| Description |
x, 339 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
John E. Chubb and Paul E. Peterson: American political institutions and the problems of governance ; Political institutions and government performance ; Historical legacy ; The contemporary system ; Toward a new institutional equilibrium -- pt. 1. Policy and institutions: John E. Chubb: U.S. energy policy: a problem of delegation ; Energy security problem ; Delegation problem ; Old delegation ; New delegation ; Politics of delegation and the obstacles to reform -- David B. Yoffie: American trade policy: an obsolete bargain? ; Trade problems and trade policy ; Protection: demand and availability ; An obsolete bargain? ; Implications for American trade policy and institutions -- Paul E. Peterson and Mark Rom: Macroeconomic policymaking: Who is in control? ; Is there an institutional problem? ; Presidential incentives ; Presidential control ; Future of economic policymaking -- pt. 2. Institutions and governance: Samuel Kernell: Evolution of the White House staff ; Development of the modern White House ; Toward an explanation of White House development ; A history of White House organization ; Governability and the modern White House -- Kenneth A. Shepsle: Changing textbook Congress ; Textbook Congress: the late 1940s to the mid-1960s ; Changing textbook Congress: the 1970s and 1980s ; A new textbook Congress -- Terry M. Moe: Politics of bureaucratic structure ; A perspective on structural politics ; Self-interest and the new social regulation. |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
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United States -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
| Added Author |
Chubb, John E.
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Peterson, Paul E.
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Brookings Institution.
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| ISBN |
0815714084 alkaline paper $29.95 |
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9780815714088 alkaline paper |
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0815714076 paperback alkaline paper $10.95 |
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9780815714071 paperback alkaline paper |
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