Who's running America? : the Clinton years

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Who's running America? : the Clinton years

Thomas R. Dye

Prentice Hall, c1995

6th ed

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Who is running America?

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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For courses in Introduction to Political Science, Leadership, Political Sociology, and Power in Organizations in departments of political science, sociology, business, and management. Arguing that the power in America is concentrated in large institutions-this book studies the people at the top of these institutions-who they are, how much power they wield, and how they came to power.

Table of Contents

I. POWER IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. 1. Elitism in a Democracy. II. INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN AMERICA. 2. The Corporate Directors. 3. The Governing Circles. 4. The Newsmakers. 5. The Civic Establishment. III. THE STRUCTURE OF INSTITUTIONAL ELITES. 6. Interlocking and Specialization At The Top. 7. Elite Recruitment: Getting To The Top. 8. Conflict And Consensus Among Institutional Leaders. 9. How Institutional Leaders Make Public Policy. 10. Institutional Elites In America. Index.

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