| Description |
xiv, 359 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : The presidential illusion / Hugh Heclo -- PartI. The unwritten constitution -- Congress and the president in the administrative process : The uneasy alliance / Louis Fisher -- The presidential office : Velvet fist in an iron glove / John Helmer -- Part II. Process management -- The problem of presidential budgeting / Allen Schick -- The paradox of presidential personnel management / G. Calvin Mackenzie -- Federal regulation : A new arena for presidential power? / Lester M. Salamon -- Part III. Policy management -- The presidency and domestic policy formulation / Lester M. Salamon -- The president and economic policy : Problems, patterns, and alternatives / Roger B. Porter -- National security I : Inventing a process (1945-1960) / Anna Kasten Nelson -- National security II : The rise of the assistant (1961-1981) / I.M. Destler -- Conclusion Beyond the presidential illusion - Toward a constitutional presidency / Lester M. Salamon |
| Notes |
"Most of the chapters in this volume were originally prepared during the spring and summer 1980 for use by a panel on presidential management convened by the National Academy of Public Administration"--Pref |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States.
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| Author |
Heclo, Hugh.
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Salamon, Lester M.
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National Academy of Public Administration.
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| LC no. |
81010343 |
| ISBN |
0865312486 |
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0865312494 (paperback) |
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