White House politics and the environment : Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush / / Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman
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| Autore: |
Daynes Byron W
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| Titolo: |
White House politics and the environment : Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush / / Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman
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| Pubblicazione: | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.7092/273 |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States |
| Environmental management - Political aspects - United States | |
| Environmental policy - United States - Decision making | |
| Political leadership - United States | |
| Political culture - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government Case studies |
| Altri autori: |
SussmanGlen
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Table and Figure; Preface; introduction The Modern Presidency and the Environment; part one: presidents having a positive impact on the environment; chapter 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman; chapter 2 John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; chapter 3 Richard Nixon; chapter 4 Jimmy Carter; chapter 5 Bill Clinton; part two: presidents having a mixed impact on the environment; chapter 6 Dwight D. Eisenhower; chapter 7 Gerald Ford; chapter 8 George H. W. Bush; part three: presidents having a negative impact on the environment; chapter 9 Ronald Reagan; chapter 10 George W. Bush |
| conclusion Comparing the Modern Presidents' Environmental Policies Notes; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Presidents and their administrations since the 1960's have become increasingly active in environmental politics, despite their touted lack of expertise and their apparent frequent discomfort with the issue. In White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush, Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman study the multitude of resources presidents can use in their attempts to set the public agenda. They also provide a framework for considering the environmental direction and impact of U.S. presidents during the last seven decades, permitting an asse... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | White House Politics and the Environment |
| ISBN: | 1-60344-254-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819659203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Joseph V. Hughes, Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership.