Domestic Policy and Ideology: Presidents and the American State, 1964-1987
- ISBN-10
- 052132033X
- ISBN-13
- 9780521320337
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989-10-19
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- David McKay, Reader in Government David McKay
Description
In this study Dr McKay examines the interaction between presidential policy preferences and the political environment, concentrating on welfare and urban policy and intergovernmental relations under Johnson, Nixon, Carter and Reagan. Throughout the work, McKay measures the independent influence of the White House on policy and draws conclusions for theories of American political development.
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