Building a New American State by Stephen Skowronek
This book is about governmental change in America. It examines the reconstruction of institutional power relationships that had to be negotiated among the courts, the parties, the president, the Congress and the states in order to accommodate the expansion of national administrative capacities around the turn of the twentieth century. Stephen Skowronek argues that new institutional forms and procedures do not arise reflexively or automatically in response to environmental demands on government, but must be extorted through political and institutional struggles that are rooted in and mediated by pre-established governing arrangements. As the first full-scale historical treatment of the development of American national administration, this book will provide a useful textbook for public administration courses.Stephen Skowronek is a Yale University Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political and Social Science and co-author of The Quest for American Political Development.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521288651 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521288657 |
| Title | Building a New American State |
| Author | Stephen Skowronek |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1982-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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