the state of our politics."" -- New York Times Book Review ""Precise, perceptive, and immensely useful."" -- WashingtonPost Book World ""With its cogent analysis, historical sweep and courage, Judis' book is one of the most thoughtful and potentially helpful approaches to the new American dilemma that I have seen."" -- Elizabeth Drew, Los Angeles Times BookReview ""This is a compelling analysis of our irresponsible elite -- and an astute history of times when 'the public interest' had real meaning."" -- Michael Kazin"


This is a valuable and consistently provocative book. . . . This book will provoke long and diverse reflections on the state of our politics .-- The New York Times Book Review


This is a valuable and consistently provocative book. . . . This book will provoke long and diverse reflections on the state of our politics .<p>-- The New York Times Book Review


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John B. Judis is a senior editor at the New Republic, and a columist for The American Prospect, The New York TimesMagazine, The Washington Post and the Washington Monthly among other publications. His is the author of WilliamF. Buckley: Patron Saint of the Conservatives. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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