American Oligarchy : the permanent political class /

"A permanent political class has emerged on a scale unprecedented in our nation 's history. Its self-dealing, nepotism, and corruption contribute to rising inequality. Its reach extends from the governing elite throughout nongovernmental institutions. Aside from constituting an oligarchy o...

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Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Formisano, Ronald P.
Соавтор: Project Muse
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Urbana, IL : University of Illinois Press, 2017.
Серии:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Online-ссылка:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt1vjqrmq
Оглавление:
  • ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction
  • Beyond Plutocracy: Becoming an Aristocracy""; ""Chapter 1
  • Meet the Political Class""; ""Chapter 2
  • Our One Percent Government, Congress, and Its Adjuncts: The Way to Wealth""; ""Chapter 3
  • Is the Political Class Corrupt?""; ""Chapter 4
  • The Permanent Campaign and the Permanent Political Class""; ""Chapter 5
  • Political Class Adaptation and Expansion""; ""Chapter 6
  • The Political Class in a Poor State""; ""Chapter 7
  • The Profitable World of Nonprofits""; ""Conclusion""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Index""