Czars in the White House : The Rise of Policy Czars as Presidential Management Tools /

When Barack Obama entered the White House, he faced numerous urgent issues. Despite the citizens' demand for strong presidential leadership, President Obama, following a long-standing precedent for the development and implementation of major policies, appointed administrators--so-called policy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Vaughn, Justin S., 1978- (Autor), Villalobos, Jose D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Policy sciences > United States.
Executive power > United States.
Presidents > Staff > Selection and appointment > United States.
United States > Officials and employees > Selection and appointment.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • What is a czar?
  • Why czars? : a theoretical explanation for the rise of presidential policy czars
  • The gradual institutionalization of America's energy policy : the case of the energy czar
  • Commanding the war on drugs : the drug czar and the Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • Founding and fumbling the aids czar : Bill Clinton and the Office of National AIDS Policy
  • Coordination in a post-9/11 world : George W. Bush's czars and the War on Terror
  • War of the czars : the battle over Barack Obama's White House staff
  • Conclusion.

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