Changes in Government and Policy in American Amnesia Novel

According to the authors of the book, American Amnesia by Hacker and Pierson, Public policy in the past has massively been shaved by the variety of forces from institutions, elections, and polls to the interest groups. The range of political parties and their influence on various political forces have transformed the Healthcare, Finance and Energy sector in the Unites States of America. The interest groups dictate how the government will be controlled depending on how such interest groups made a contribution to the campaign. For example in the energy sector, interest groups might force the government to lower the prices of the fuel based on the demand of the interest groups. The Same case can be applied to the healthcare sector.

The book elaborates that the diverse interest groups within the country are those who focus on how their members can benefit economically. While some groups have larger membership subscription, others have relatively small members.

Financial Associations are normally responsible for the representation of the key segment in the economy (such as lawyers, defense contractors among much more others).

For example, in healthcare, National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (NAMSDL) is a useful resource which advocates for policies, alcohol laws, community leaders, drug and alcohol professionals, attorney generals, state legislators and various organs of the government. The organization works to ensure that drugs are used efficiently and champions on the war against the misuse of drugs in any way. They ensure that the health of the patient is prioritized during the use of the drugs. NAMSDL works closely with National Drug Control Policy, and they engage in law summits across the country. Interest groups also fight for human specifical gender inequality. According to European Convention on Human Rights, discrimination of women rights in any form of the ground such as the workplace, sexual harassment and any form of discrimination is not allowed, and the convicts will be liable when the complainer takes the complaint to European Courts of Human Rights. There has been the serious discussion about the validity of such issue given the fact that the victimized women in the workforce frequently fears to report the harassment against them. The victim fears to lose the jobs hence compromising the exercise of justice. Another serious social inequality issue which has led to the abuse of the human rights is the sexual abuse of women in the workplace. Some incidences have been reported where the bosses demand sexual offers from women before being hired in the job opportunity or before being given any the promotion in the workplace. When the women fail to comply, they will not be promoted or hired in the workplace. That situation is the absolute breach of the human rights. In the first place, women have rights to equal employment opportunities and denying them the chance is not allowed. Women in the society have been considered as the second class citizens in an arena which has highly been dominated by the males. The efforts of various advocacy groups such as UN Human Rights has pushed the employers and the society at large to reconsider women and give them their rights to be employed in any workplace without the form of any discrimination on them. The principles used are yet to bore fruits.

Financial associations advocate for the segment of the economy such as trial lawyers and defense contractors. The interest group pays key lobbyists with efforts to help their members against being oppressed. The financial associations engage in a series of events such as the placing of the phone calls, writing of letters, deciding cases for members, organizing the trade unions, engages in demonstrations among many more issues. Through the system, citizens massively organize themselves for the aim of influencing public decisions. The organizations normally got directed by the beautification reforms. While the influence might be narrow in nature, the finance interest group normally outlive issues of various dimensions which will eventually spur their creation and made the necessary influence. The finances generated by the interests groups in their line of operations will definitely used to push for further reforms. In this regard, there will be massive changes in the society which will benefit various groups. The interest groups dictate how the government will be controlled depending on how such interest groups made a contribution to the campaign. For example in the energy sector, interest groups might force the government to lower the prices of the fuel based on the demand of the interest groups. The Same case can be applied to the healthcare sector.

Generally, the book elaborates that the diverse interest groups within the country are those who focus on how their members can benefit economically. While some groups have larger membership subscription, others have relatively small members.

Republican conservatives are advocating for smaller federal government. Through the federal government, resources are constrained in a small area. As such, it can be easily managed and reach people in a small area. The federal government is less expensive and cuts down on various issues such as inefficiency, fraud and waste and ensures that the resources are used to the optimum level possible. In this method, there is limited government values and overall economic freedom. Due to easy management, people can easily live based on their way of thinking as opposed to the government's mandate. The ultimate rights which the individuals will significantly enjoy include personal policy and the personal freedoms. The Large proportion of the state results in the massive increase in agencies and the programs. This is how the citizens get the national debt from. Most of the agencies consume the people's taxes and have a lesser impact on the general growth of the economy. Therefore in this scenario, it can be deduced that small federal government is better than the large state as seen. The Smaller federal government has higher chances of succeeding.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the authors provided an extensive knowledge in the mentioned chapters about various governances. In this case, the interest groups dictate how the government will be controlled depending on how such interest groups made a contribution to the campaign. For example in the energy sector, interest groups might force the government to lower the prices of the fuel based on the demand of the interest groups. The federal government can easily be managed. The federal government is less expensive and cuts down on various issues such as inefficiency, fraud and waste and ensures that the resources are used to the optimum level possible. In this method, there is limited government values and overall economic freedom. The small government also ensures that there is gender equality. According to European Convention on Human Rights, discrimination of women rights in any form of the ground such as a workplace, sexual harassment and any form of discrimination is not allowed, and the convicts will be liable when the complainer takes the complaint to European Courts of Human Rights. There has been the serious discussion about the validity of such issue given the fact that the victimized women in the workforce frequently fears to report the harassment against them. The victim fears to lose the jobs hence compromising the exercise of justice. Another serious social inequality issue which has led to the abuse of the human rights is the sexual abuse of women in the workplace. Therefore, through the federal government, there is equality.