Description
This book shows how former President Donald Trump's attack on the 'deep state' severely damaged America's political institutions.
About the Author
John L. Campbell is Class of 1925 Professor and Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Dartmouth College. He is a leading scholar on how institutions and politics affect policymaking and economic performance in advanced capitalist countries. He is the author of several books including American Discontent: The Rise of Donald Trump and Decline of the Golden Age (2018) and What Capitalism Needs: Forgotten Lessons of Great Economists (2021).
Reviews
'Finally, a thinking person's guide to the damage done by the Trump presidency. Campbell makes a convincing case, grounded in high-quality evidence and innovative thinking about institutional change, that Trump undermined virtually all the key institutions of American democracy in his four norm-smashing years in the White House.' Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University
'Many books have been written on the Trump presidency. Some applaud this unusual president many more decry his governance and personal style. John Campbell's thoughtful book, 'Institutions Under Siege,' is the first to consider the implications of Donald Trump from the perspective of institutional change. Campbell has written several excellent monographs on institutional evolution and change. In this incisive book he examines how the Trump presidency has shaped and reshaped American political institutions. In so doing Campbell offers both a fascinating account of what Trump did, and could not do, to America's political institutions and deepens our understanding of the mechanisms of institutional change itself.' Sven Steinmo, University of Colorado, Boulder
Book Information
ISBN 9781009170192
Author John L. Campbell
Format Paperback
Page Count 300
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 440g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 151mm * 17mm