Vicious cycle : presidential decision making in the American political economy / Constantine J. Spiliotes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spiliotes, Constantine J., 1963-

Series:

Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 9.

Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents.

Decision making.

United States--Economic policy.

United States.

Economic policy.

Presidents--United States.

Presidents--United States--Decision making.

Political planning--United States.

Political planning.

Physical Description:

xv, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2002]

Contents:

Toward a theory of institutional responsibility in presidential decision making. Introduction. Theoretical perspectives on presidential decision making in the American political economy. The evolution of the president as macroeconomic policy maker, 1908-46. A model of partisanship, institutional responsibility, and presidential decision making in the American political economy

A test of the theory with four presidential case studies. Introduction. Democratic presidents and the Republican logic of anti-inflation policy. Republican presidents and the Democratic logic of unemployment policy. Presidents, electoral politics, and the logic of the political business cycle. Final thoughts on presidential decision making.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.

ISBN:

1585441422

OCLC:

46866196