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The Presidential Expectations Gap : Public Attitudes Concerning the Presidency /

"For decades, public expectations of U.S. presidents have become increasingly excessive and unreasonable. Despite much anecdotal evidence, few scholars have attempted to test the expectations gap thesis empirically. This is the first systematic study to prove the existence of the expectations g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Waterman, Richard W., Jenkins-Smith, Hank C. (Autor), Silva, Carol L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor [Mich.] : The University of Michigan Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Role of Public Expectations
  • Public Expectations in a Historical Perspective
  • Comparing Incumbent and Retrospective Evaluations of Presidential Performance
  • Analyzing Public Expectations
  • Testing the Expectations Gap Thesis: The Presidency of Bill Clinton
  • The Economy, Ethical Standards, and Partisanship
  • Presidential Scandal and the Expectations Gap: "Why Did Clinton Survive the Impeachment Crisis?
  • George W. Bush: War and the Economy
  • Barack Obama: The Candidate/Incumbent Expectations Gap
  • Micro and Macro-Level Models of the Expectations Gap
  • The Expectations Gap in a Broader Theoretical Context.