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Eleventh hour

Shafie, David M.

Eleventh hour the politics of policy initiatives in presidential transitions / [electronic resource] : David M. Shafie. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Political cycles and the president's agenda -- Lame ducks and unilateralism -- Jimmy Carter's unfinished agenda -- Ronald Reagan: policy retrenchment in a friendly takeover -- George H.W. Bush: twilight time for the deregulation revolution -- Bill Clinton's last campaign -- Bush, Cheney, and midnight deregulation -- Conclusion: digging in and running out the clock -- Appendix: Economically significant fourth-quarter rules.

9781623490041 1623490049


Presidents--Transition periods.--United States
Administrative procedure--United States.
Executive power--United States--Case studies.


United States--Politics and government--1989-
United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.


Electronic books.

JK516 / .S42 2013

320.60973