In this third edition of The President's Agenda, Paul Light brings
his acclaimed study up to date by weighing the successes and
failures of the Bush and Clinton presidencies in setting a
legislative agenda of domestic issues for Congress. The most
noticeable development, according to Light, is the shrinking of the
agenda and the absence of fresh new ideas. Explaining the emergence
of "the derivative Presidency," he attributes this increasingly
limited agenda to the problems associated with the end of the
welfare state, the thickening of government, the problems of the
budget, the "Reagan effect," and the changing nature of party
politics. With Light's latest judgments and insights, The
President's Agenda remains an invaluable text for courses on the
American presidency.
"What has changed is the content of the President's agenda. Even
under similar political conditions, both Bush and Clinton had fewer
proposals than their predecessors, and both tended to favor
modifications of the status quo over bold breaks with the past.
Although there are important differences between the two
Presidents, not the least of which is Bush's high proportion of
small-scale, old ideas, the two share a pronounced tendency to look
backward for inspiration rather than forward." -- from the
Preface
Praise for previous editions:
"Superb... An important and well-thought-out analysis of
presidential domestic politics, examining many variables in a
president's term... A vital addition to the libraries of those
interested in our most idiosyncratic political institution." --
Perspectives on Political Science
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