| Czars in the White House: The Rise of Policy Czars as Presidential Management Tools Contributor(s): Vaughn, Justin S. (Author), Villalobos, Jose D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472119583 ISBN-13: 9780472119585 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | Law Enforcement |
| Dewey: 352.237 |
| LCCN: 2014050132 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Barack Obama entered the White House, he followed a long-standing precedent for the development and implementation of major policies by appointing administrators--so-called policy czars--charged with directing the response to the nation's most pressing crises. Demonstrating that the creation of policy czars is a strategy for combating partisan polarization and navigating the federal government's complexity, Vaughn and Villalobos offer a sober, empirical analysis of what precisely constitutes a czar and what role they have played in the modern presidency. |