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02136aam a2200385 i 4500 001 F6F19BDE6B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 150616s2016 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2015013689 020 $a 0199937990 020 $a 9780199937998 035 $a (OCoLC)911240467 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d OCLCF $d CDX $d YDXCP $d OWS $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK275 J64 2016 100 1 $a Johannes, John R., $d 1943- 245 10 $a Thinking about political reform : $b how to fix, or not fix, American government and politics / $c John R. Johannes, Professor of Political Science, Villanova University. 264 1 $a New York ; $b Oxford University Press, $c [2016] 300 $a xiii, 310 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part 1. Introduction: how to think about reform -- A framework for thinking about reform -- Radical reform -- Part 2. A focus on participation, representation, responsiveness, and accountability -- The people's role -- Election processes and systems -- Political parties -- Choosing the candidates: nominations -- Campaigns and campaign finance -- Part 3. Government institutions and policy making -- How to think about the policy makers -- Congress - The Presidency -- President, Congress, and the policy process -- Unelected policy makers -- Part 4. Conclusion: issues and prospects -- Conclusion: thinking about reform. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z United States. 650 0 $a Administrative agencies $z United States $x Reorganization. 650 0 $a Executive departments $z United States $x Reorganization. 650 0 $a Organizational change $z United States. 650 0 $a Political planning $z United States. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214022227.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190103043012.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20170125011051.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F6F19BDE6B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search