| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-186) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A theory of positive presidential power -- Case study : pushing President Bush's 2001 tax cut -- Winning key votes, 1953--2004 -- Signing new laws, 1953--2004 -- The practice and potential of presidential leadership. |
| Summary |
"Today's presidents enter office having campaigned on an ambitious policy agenda, eager to see it enacted, and willing to push so that it is. The central question of presidents' legislative leadership, therefore, is not a question of resolve but a question of strategy: By what means can presidents build winning coalitions for their agenda? Pushing the Agenda uncovers the answer. It reveals the systematic strategies president's employ to influence Congress and the conditions that determine when those strategies work - or don't. Drawing on an eclectic array of original evidence - spanning presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush - Matthew N. Beckmann finds that modern presidents' influence in Congress is real, often substantial, and, to date, largely underestimated."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- |
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Presidents -- United States -- Case studies.
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Presidents. |
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United States. |
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Case studies.
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Political leadership -- United States.
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Political leadership. |
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Legislation -- United States.
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Legislation. |
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Executive power -- United States -- Case studies.
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Executive power. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Chronological Term |
1989- |
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Since 1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beckmann, Matthew N., 1975- Pushing the agenda. Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521760140 (DLC) 2009038064 (OCoLC)436867000 |
| ISBN |
9780511712593 (electronic book) |
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0511712596 (electronic book) |
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9780511845154 (electronic book) |
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0511845154 (electronic book) |
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9786612560804 |
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6612560800 |
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0521162912 (paperback) |
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0521760143 (hardback) |
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9780521162913 (paperback) |
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9780521760140 (hardback) |
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