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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462099503321

Autore

Keller Morton

Titolo

The unbearable heaviness of governing [[electronic resource] ] : the Obama administration in historical perspective / / Morton Keller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8179-1266-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 601

Disciplina

324.9730931

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 2009-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One -Governing; Chapter Two -Fixing the Economy; Chapter Three -Into the Maze: Health Care; Chapter Four -Contexts: Analogy and Ideology; Chapter Five -Unfinished Business: Policy and Politics; Notes; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Taking a critical look at the realities that have shaped the first stage of Barack Obama's presidency, Morton Keller offers a history-focused examination of Obama's developing style of governing, with particular attention to his signature policies of the stimulus, financial, and health care reforms. The author considers this presidency in light of the facts of contemporary political life and the nature of key government institutions, such as Congress and the bureaucracy, and discusses what may lie ahead for the president's policies and political prospects.