Research Catalog

Title

Who's running America? : the Obama reign / Thomas R. Dye.

Author

Dye, Thomas R.

Publication

Boulder, Co. : Paradigm Publishers, [2014]

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Description

xiv, 231 pages; 23 cm

Subject

• Elite (Social sciences) > United States
• Power (Social sciences)
• Leadership
• United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

• 9781612055558 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1612055559 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781612055640 (e-book)
• 1612055648 (e-book)

LCCN

^^2013027293

OCLC

852745777

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library