This accessibly-written volume discusses socio-cultural, political, and economic changes during and after the Cold War period and how these have affected modern presidential leadership. Prominent contributors cover key issues-image and character, domestic and foreign policy, distraction theory, domestic and international economics, executive/legislative relations, security/intelligence, executive dominance, and activist government-and suggest strategies for helping to ensure a strong presidency in the future.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 From Cold War to Global Presidency Chapter 4 Strategies for Presidential Leadership in the Post-Cold War Era Chapter 5 The Foreign Policy Presidency after the Cold War: New Uncertainty and Old Problems Chapter 6 Distracting Public Attention: Foreign Policy and the UN Chapter 7 The Incredible Shrinking Image: From Cold War to Globalist Presidency Part 8 The Post-Cold War Economic Presidency Chapter 9 The New Economy, the End of the Cold War, and Presidential Evaluations Chapter 10 Economic Intelligence and the CIA Part 11 The Post-Cold War Institutional Presidency Chapter 12 Formal Executive Power: The Contemporary Presidency Chapter 13 The White House Legislative Liaison Office: An Opportunity for Foreign Policy Inter-Branch Collaboration in the Post-Cold War Era Part 14 The Presidency and the Person Chapter 15 From Character to Convenience: What Really Matters in Presidential Politics Chapter 16 Bill Clinton as Warren Harding: The Post-War President as a Problem in American Political Development
