Democracy and its elected enemies : American political capture and economic decline / Steven Rosefielde, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Daniel Quinn Mills, Harvard University.

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"Democracy and Its Elected Enemies reveals that American politicians have usurped their constitutional authority, substituting their economic and political sovereignty for the people's. This has been accomplished by creating an enormous public service sector operating in the material interest of pol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosefielde, Steven
Other Authors: Mills, Daniel Quinn
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Democracy > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General.
Physical Description:xv, 199 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Part I. The Challenge of American Politocracy: 1. Hard times; 2. Democracy; 3. Politocracy; 4. Silver lining?; 5. Road to ruin; 6. Burden and spoils; 7. Treadmill of reform; Part II. How Politocracy Drives American Policy: 8. Subprime mortgage crisis; 9. Foreign imbroglios; 10. Transnationalism; Part III. Democratic Retreat and Revival: 11. Global retreat; 12. Recovering lost ground.