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The Second Term of George W. Bush : Prospects and Perils / edited by R. Maranto, D. Brattebo, T. Lansford.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Evolving American Presidency, 2945-6169
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Europe--Politics and government.
- Europe.
- Political science.
- European Politics.
- Political Science.
- Local Subjects:
- European Politics.
- Political Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2006.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Second term presidencies are distinctive, not least as the president no longer has to run for re-election. Placing the second term of George W. Bush in comparative perspective, this fascinating book explores the political, institutional and policy implications of a second term. Combining topicality with analytical richness, this is an important resource for scholars and students.
- Contents:
- Cover
- The Second Term of George W. Bush: Prospects and Perils
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Series Foreword Palgrave
- Notes on Contributors
- Part I The Setting
- Chapter One Are Second Terms Second Best? Why George W. Bush Might (or Might Not) Beat the Expectations
- Chapter Two Public Opinion, Presidential Campaigns, and Presidential Governance
- Part II The Institutions
- Chapter Three The Bush White House Staff in the Second Term: New Structures? New Faces? New Processes?
- Chapter Four Choices for the President: Structuring the Second-Term Cabinet of President George W. Bush
- Chapter Five George W. Bush and Congress in the Second Term: New Problems-Same Results?
- Chapter Six Crusade: The Rhetorical Presidency of George Bush
- Part III Domestic Policy
- Chapter Seven Judges, Courts, and Policy in President George W. Bush's Second Term
- Part IV The Policies
- Chapter Eight Domestic Policy in the Second Bush Term: The Un-Hidden Hand Leadership of a Conviction President
- Chapter Nine Economic Policy: Responsibility but with Limited Authority
- Part V Foreign and Security Policy
- Chapter Ten Homeland (In) Security
- Chapter Eleven The Best Defense? Iraq and Beyond
- Chapter Twelve Problematic Policies Toward the Middle East
- Part VI Presidential Leadership
- Chapter Thirteen George W. Bush: A Transformational Leader at Midterm
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611365912
- 9781281365910
- 1281365912
- 9781403984418
- 1403984417
- OCLC:
- 567962624
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