Showdown at Gucci Gulch: Lawmakers, Lobbyists, and the Unlikely Triumph of Tax Reform
- ISBN-10
- 0394560248
- ISBN-13
- 9780394560243
- Category
- Political Science / American Government / Legislative Branch
- Pages
- 309
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Random House
- Authors
- Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Alan S. Murray
Description
Birnbaum and Murray describe the passage of the 1986 tax reform act as the product of personal victories by Washington officials over the usually triumphant lobbyists of "Gucci Gulch'' the hallways outside the congressional meeting rooms where expensive suits and shoes prevail. The authors, Washington correspondents for the Wall Street Journal, explain how liberals' and supply-siders' discontents combined to produce the key concepts. They skillfully portray the five main actors bill Bradley, James Packwood, Dan Rostenkowski, James Baker, and Baker's deputy Richard Darman who succeeded against massive opposition with surprisingly little public support.Mark K. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio Copyright 1987 Cahners Business Information.
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