Description
Shefter's is a unique voice in the study of American politics. [He] offers an original and rich perspective on American political development by pointing to the ways parties and the state shaped the timing and form of political incorporation of key social groups. -- Margaret Weir, The Brookings Institution
About the Author
Martin Shefter is Professor of Government at Cornell University. He is author of Political Crisis/Fiscal Crisis: The Collapse and Revival of New York City (Columbia), co-author, with Benjamin Ginsberg, of Politics by Other Means: The Declining Importance of Elections in America (Basic Books), and editor of Capital of the American Century: The National and International Influence of New York City (Russell Sage).
Reviews
"Shefter's is a unique voice in the study of American politics. [He] offers an original and rich perspective on American political development by pointing to the ways parties and the state shaped the timing and form of political incorporation of key social groups."-Margaret Weir, The Brookings Institution
Book Information
ISBN 9780691000442
Author Martin Shefter
Format Paperback
Page Count 316
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 454g