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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463170203321

Autore

Shafie David M

Titolo

Eleventh hour [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of policy initiatives in presidential transitions / / David M. Shafie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, 2013

ISBN

1-62349-004-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Joseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership

Disciplina

320.60973

Soggetti

Executive power - United States

Administrative procedure - United States

Presidents - United States - Transition periods

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 1981-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

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

Political cycles and the president's agenda -- Lame ducks and unilateralism -- Jimmy Carter's unfinished agenda -- Ronald Reagan: policy retrenchment in a friendly takeover -- George H.W. Bush: twilight time for the deregulation revolution -- Bill Clinton's last campaign -- Bush, Cheney, and midnight deregulation -- Conclusion: digging in and running out the clock -- Appendix: Economically significant fourth-quarter rules.

Sommario/riassunto

Pres. Jimmy Carter issued last-minute rules immediately before leaving the White House, creating frustration for the incoming Reagan Administration. As George W. Bush prepared to cede the Oval Office to Barack Obama almost three decades later, he ordered more than thirty last-minute policy changes, quickly finalizing the rules before the Obama Administration could overturn them.Presidents are able to bypass Congress and quietly initiate significant policy changes by using the executive branch's authority to alter existing statutes. In Eleventh Hour: The Politics of Policy Initiatives in Presid