02578nam 2200541Ia 450 991046209950332120200520144314.00-8179-1266-5(CKB)2670000000276561(EBL)1370683(SSID)ssj0000757180(PQKBManifestationID)11414266(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757180(PQKBWorkID)10753451(PQKB)10899647(MiAaPQ)EBC3301869(Au-PeEL)EBL3301869(CaPaEBR)ebr10622922(CaONFJC)MIL551676(OCoLC)876507561(EXLCZ)99267000000027656120110620d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe unbearable heaviness of governing[electronic resource] the Obama administration in historical perspective /Morton KellerStanford, Calif. Hoover Institution Press20101 online resource (201 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;no. 601Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-1264-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexTaking 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.Hoover Institution Press publication ;601.United StatesPolitics and government2009-Electronic books.324.9730931Keller Morton136440MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462099503321The unbearable heaviness of governing2190435UNINA