| Confrontation and Compromise: Presidential and Congressional Leadership, 2001-2006 Contributor(s): Mycoff, Jason D. (Author), Pika, Joseph A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742540596 ISBN-13: 9780742540590 Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury OUR PRICE: $131.67 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: The authors examine the relationship between President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress through six case studies from the first six years of the Bush presidency, including education reform, campaign finance reform, intelligence reform, creation of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the response to Hurricane Katrina, and the effort to reform Social Security. Each case is examined to determine who provided the critical elements of political leadership direction, coherence and energy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch |
| Dewey: 973.931 |
| LCCN: 2007003300 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.36" W x 9.01" (1.26 lbs) 282 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The authors examine the relationship between President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress to explore political leadership in American politics. Six case studies make clear that individual leaders in both the Congress and the administration provide the direction, coherence, and energy that leadership requires. Two case studies concentrate on solutions devised to resolve long-standing policy issues that had been the center of controversy even before Bush's election: education reform and campaign finance reform. Two cases focus on issues that arose in the aftermath of 9/11: intelligence reform and creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Two are drawn from Bush's second term: the response to Hurricane Katrina and the failed effort to reform Social Security. The authors draw several general conclusions. Direction, coherence and energy are provided by multiple national leaders, not just by the president. Like other presidents, Bush sought to dominate national policy-making but ultimately found it necessary to effect tactical and policy reversals, actions inconsistent with his image as an uncompromising man of principle. Legislative success often depended on the skills of Bush's allies and particularly on the efforts of bipartisan and sometimes bicameral "tandems" who forged compromises across party and institutional lines that made progress possible. |
