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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
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ISBN
9780618685400

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0618685405
ISBN-13
9780618685400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60192415

Product Key Features

Book Title
Big Con : the True Story of How Washington Got Hoodwinked and Hijacked by Crackpot Economists
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Corruption & Misconduct, Social Scientists & Psychologists, Political Process / Political Advocacy, General, American Government / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Author
Jonathan Chait
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-014001
Dewey Edition
22
eBook Format
GlassBook
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Chait is both very serious and seriously funny as he traces the rise of conservatism over the past thirty years." --Michael Kinsley, "Chait is both very serious and seriously funny as he traces the rise of conservatism over the past thirty years." --Michael Kinsley "Jonathan Chait has nailed a large and important story about . . . the bamboozling of America . . . he writes with a mordant wit." --Sean Wilentz "Jonathan Chait has written a classic of political journalism . . . Prepare to be shocked." --Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, and The Blindside "Who says economic policy has to be dry? [Chait] brings a lively wit and a limpid style to the topic." --Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor, National Review, and author of The Party of Death "Agree or not with the author's liberal beliefs, consider this a stimulating analysis of how public policy is formulated today." Kirkus Reviews "His analysis should appeal to anyone interested in politics" Publishers Weekly "[If] you're only going to read one book [about what's wrong with the modern Republican Party], this is the one." --Kevin Drum, Washington Monthly, "Jonathan Chait has written a classic of political journalism . . . Prepare to be shocked." --Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, and The Blindside, "[If] you're only going to read one book [about what's wrong with the modern Republican Party], this is the one." --Kevin Drum, Washington Monthly, "Jonathan Chait has nailed a large and important story about . . . the bamboozling of America . . . he writes with a mordant wit." --Sean Wilentz, "Who says economic policy has to be dry? [Chait] brings a lively wit and a limpid style to the topic." --Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor, National Review, and author of The Party of Death, Agree or not with the author's liberal beliefs, consider this a stimulating analysis of how public policy is formulated today.
Dewey Decimal
320.973
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Part I: The Transformation of the Republican Party 1. Charlatans and Cranks 13 2. The Sum of All Lobbies 45 3. Driving Out the Heretics 80 4. The Necessity of Deceit 115 Part II: The Corruption of American Politics 5. Media: The Dog That Didn't Watch 139 6. How Washington Imagines Character 159 7. The Abuse of Power 189 8. The Mainstreaming of Radicalism 219 Conclusion: Plutocracy in America 262 Notes 267 Index 284
Synopsis
American politics has been hijacked. Over the past three decades, a fringe group of economic hucksters has corrupted and perverted our nation's policies. With dark, engaging wit, Jonathan Chait reveals how these canny zealots first took over the Republican Party and then gamed the political system and the media so that once unthinkable policies -- without a shred of academic, expert, or even popular support -- now drive the political agenda, regardless of which party is in power. Why have these ideas succeeded in Washington? How did a clique of extremists gain control of American economic policy and sell short the country's future? And why do their outlandish ideas still determine policy despite repeated electoral setbacks? Chait tells the outrageous and eye-opening story, expertly explaining just how politics and economics work in Washington. Through vivid portraits of venal politicians and pseudo-economists, with wry analyses of their bogus theories, Chait gives us the tools to understand what's really behind economic policy debates in Washington: a riveting drama of greed and deceit., A brilliantly revealing look at how a small group of economic hucksters have taken over the American political system and perverted our nation's policies American politics has been hijacked. Not by "neocons" or "theocons," but by a fringe group of economic extremists obsessed with radical ideas that favor no one but themselves and their business interests. With dark and engaging wit, Jonathan Chait shows how over the last three decades these canny zealots have gamed the political system and the media so that once unthinkable policies--without a shred of academic, expert, or even popular support-- now drive the American agenda, regardless of which party is in power. Why have these ideas succeeded in Washington? How did a subset of fringe radicals take control of American policy and sell short the country's future? And how do they continue to do so despite repeated electoral setbacks? Chait tells the outrageous and eye-opening story, expertly explaining just how politics and economics work in Washington. Through vivid portraits of self-interested politicians and pseudo-economists, and in wry analysis of their bogus theories, Chait gives us the tools to understand what's really behind economic policy debates in Washington: a riveting drama of greed and deceit.
LC Classification Number
JK1118.C43 2007

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