The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American D...

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Book Title: Submerged State : How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.7in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Suzanne Mettler

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, American Government / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Political Ideologies / Democracy, American Government / National

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Year: 2011

Genre: Political Science

Item Weight: 10.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 176 Pages