Shafie, David M.

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


Electronic Books.

JK516 / .E448 2013