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Liebmann's expertise in American government and its history is evident throughout. He makes the historical development of institutions come alive by putting faces and personalities on those who promoted them. * William A. Fischel, Professor of Economics and Hardy Professor of Legal Studies, Dartmouth College * Citing historical and contemporary critics, including Tocqueville, Theodore Lowi and Robert Wiebe, Liebman condems pluralistic government by interest groups in which 9in Lowi's words there is no formal specification of ends and means. . . and therefore, no substance. . . only process. In place of this, Liebmann urges 'devolution,reciprocity of obligations, institution-building and predictability. * Chilton Williamson, author of After Tocqueville in Chronicles * This book consists mostly of engaging vignettes of individuals who pioneered the development of largely successful schemes for the improvement of American life at the state and local levels. . . This is an original, well-written, rewarding book meriting a wide readership. * David Schaefer, Professor of Political Science, College of the Holy Cross, in Choice *

`Liebmann's expertise in American government and its history is evident throughout. He makes the historical development of institutions come alive by putting faces and personalities on those who promoted them. Readers can discover how newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer was instrumental in the home rule movement and why so many state universities have a Morrill Hall on their campuses. Liebmann's look back at these entrepreneurs of the public sector enriches our understanding of our system and, one hopes, will inspire others to try more innovative solutions to ongoing problems.' - William A. Fischel, Professor of Economics and Hardy Professor of Legal Studies, Dartmouth College, `How refreshing to read a book about political science from the bottom up, about political ideas that actually work, and about the innovators who came up with successful practical schemes that have empowered American citizens and communities over the years. Anyone who feels resigned to over-regulation and hyper-centralization will find a bracing antidote in George Liebmann's own proposals for workable improvements to our systems of taxation, education, and urban renewal.' - Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard University and author of The Forum and the Tower: How Scholars and Politicians Have Imagined the World from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt

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George W. Liebmann is an historian and lawyer specialising in American and international history. His publications include Diplomacy Between the Wars: Five Diplomats and the Shaping of the Modern World; The Last American Diplomat: John D Negroponte and the Changing Face of US Diplomacy and The Fall of the House of Speyer: The Story of a Banking Dynasty (all published by I.B.Tauris).

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