Making Ideas Matter: My Life as a Policy Entrepreneur
Evans, Rep. Dwight; Ecenbarger, William
ISBN 10: 0615909086 ISBN 13: 9780615909080
Published by Fels Institute of Government, 2013
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This book is a primer on mobilizing political power to achieve enlightened goals in a democracy. This is a book about how good politicians can compromise without abandoning moral principles. This is a book that will inspire future political leaders to hold on to their idealism rather than spiral into a cynical distrust of politics and government. Rep. Dwight Evans shows us that politics is a noble art, and with enough research, hard work and knowledge of the legislative process, politics can be the art of the impossible.
About the Author: William Ecenbarger is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Walkin' the Line: A Journey from Past to Present Along the Mason-Dixon, Kids for Cash: Two Judges, Thousands of Children and a $2.6 Million Kickback Scheme , and "Glory by the Wayside: The Old Churches of Hawaii. And he is the co-author of Catching Lightning in a Bottle: How Merrill Lynch Revolutionized the Financial World.
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Title: Making Ideas Matter: My Life as a Policy ...
Publisher: Fels Institute of Government
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good