Description: A prize-winning social scientist provides an incisive account of the changing terrain of U.S. politics and public policy. Due to far-reaching changes in the Reagan era. according to Theda Skocpol, the Clinton Health Security bill became a perfect foil for anti-government mobilizationthus its defeat provides a unique window into the new political landscape. Photos & drawings.
Brief description: Theda Skocpol is professor of government and sociology at Harvard University and the author of Boomerang: Health Care Reform and the Turn Against Government.
Review Quotes: Remarkably thorough and perceptive. . . . [A] major contribution.--Alan Brinkley, Columbia University, author of The End of Reform