White House Politics and the Environment : Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush /

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Presidents and their administrations since the 1960s have become increasingly active in environmental politics, despite their touted lack of expertise and their apparent frequent discomfort with the issue. In White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Byron W....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daynes, Byron W.
Other Authors: Sussman, Glen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Presidents.
Politics and government
Political leadership.
Political culture.
Environmental policy > Decision making.
Environmental management > Political aspects.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Prise de decision > Études de cas.
Environnement > Gestion > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Presidents > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Political culture > United States > Case studies.
Political leadership > United States > Case studies.
Environmental policy > United States > Decision making > Case studies.
Environmental management > Political aspects > United States > Case studies.
Presidents > United States > Case studies.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Études de cas.
United States > Politics and government > Case studies.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The modern presidency and the environment
  • Presidents having a positive impact on the environment. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
  • John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Richard Nixon
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Bill Clinton
  • Presidents having a mixed impact on the environment. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Gerald Ford
  • George H.W. Bush
  • Presidents having a negative impact on the environment. Ronald Reagan
  • George W. Bush
  • Conclusion: Comparing the modern presidents' environmental policies.

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