Government Works

by Milton J. Esman

What is the proper role of government in American life? This is the principal controversy in contemporary American politics. Milton J. Esman believes that the United States suffers not from too much government but from too little. Most Americans today proclaim pride in their democracy, but they do not trust Washington. Esman shows how American conservatives have, for the last quarter-century, hammered away at the federal government, attacking its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801437598
• ISBN13: 9780801437595
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher