TY - BOOK AU - Spiliotes, Constantines J. TI - Vicious cycle: presidential decision making in the american political economy T2 - Series in the Presidency and Leadership Studies / Loseph V. Hughes, Fr., and Holly O. Hughes SN - 1585441422 PY - 2002/// CY - College Station, Tx. PB - Texas A&M University Press KW - Política económica KW - Jefes de estado KW - Toma de decisiones KW - Planificación KW - Estados Unidos N1 - 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 ER -