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Who's running America? : the Obama reign / Thomas R. Dye.
Author
Dye, Thomas R.
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Book
Language
English
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8th ed.
Published/Created
Boulder, Co. : Paradigm Publishers, [2014]
Description
xiv, 231 pages ; 23 cm
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HN90.E4 D93 2013
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Subject(s)
Elite (Social sciences)
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United States
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United States
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Politics and government
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2009-2017
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Power (Social sciences)
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Leadership
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
Chapter 1 Elitism in a Democracy 1
The Inevitability of Elites 2
The Institutional Basis of Power 3
Power as Decision-Making: The Pluralist View 6
Identifying Positions of Power 8
Dimensions of America's Elite 10
Some Questions for Research 12
Chapter 2 The Corporate Directors 13
The Concentration of Corporate Power 13
The Globalization of Economic Power 15
Institutionalizing the Global Economy 17
Who Controls Corporate America? 19
Inside the Boardrooms 20
The Managers: Climbing the Corporate Ladder 22
The Inheritors: Starting at the Top 24
The Ford Family 25
The Walton Family 27
Paychecks of the Corporate Chiefs 28
Corporate Counterrevolutions 29
Hostile Takeovers 30
The Limits of Corporate Power 32
Summary 33
Chapter 3 The Money Elite 35
The Concentration of Financial Resources 35
The Banking Boardrooms 36
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 38
The Wall Street Bailout 39
The Treasury's TARP 40
GM Bankruptcy 41
Fed Responses 41
The Economic Stimulus Package 42
Financial Regulation 42
The Federal Reserve Board 43
Controlling the Money Supply 44
Ben Bernanke: Managing the Nation's Money 45
The Securities and Exchange Commission 46
The Superrich 47
Changing Sources of Wealth 50
Warren Buffett: Radical Investor 52
Summary 53
Chapter 4 The Media Moguls 55
Agenda Setting: Deciding What Wilt Be Decided 55
The Concentration of Media Power 57
Rupert Murdoch: Founder of FOX 60
Ted Turner: Maverick Media Mogul 61
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.: The New York Times 63
The Graham Family: The Washington Post 64
Bad News and Good Profits 66
Liberal Bias in the News 67
Wolf Blitzer: TV Anchor 68
The Internet: Expanding Communication 69
Arianna Huffington: Internet Influence 70
Prime Time: Socializing the Masses 71
Summary 72
Chapter 5 The Governing Circles 75
The Concentration of Governmental Power 76
The Politicians: Ambition and Office Seeking 77
Barack Obama: A Call for Change 79
Early Life 79
Education 79
Audacity of Hope 80
Early Political Career 80
Presidential Campaign 81
The Obama Reign 82
Campaigner-in-Chief 82
Policy Initiatives 82
The Individual Mandate 83
Failed Initiatives 84
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Osama bin Laden 85
Reelection 86
Back to Work 87
Executive Decision-Makers: The Serious People 88
Executive Leadership Profile 91
Hillary Clinton: Leading the Way for Women 93
John Kerry: Wealth and Power 99
Valerie Jarrett: In the Innermost Circle 101
The Congressional Establishment 101
Paul Ryan: Young Gun in The House 102
John Boehner: Leading House Republicans 104
Nancy Pelosi: Leading House Democrats 105
The Judges 106
Clarence Thomas: Up from Pinpoint 106
Sonia Sotomayor: A Latina on the Court 109
The Military Establishment 110
Colin Powell: Soldier-Statesman 111
Summary 113
Chapter 6 The Civic Establishment 115
Fat Cats: Financing Politics 115
The "Superlawyers" 117
Paul Clement: Arguing before the High Court 123
The "Fixers": Peddling Power for Prop 124
The Foundations 126
Bill Gates: Global Philanthropist 130
The Billion-Dollar Universities 131
The Cultural Institutions 135
Summary 137
Chapter 7 How Institutional Elites Make Public Policy 139
Policy as Elite Preference 139
An Oligarchic Model of National Policy-Making 140
The Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission 143
The Council on Foreign Relations 144
The Trilateral Commission 148
The Business Roundtable 149
The Brookings Institution 151
Competition among Elites 155
The American Enterprise Institute 155
The Heritage Foundation 157
The Center for American Progress 160
The Liberal Establishment 161
Establishment Challenges: The Wall Street Journal and FOX News 163
Dueling Foundations 164
George Soros: Funding the Far Left 165
The "Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy" 167
Scaife Family Foundations 169
Bradley Foundation 170
Koch Family Foundations 171
Adolph Coors Foundation 172
The "Proximate Policy-Makers" 172
Summary 174
Chapter 8 The Structure of Institutional Power 175
Questions in Elite Research 175
Hierarchy or Polyarchy? 175
A Ruling Class or an Open Leadership System? 176
Convergence or Specialization at the Top? 176
"Interlockers" and "Specialists" 177
Elite Recruitment: Getting to the Top 179
The Education of Elites 180
Women at the Top 181
African Americans at the Top 186
Social Clubs 187
The Private Companies 188
Koch Industries 189
Bechtel Corporation 190
The Trump Organization 190
Class: A Touchy Subject 192
Summary 194
Chapter 9 Institutional Elites in America 197
Defining Institutional Power 197
Hierarchy and Polyarchy among Institutional Elites 198
Summary of Findings 201
Concentration of Institutional Resources 201
The Size of the Nation's Elite 201
Interlocking versus Specialization 202
Inheritors versus Climbers 202
Separate Channels of Recruitment 202
Globalizing Institutional Power 203
Limits on Corporate Management 203
Prestigious University Affiliations 203
Cracks in the "Glass Ceiling" 203
African Americans in Elite Positions 204
Social Class 204
Media Concentration 204
Concentration of Individual Wealth 205
The Central Role of the Policy-Planning Groups 205
Competition among Elites 205
An Oligarchic Model of National Policy-Making 205
The Obama Effect 206
Power: Insider and Outsider Views 207
Who's Running America? 208.
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9781612055558 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1612055559 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781612055640 (e-book)
1612055648 (e-book)
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^^2013027293
OCLC
852745777
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