Issues in American Political Life (5^th Ed.) Money, Violence and Biology

The Channel Tunnel is a huge construction project, employing over 14,000 people at peak, and costing over 11 billion of private money. It has succeeded in spite of great financial, political and techncial difficulties, and a fundamentally flawed contract. This book tells the story of the project, based on the coverage in Construction News and with commentary taken from recent interviews with key project sources.

Introduction Part I. Money and Politics Chapter 1: The Politics of Poverty and the Welfare State Chapter 2: The Politics of Health Care Chapter 3: Money in Public Office: Campaign Finance, Graft, and Corruption Part II: Violence and Politics Chapter 4: The Politics of Crime in America Chapter 5: The Politics of Terrorism Chapter 6: The Politics of Arms Racing and Weapons of Mass Destruction Part III: Biology and Politics Chapter 7: Biomedical Issues Chapter 8: Biotechnology Chapter 9: The Ecological Crisis.

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