On Martha Derthick
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Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies is Associate Professor of American History at Oxford University. He has published on the social policies and political crisis of the United States during the 1960s, and on the growing role of the federal government in education politics. He is currently writing a book about the evolution of disaster politics in the United States, from the early republic to Hurricane Katrina.
Abstract
Martha Derthick, one of the nation’s foremost scholars of federalism and public administration, died on January 12. Gareth Davies, one of her former students, reflects here on her intellectual legacy, especially as reflected in her publications, but also, more briefly, on her approach to mentoring.
About the author
Gareth Davies is Associate Professor of American History at Oxford University. He has published on the social policies and political crisis of the United States during the 1960s, and on the growing role of the federal government in education politics. He is currently writing a book about the evolution of disaster politics in the United States, from the early republic to Hurricane Katrina.
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- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Politics at the Precipice: Fixing Social Security in 2033
- The Segmented Third Rail: The Politics of Social Security from Carter to Obama
- Unraveling from Within? The Affordable Care Act and Self-Undermining Policy Feedbacks
- Opting In, Opting Out: The Politics of State Medicaid Expansion
- Not Such a CLASS Act: America’s Long-Term Care Problem
- Reassessing the Conventional Wisdom: Entitlements from the Inside
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- Mistaken for Dead: The Affordable Care Act and the Continued Resilience of Medicare Advantage
- Martha Derthick and the Art of Policy History: A Scholarly Appreciation
- On Martha Derthick
- Martha Derthick and The Influence of Federal Grants: Explaining Federalism
- Book reviews
- Electing the Senate: Senate Elections before the 17th Amendment
- The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left
