Why Government Fails So Often: And How It Can Do Better (88 page)

political culture,
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; interest group pluralism and,
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; moralism and,
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; populism and,
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; privatism and,
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; religion and,
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Polsby, Nelson,
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Port of Oakland,
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president of the United States,
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Pressman, Jeffrey,
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
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prosecutorial discretion,
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public attitudes toward government,
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; confidence in,
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; dissatisfaction with,
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; trust in,
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“public choice” theory,
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public goods,
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“public interest,”
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; “public interest” groups,
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Putnam, Robert,
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Quigley, John,
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Quirk, Paul,
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Race to the Top,
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Radin, Beryl,
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Railroad Retirement Board,
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Rakoff, Jed,
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Rauch, Jonathan,
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Reagan, Ronald,
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reasonableness,
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reforms,
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; constitutional reform,
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; cross cutting reforms,
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; cultural reform,
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; entitlement reform,
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; financial reform,
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; health insurance reform,
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; immigration reform,
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; legal reform,
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; market reform,
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; process reform,
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; procurement reform,
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; randomization of law,
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; social reform,
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; social security reform,
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; student loan reform,
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; tax reform,
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; welfare reform,
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regulation,
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; banking and finance,
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; campaign finance,
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; economic,
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; externalities,
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; land use,
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; safety,
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; social,
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religion,
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; religious pluralism,
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; and political moralism,
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Republican Party,
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Robson, John,
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Rodrik, Dani,
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Romney, Mitt
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano,
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; GI Bill and,
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Rosenblum, Nancy,
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Rossi, Peter,
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Rothenberg, Lawrence,
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Rubin, Robert,
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Safe Streets and Crime Control Act of 1968,
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safety net.
See
entitlements

Sallie Mae,
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Salomon, Lester,
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same-sex marriage,
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Sarbanes-Oxley,
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Schlozman, Kay,
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Scott, James,
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Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937,
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Securities and Exchange Commission,
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Selznick, Philip,
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Senior Executive Service,
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Silver, Nate,
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Simpson-Bowles National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform,
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size of government,
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See also
“New System” and “Old System”