State Capture
Book description
Over the past forty years, conservatives have mastered the art of pursuing policy change across the states, while similar liberal efforts have floundered. Using a diverse array of original evidence, including interviews, previously-unexamined archival records, and new surveys, State Capture explains why and how conservatives developed cross-state political clout while…
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1 author picked State Capture as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Franklin Roosevelt once stated that nothing in politics happens by accident.
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez's book is a modern illustration of this observation, as he shows how the transformation of American politics in recent decades was engineered by right-wing politicians and economic power-wielders to the point where political scientists now seriously ask the question of whether American democracy is at risk.
This book is valuable background reading for anyone trying to understand the seemingly erratic behavior of everyday politics, not only in the United States but across the world's democracies.
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