Vicious cycle : presidential decision making in the american political economy /
Spiliotes, Constantines J.
Vicious cycle : presidential decision making in the american political economy / Constantines J. Spiliotes. - College Station, Tx. : Texas A&M University Press, 2002. - xv, 212 páginas : ilustradas ; 23 cm. - Series in the Presidency and Leadership Studies / Loseph V. Hughes, Fr., and Holly O. Hughes. .
List of Figures, viii -- List of tables, ix -- Preface, xi -- Part I. Toward a theory of institutional responsibility in presidential decision making, 3 -- Introduction, 3 -- 1. Theoretical perspectives on presidential decision making in the American political economy, 5 -- 2. The evolution of the president as macroeconomic policy maker, 1908-46, 23 -- 3. A model of partisanship, institutional responsibility, and presidential decision making in the American political economy, 46 -- Part II. A test of the theory with four presidential case studies, 71 -- Introduction, 71 -- 4. Democratic presidents and the republican logic of anti-inflation policy, 73 -- 5. Republican presidents and the democratic logic of unemployment policy, 107 -- 6. Presidents, electoral politics, and the logic of the political business cycle, 131 -- 7. Final thoughts on presidential decision making, 144 -- Appendix A. Macroeconomic initiatives of presidents Eisenhower through Clinton, 1953-96, 151 -- Appendix B. Overview of institutions and the macroeconomy, 178 -- Appendix C. Distribution of variables, 180 -- Notes, 181 -- Bibliography, 195 -- Index, 207.
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Política económica.
Jefes de estado.
Toma de decisiones.
Planificación.
Estados Unidos.