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Governing at Home - The White House and Domestic Policymaking (Paperback)
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Governing at Home - The White House and Domestic Policymaking (Paperback)
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Domestic policy issues are neglected by the president only at
considerable risk, since policies in health care, education,
welfare, the environment, and civil rights deeply affect the lives
of ordinary Americans.
This groundbreaking book on White House domestic policymaking is
the first to draw upon both the experiences of former presidential
advisers and the expertise of leading presidency scholars to
explain how policies reflect campaign promises, emerge and evolve,
and are sold to the American people. Covering six administrations
from Richard Nixon through George W. Bush-with ample references to
Barack Obama-it interweaves those insider and outsider perspectives
to convey an eye-opening understanding of the policymaking process
and the factors that influence it.
The contributors here offer an unusual balance of practical wisdom
and social science knowledge. Their insights address a number of
key questions throughout the book: What role does the presidential
campaign have in shaping the subsequent activity of the White
House? How are the specifics of domestic policy, and priorities,
established once a president is elected? Who, and what, is
routinely involved in trying to sell domestic policy preferences to
the American people? And what lessons can be learned from past
successes and failures to enhance the ability of future presidents
to succeed?
"If there is a single overarching lesson to be drawn from this
volume," observes contributor Bruce Miroff, "it might be the
following: domestic policymaking is hard." These policy advisers
know firsthand just how hard it is, and the lack of partisanship in
their comments is striking and reassuring. Their accounts of
lessons learned from the Oval Office will be especially valuable
for years to come for scholars and students who wish to be
acquainted with the real job of governing at home.
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