State Capture
Author | : Alexander Hertel-Fernandez |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190870799 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190870796 |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Download or read book State Capture written by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: The Evolution of ALEC: A Corporate-Conservative Anchor Across the States -- Chapter 1: "The Most Dangerously Effective Organization": A Smart ALEC is Born -- Chapter 2: Policy Plagiarism: A Window into ALEC's Reach Across the U.S. States -- Chapter 3: An Easy A with ALEC: ALEC's Appeal for State Legislators -- Chapter 4: "A Great Investment": ALEC's Appeal for Big Business -- ยท PART II: The Right-Wing Troika and its Foes -- Chapter 5: A Little Help from Their Friends: Introducing the Right-Wing Troika -- Chapter 6: Transforming the Nation One State at a Time: The Right-Wing Troika and State Policy -- Chapter 7: "Feisty Chihuahuas Versus a Big Gorilla": Why Left-Wing Efforts to Counter the Troika Have Floundered -- Conclusion: State Capture and American Democracy -- Technical Appendix -- Works Cited.