Lost in Washington: Finding the Way Back to Democracy in America

by Barry M. Casper

Book Overview

Part memoir, part public policy analysis, Lost in Washington grew out of the author's experience as senior policy adviser to Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota. An insider's look at "how Washington really works," the book traces the history of three major policy initiatives sponsored by Wellstone after his election to the U.S. Senate in 1990: a proposed national energy strategy, campaign finance reform, and health care reform. All three became the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155849247X
• ISBN13: 9781558492479
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"