The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, and Beggared the Nation
| Author: | Thomas Frank |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Publish Date: | August 18, 2009 |
| ISBN-10: | 0805090908 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780805090901 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| List Price: | $16.00 |
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Title: The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, and Beggared the Nation
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A highly credentialed liberal commentator strongly critiques the conservatives who, he says, control Washington, D.C. Thomas Frank accuses the conservatives of overspending and mismanagement, saying they are too close to the business sector and they aggressively pursue harmful social policies. The result is a broken government. Frank also skewers some of the more prominent conservative banner wearers and uses the Katrina fiasco and the Abramoff scandal to support his thesis.
Publisher Notes
The author of the best-selling What's the Matter with Kansas? examines the consequences of several decades of deliberate and lucrative conservative misrule, revealing how Washington has been remade into a world of economic disparity, lobbyists, and incompetence. Reprint.
Industry Reviews
"...THE WRECKING CREW is a useful introduction to a world of pricey lobbyists, crackpot theorists, bought legislators and hapless government. And, in part through these very caricatures, the book gets at some essential questions about politics and markets in a democratic society."
(10/27/2008)
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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, and Beggared the Nation and it was written by Thomas Frank. This 1st edition of The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, and Beggared the Nation is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is August 18, 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $16.00. It was published by Henry Holt & Co and has 383 pages in the book. The 10 digit ISBN is 0805090908 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780805090901. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.
A highly credentialed liberal commentator strongly critiques the conservatives who, he says, control Washington, D.C. Thomas Frank accuses the conservatives of overspending and mismanagement, saying they are too close to the business sector and they aggressively pursue harmful social policies. The result is a broken government. Frank also skewers some of the more prominent conservative banner wearers and uses the Katrina fiasco and the Abramoff scandal to support his thesis.
Publisher Notes
The author of the best-selling What's the Matter with Kansas? examines the consequences of several decades of deliberate and lucrative conservative misrule, revealing how Washington has been remade into a world of economic disparity, lobbyists, and incompetence. Reprint.
Industry Reviews
"...THE WRECKING CREW is a useful introduction to a world of pricey lobbyists, crackpot theorists, bought legislators and hapless government. And, in part through these very caricatures, the book gets at some essential questions about politics and markets in a democratic society."
(10/27/2008)
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Click on this books subject categories to see related titles:
Political science > Political process / political parties
Political science > Government / state & provincial > United states - politics and government
Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, and Beggared the Nation and it was written by Thomas Frank. This 1st edition of The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, and Beggared the Nation is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is August 18, 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $16.00. It was published by Henry Holt & Co and has 383 pages in the book. The 10 digit ISBN is 0805090908 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780805090901. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.
