Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-228) and index.
Contents
Introduction : general-interest policymaking and the politics of reform sustainability -- Policy reform as a political project -- Expert ideas meet politics : reforming the tax code -- Freedom the agricultural welfare state : the mixed case of the Freedom to Farm Act -- Reforming the American welfare state : ERISA and the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act -- Uncle Sam goes shopping : reinventing government procurement -- Unshackling an unstable industry : airline deregulation -- Making pollution control pay : emissions trading for acid rain -- Conclusions : the patterns and paradoxes of policy reform.
