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The challenge of legislation : bipartisanship in a partisan world / John L. Hilley.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.Description: xii, 276 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780815736547 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0815736541 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780815736530 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0815736533 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 352.497302
LOC classification:
  • JK 1021 H652c 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- We're fixing a hole -- Launch -- Circle 'round the consumer price index -- The handoff -- Staking out territory -- Offer and counteroffer -- An agreement -- What was that we agreed to? -- The center must hold -- The challenge of reconciliation -- House on fire -- Tax tribulations -- Into the hands of the leaders -- Taxes and death -- The triumph of responsibility -- Postscript : the limits and potential of bipartisanship -- Appendixes -- A. primer on the budget process -- B. key budget terms -- C. chronology of important dates -- D. list of participants.
Summary: "Insider's account of the bipartisan passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Weaves together detailed narrative and portraits of key players and offers unique insight into the relationship between party leaders and their rank-and-file, the interplay between elected officials and their staff, and the delicate art of partisan negotiations"--Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JK 1021 H652c 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000114556

"Insider's account of the bipartisan passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Weaves together detailed narrative and portraits of key players and offers unique insight into the relationship between party leaders and their rank-and-file, the interplay between elected officials and their staff, and the delicate art of partisan negotiations"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-267) and index.

Introduction -- We're fixing a hole -- Launch -- Circle 'round the consumer price index -- The handoff -- Staking out territory -- Offer and counteroffer -- An agreement -- What was that we agreed to? -- The center must hold -- The challenge of reconciliation -- House on fire -- Tax tribulations -- Into the hands of the leaders -- Taxes and death -- The triumph of responsibility -- Postscript : the limits and potential of bipartisanship -- Appendixes -- A. primer on the budget process -- B. key budget terms -- C. chronology of important dates -- D. list of participants.

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