The System
The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point
by Haynes Johnson, David S. Broder
688 pages· 2009· ISBN 9780316083959
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Taking as an example the Clinton health care reform initiative, the authors show how a policy that aimed to please everyone ended by satisfying no one due to pressure groups, political gamesmanship and the inertia of the American 'system'.
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