| | |  | Telecommunications & Network Security | Home » » Government's Greatest Achievements: From Civil Rights to Homeland Security | | | | | | | Description: | | The US Federal Government helped rebuild Europe after World War II, conquered polio, faced down communism, attacked racial discrimination, reduced poverty among the elderly and put men on the moon. This volume explores the federal government's most successful accomplishments from 1944 to 1999, and anticipates the most significant challenges of the following half century. While some successes have come through major legislation or large-scale efforts, most have been achieved through collections of smaller, often unheralded statutes. Drawing on survey responses from 230 historians and 220 political scientists at colleges and universities across the US, this book ranks and summarizes the 50 greatest US government achievements from 1944 to 1999. The achievements have been ranked based on difficulty, importance and degree of success. It paints a picture of the most intense government efforts to improve the quality of life both at home and abroad. It also examines how Americans perceive government's greatest achievements, and reveals what they consider to be its most significant failures. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Paul Charles Light | | Hardcover:
| 200 pages | | Publisher:
| Brookings Inst Pr | | Publication Date:
| September 01, 2002 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0815706049 | | Product Width:
| 153.5 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 231.0 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 1.29 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.24 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.14 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.89 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.29 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
| based on 2 reviews |
| | | | Used and New: | | | |
| All | |
| $8.00 | New | | | $8.00 | New | | | $8.72 | Used
- Good | | | $10.00 | Used
- Mint | | | $11.48 | Used
- Good | | | $12.50 | Used
- Mint | | | $13.00 | New | | | $14.00 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $16.95 | Collectible
- Mint | | | $17.07 | Used
- Good | | | $18.28 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $18.38 | Used
- Good | | | $18.97 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $19.02 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $19.77 | Used
- Mint | | | $20.54 | Used
- Good | | | $20.89 | New | | | $21.38 | New | | | $22.95 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | New | | | $23.43 | New | | | $23.43 | Used
- Mint | | | $26.94 | Used
- Good | | | $27.31 | Used
- Mint | | | $27.40 | New | | | $30.68 | Used
- Mint | | | $30.68 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $30.68 | Used
- Mint | | | $30.68 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $37.86 | Used
- Good | | | $38.14 | New | | | $38.14 | New | | | $41.00 | New | | | $42.33 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $44.59 | New | | | $67.33 | Used
- Mint | | | $68.71 | New | |
| New | |
| $8.00 | New | | | $8.00 | New | | | $13.00 | New | | | $20.89 | New | | | $21.38 | New | | | $22.95 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | New | | | $23.43 | New | | | $27.40 | New | | | $38.14 | New | | | $38.14 | New | | | $41.00 | New | | | $44.59 | New | | | $68.71 | New | |
| Used | |
| $8.72 | Used
- Good | | | $10.00 | Used
- Mint | | | $11.48 | Used
- Good | | | $12.50 | Used
- Mint | | | $14.00 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $17.07 | Used
- Good | | | $18.28 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $18.38 | Used
- Good | | | $18.97 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $19.02 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $19.77 | Used
- Mint | | | $20.54 | Used
- Good | | | $23.43 | Used
- Mint | | | $26.94 | Used
- Good | | | $27.31 | Used
- Mint | | | $30.68 | Used
- Mint | | | $30.68 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $30.68 | Used
- Mint | | | $30.68 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $37.86 | Used
- Good | | | $42.33 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $67.33 | Used
- Mint | |
| Collectible | |
| $16.95 | Collectible
- Mint | |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
( 2 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A welcome antidote to the usual drumbeat of media criticismSep 14, 2002
By Midwest Book Review Government's Greatest Achievements: From Civil Rights To Homeland Security by Paul C. Light (Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution) is an informed history and celebration showcasing twenty-five of the American government's policy successes from 1944 to 1999. Documenting and highlighting the eradication of polio, the rebuilding of Europe after World War II, the strides made forward against racial discrimination, the reduction of poverty among the elderly, expanding the right to vote, and much, much more, Government's Greatest Achievements is an extraordinary, uplifting read which offers striking and sometimes even surprising facts. A very strongly recommended addition to both academic and community library Political Science and American History collections, Government's Greatest Achievements is a welcome antidote to the usual drumbeat of media criticism and endemic public skepticism.
Twenty-five of the American government's policy successesSep 05, 2002
By Midwest Book Review Government's Greatest Achievements: From Civil Rights To Homeland Security by Paul C. Light (Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution) is an informed history and celebration showcasing twenty-five of the American government's policy successes from 1944 to 1999. Documenting and highlighting the eradication of polio, the rebuilding of Europe after World War II, the strides made forward against racial discrimination, the reduction of poverty among the elderly, expanding the right to vote, and much, much more, Government's Greatest Achievements is an extraordinary, uplifting read which offers striking and sometimes even surprising facts. A very strongly recommended addition to both academic and community library Political Science and American History collections, Government's Greatest Achievements is a welcome antidote to the usual drumbeat of media criticism and endemic public skepticism.
| | |
|