Unequal struggle : class, gender, race, and power in the U.S. Congress /

Unequal struggle : class, gender, race, and power in the U.S. Congress /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berg, John C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder : Westview Press, [1994]
Series:Interventions--theory and contemporary politics.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress.
Pressure groups > United States.
Lobbying > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Capitalism > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Congress in political science
  • The Pluralist approach
  • The Institutionalist approach
  • Marxism. Congress and big business
  • Corporate hegemony
  • The Savings and loan crisis. Congress and smaller business
  • The Power bloc-- Political action committees
  • The Tax Reform Act of 1986. Congress and the labor movement
  • Unions in politics
  • The Fight for trade union legality. Congress and women
  • Marxist and feminist theories
  • Causes of women's underrepresentation
  • Consequences of women's underrepresentation. Congress and African Americans
  • Reconstruction-- The Twentieth century
  • The Congressional Black Caucus
  • The Alternative budget. Congress and social protest
  • Six who spoke out.