Who Leads Whom? Presidents, Policy, and the Public

Name: Who Leads Whom? Presidents, Policy, and the Public
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ISBN: 9780226092829

ISBN-10: 0226092828

ISBN-13: 9780226092829

Edition: 2005

Authors: Brandice Canes-Wrone

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"Who Leads Whom? is an ambitious study that addressessome of the most important questions in contemporary American politics: Do presidents pander to public opinion by backing popular policy measures that they believe would actually harm the country? Why do presidents "go public" with policy appeals? And do those appeals affect legislative outcomes? Analyzing the actions of modern presidents ranging from Eisenhower to Clinton, Brandice Canes-Wrone demonstrates that presidents' involvement of the mass public, by putting pressure on Congress, shifts policy in the direction of majority opinion. More important, she also shows that presidents rarely cater to the mass citizenry unless they…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Preface


Acknowledgments



Presidents' Involvement of the Mass Public



Public Appeals



A Theory of Public Appeals



Domestic Policy Appeals



Foreign Policy Appeals



Policy Pandering and Leadership



Incentives for Policy Pandering



Examples of Policy Pandering and Leadership



Patterns of Presidential Decisions With Kenneth W. Shotts



Chief Executives, Policymaking, and the Public


References


Index