Information, Ideology and Freedom The Disenfranchised Electorate |
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| Author:
| Roth, Timothy P. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8191-9465-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1994 |
| Publisher: | University Press of America, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $63.99 |
Book Description:
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This book argues that increasingly arcane budget processes rivet voter and media attention on federal on-budget activity while simultaneously increasing the cost of monitoring politicians' actions. This enables politicians to say one thing and do another; to rail against 'big government' while systematically expanding its reach.
This book argues that increasingly arcane budget processes rivet voter and media attention on federal on-budget activity while simultaneously increasing the cost of monitoring politicians' actions. This enables politicians to say one thing and do another; to rail against 'big government' while systematically expanding its reach.