The transformation of American politics : activist government and the rise of conservatism / edited by Paul Pierson and Theda Skocpol.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-319) and index.

Ch. 1. American politics in the long run / Paul Pierson and Theda Skocpol -- Pt. 1. The shifting political landscape -- Ch. 2. The rise and reconfiguration of activist government / Paul Pierson -- Ch. 3. Government activism and the reorganization of American civic democracy / Theda Skocpol -- Ch. 4. Parties, electoral participation, and shifting voting blocs / Andrea Louise Campbell -- Pt. 2. Conservatives on the rise -- Ch. 5. Seizing power : conservatives and Congress since the 1970s / Julian E. Zelizer -- Ch. 6. Economic insecurity, party reputations, and the Republican Ascendance / Mark A. Smith -- Ch. 7. Conservative mobilization against entrenched liberalism / Steven M. Teles -- Pt. 3. Policy and politics in the new American polity -- Ch. 8. The transformed welfare state and the redistribution of political voice / Suzanne Mettler -- Ch. 9. The policy effects of political polarization / Nolan McCarty -- Ch. 10. Tax politics and the struggle over activist government / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson -- Conclusion -- Political development and contemporary American politics / Paul Pierson and Theda Skocpol.