Eleventh hour the politics of policy initiatives in presidential transitions /
David M. Shafie.
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (227 pages) illustrations.
- Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Political cycles and the president's agenda -- Lame ducks and unilateralism -- Jimmy Carter's unfinished agenda -- Ronald Reagan: policy retrenchment in a friendly takeover -- George H.W. Bush: twilight time for the deregulation revolution -- Bill Clinton's last campaign -- Bush, Cheney, and midnight deregulation -- Conclusion: digging in and running out the clock -- Appendix: Economically significant fourth-quarter rules.
9781461937906 9781623490041
Executive power--United States--Case studies. Administrative procedure--United States. Presidents--Transition periods.--United States