Minnesota's Miracle: Learning from the Government That Worked

by Tom Berg

Book Overview

Social upheaval, political gridlock, and controversies over taxes, the environment, and an unpopular war: the state of Minnesota in 1968 was a lot like the state of America today. Tom Berg, a lawmaker in Minnesota during the 1970s, was a witness--and a party--to the deal cutting, arm-twisting, and just plain hard work that led to historic political shifts. His account of the making of legislative history at the state level and relationships with federal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816680531
• ISBN13: 9780816680535
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"