Hijacking the Agenda: Economic Power and Political Influence

by Jana Morgan, Christopher Witko, Peter K. Enns, et al.

Why are the economic interests and priorities of lower- and middle-class Americans so often ignored by the U.S. Congress, while the economic interests of the wealthiest are prioritized, often resulting in policies favorable to their interests? In Hijacking the Agenda, political scientists Christopher Witko, Jana Morgan, Nathan J. Kelly, and Peter K. Enns examine why Congress privileges the concerns of businesses and the wealthy over those of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087154573X
• ISBN13: 9780871545732
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"