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Author : Henry J. Pratt
Publisher : Chicago : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226679181
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (791 download)
Download or read book The Gray Lobby written by Henry J. Pratt and published by Chicago : University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry J. Pratt
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472104307
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Gray Agendas written by Henry J. Pratt and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gray Agendas presents a groundbreaking, cross-national study into the complex and interdependent relationship between public policy and the interest groups of the aged. Canada, Britain, and the United States are examined and compared. This book provides a unique, in-depth understanding of how public policies have sparked the creation of organized senior citizen groups, which in turn, through their intensified political clout, have been able to shape subsequent public policy. The book begins with a historical perspective on the state's role in the lives of the aged and the indirect consequences of various policies on the elderly population, including most specifically, age group mobilization. Later, consideration is given to widespread economic, social, and ideological changes in age policy, and the effect that new interest group formation had and continues to have upon these changes. The final chapters are concerned with current issues surrounding the present density of organized age based activity, and the effects of transformed state policy on the future of interest groups for the aged. The unique topic of Gray Agendas will prove interesting not only to those interested in the fields of sociology, history, and political science, but also will help fill the gap of scholarly information on issues concerning the elderly's organizations, proving invaluable to those interested in social gerontology and related areas of study.
Author : Dan Fleshler
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597976245
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)
Download or read book Transforming America's Israel Lobby written by Dan Fleshler and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proposes an alternative pro-Israel lobby that liberals can support.
Author : Harry R. Moody
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780585376837
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (768 download)
Download or read book Abundance of Life written by Harry R. Moody and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1988-07-21 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abundance of Life
Author : Congressional Quarterly, inc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Washington Lobby written by Congressional Quarterly, inc and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John J. Mearsheimer
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429932821
Total Pages : 651 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy written by John J. Mearsheimer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2007, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, by John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, provoked both howls of outrage and cheers of gratitude for challenging what had been a taboo issue in America: the impact of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy. A work of major importance, it remains as relevant today as it was in the immediate aftermath of the Israel-Lebanon war of 2006. Mearsheimer and Walt describe in clear and bold terms the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States provides to Israel and argues that this support cannot be fully explained on either strategic or moral grounds. This exceptional relationship is due largely to the political influence of a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively work to shape U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction. They provocatively contend that the lobby has a far-reaching impact on America's posture throughout the Middle East―in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict―and the policies it has encouraged are in neither America's national interest nor Israel's long-term interest. The lobby's influence also affects America's relationship with important allies and increases dangers that all states face from global jihadist terror. The publication of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy led to a sea change in how the U.S-Israel relationship was discussed, and continues to be one of the most talked-about books in foreign policy.
Author : Frank R. Baumgartner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226039463
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Lobbying and Policy Change written by Frank R. Baumgartner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 2008 election season, politicians from both sides of the aisle promised to rid government of lobbyists’ undue influence. For the authors of Lobbying and Policy Change, the most extensive study ever done on the topic, these promises ring hollow—not because politicians fail to keep them but because lobbies are far less influential than political rhetoric suggests. Based on a comprehensive examination of ninety-eight issues, this volume demonstrates that sixty percent of recent lobbying campaigns failed to change policy despite millions of dollars spent trying. Why? The authors find that resources explain less than five percent of the difference between successful and unsuccessful efforts. Moreover, they show, these attempts must overcome an entrenched Washington system with a tremendous bias in favor of the status quo. Though elected officials and existing policies carry more weight, lobbies have an impact too, and when advocates for a given issue finally succeed, policy tends to change significantly. The authors argue, however, that the lobbying community so strongly reflects elite interests that it will not fundamentally alter the balance of power unless its makeup shifts dramatically in favor of average Americans’ concerns.
Author : Christine L. Day
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)
Download or read book AARP written by Christine L. Day and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of the history, development, activities, successes, and limitations of the largest membership organization in the country will be of interest to anyone who belongs to or is curious about this sometimes-controversial group. AARP is one of Washington's most influential interest groups, but just who does it represent? To some, it represents the narrow special interests of older Americans who already consume more than their share of government benefits. To others, its advocacy encompasses everyone, including those with elderly parents and grandparentsand those who will comprise the older generations of the future. The most comprehensive volume ever written about AARP, the book begins with a chapter on the organization's history, going back to its founding in 1958 and its roots in the National Retired Teachers Association, established in 1947. Readers will learn about AARP's membership and chapter activities, including how it grew to be the largest membership organization in the country. Perhaps even more engrossing is the book's investigation of the nature and extent of AARP's political influence and its positions and priorities as it struggles to represent a large and diverse constituency. Finally, the study discusses AARP's organizational model, which combines political advocacy, business, and charity, and probes the controversies arising from what AARP's critics charge are conflicts of interest.
Author : Harry R. Moody
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
ISBN 13 : 9781412915205
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (152 download)
Download or read book Aging written by Harry R. Moody and published by Pine Forge Press. This book was released on 2006-01-13 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the world's most unique and dynamic textbook on aging!Widely praised and adopted in previous editions, the Fifth Edition of Aging once again presents key issues in an engaging and accessible fashion. Organized unlike any other traditional textbook, author Harry R. Moody presents basic concepts followed by controversies, supported by carefully chosen adapted readings. The result is the most captivating introduction to gerontology available today.
Author : Francis G Caro
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000949362
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Advancing Aging Policy as the 21st Century Begins written by Francis G Caro and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the end of the current decade, many baby boomers will be senior citizens. What policies should we enact to prepare for an aging society?In the coming decade, we have a unique opportunity to create new and better aging policies. This collection of twenty essays by prominent educators, researchers, and policy analysts in the field of gerontology brings together innovative ideas from the United States, Europe, and Japan. Instead of focusing on utopian dreams, these exciting proposals are based on policy changes that may well be attainable in the next ten years. The vital concerns addressed in Advancing Aging Policy as the 21st Century Begins include work and retirement issues, the aging prison population, long-term care, Latino elders, transportation, death and dying issues, and the aging of the baby boom generation. Advancing Aging Policy as the 21st Century Begins explores: innovative policies and care arrangements around the world the importance of a strong economy that provides opportunities for seniors who seek them and support for those who need it the need for flexible retirement and employment policies for older adults the connections between family policy and aging policy the importance of improving training and compensation for workers in long-term care the special needs of our diverse and rapidly growing population of older people the importance of focusing aging policy on people rather than on programsThis forward-looking book on policy and aging in the coming decade puts the experience and insight of leaders in the field from around the world in your hands. Policymakers, educators, and students of gerontology will find it an invaluable resource.
Author : Bennett M. Rich
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822974282
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)
Download or read book The Aging written by Bennett M. Rich and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of federal programs for the aging, and their origins. Landmark federal legislation affecting the aging was enacted in the 1930s, and the intervening decades have witnesses a dramatic increase in the number and scope of programs. But far from constituting a cohesive national policy for the elderly, the many programs reflect the particular political and social conditions surrounding their origin and implementation. The multiplicity and complexity of resources and services available make achieving even a reasonable grasp of this field extremely difficult. This study offers a coherent and readable summary of this important area of federal legislation.
Author : Lawrence M. Friedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743282582
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book A History of American Law: Third Edition written by Lawrence M. Friedman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable and engrossing. A History of American Law presents the achievements and failures of the American legal system in the context of America's commercial and working world, family practices, and attitudes toward property, government, crime, and justice. Now completely revised and updated, this groundbreaking work incorporates new material regarding slavery, criminal justice, and twentieth-century law. For laymen and students alike, this remains the only comprehensive authoritative history of American law.
Author : Christine L. Day
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400861128
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book What Older Americans Think written by Christine L. Day and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the much publicized "graying of America" progresses, political groups that lobby for the elderly have achieved enormous power and organizational success, with no sign of decline in the foreseeable future. What Older Americans Think provides a fresh look at these groups. Are older people united in support of increasing old-age benefits--or perhaps even obsessed with their own financial self-interest, as is sometimes alleged? Do younger people tend to oppose old-age benefits? Why do aging-based political organizations attract so many members? How do Washington policymakers see the "gray lobby"? Focusing on the last decade, Christine Day offers new answers to these and other questions. Drawing on survey data and interviews with organization leaders, congressional staff, and executive branch employees, Day presents an objective, rather than an impressionistic, view. Her findings dispel the myth that older people agree in a desire to receive expanded government benefits: they are no more likely than younger people to support more federal spending on the elderly, or to consider aging policy a highly salient issue. Day also reveals that while older people have become wealthier as a group, they have also become economically more diverse. Old-age interest groups have little control over the degree of inequality between the rich and the poor. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Modification of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth Lonergan
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822218296
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (182 download)
Download or read book Lobby Hero written by Kenneth Lonergan and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: When Jeff, a luckless young security guard, is drawn into a local murder investigation, loyalties are strained to the breaking point. As Jeff's tightly wound supervisor is called to bear witness against his troubled brother, and an attra
Author : Hedrick Smith
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 030782957X
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Power Game written by Hedrick Smith and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-11-07 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington, D.C. The one city that affects all our lives. The one city where the game has only one name: Power. Hedrick Smith, the Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-Washington bureau chief of The New York Times, takes us inside the beltway to show who wields the most power—and for what ends. The Power Game explains how some members of Congress have built personal fortunes on PAC money, how Michael Deaver was just the tip of the influence-peddling iceberg, how “dissidents” in the Pentagon work to keep the generals honest, how insiders and “leakers” use the Times and The Washington Post and their personal bulletin boards. Congressional staffers more powerful than their bosses, media advisors more powerful than the media, money that not only talks but intimidated and threatens. That’s Washington. That’s The Power Game. Praise for Power Game “The Power Game may be the most sweeping and in many ways the most impressive portrait of the culture of the federal government to appear in a single work in many decades. . . . Knowledgeable and informative.”—The New York Times Book Review “There are oodles of good yarns in this book about the nature of power and the eccentricities that accompany it. . . . Delightfully fresh . . . [Hedrick] Smith is a superb writer.”—The Washington Post “Not only the inside stuff, but the insightful stuff—an original view of the power playing.”—William Safire
Author : W. Andrew Achenbaum
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521481945
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Crossing Frontiers written by W. Andrew Achenbaum and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-08-25 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length study of the history of gerontology. It shows how old age became a 'problem' worth investigating and how a mulitidisciplinary orientation took shape.
