Beyond Gridlock?: Prospects for Governance in the Clinton Years and After

Sundquist, James L. (Editor)/ Brookings Institution (Corporate Author)/ Committee on the Constitutional System (U. S.)

ISBN 10: 0815782314 / ISBN 13: 9780815782315

Published by Brookings Inst Pr, 1993

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92 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Gridlock?: Prospects for Governance in the Clinton Years and After
• Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815782314
• ISBN 13: 9780815782315
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.16 kilograms

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Synopsis

For only the second time in close to a quarter century, the U.S. executive and legislative branches are in the hands of the same political party. Will this end governmental gridlock? Or will we discover that the problems of our political system run deeper than party labels?
The contributors to this book examine the prospects for unified government during the Clinton presidency and, looking to the future, discuss possibilities for structural reform—in the political parties, in campaigning, in the Congress, and through amendments to the Constitution. The book draws on papers and comments presented at a ""Government in Gridlock"" conference cosponsored by Brookings and the Committee on the Constitutional System shortly after the inauguration of President Clinton.
The contributors—present and former members of Congress and officials of the executive branch, Washington journalists, public opinion analysts, and political scientists—are Howard Baker, James MacGregor Burns, Lloyd Cutler, Thomas Downey, Ken Duberstein, David Gergen, Celinda Lake, Rep. Jim Leach, Thomas Mann, Andrea Mitchell, Tom Oliphant, Howard Paster, Jody Powell, Cokie Roberts, Donald Robinson, Warren Rudman, Barbara Sinclair, Hedrick Smith, and Steven Smith.

About the Author

James L. Sundquist is senior fellow emeritus in the Governmental Studies program at Brookings and the author of numerous books, including Constitutional Reform and Effective Government (Brookings, rev. ed., 1992).