Pushing the Agenda: Presidential Leadership in U.S. Lawmaking, 1953-2004

by Matthew N. Beckmann

Book Overview

Today's presidents enter office having campaigned on an ambitious policy agenda, eager to see it enacted, and willing to push so that it is. The central question of presidents' legislative leadership, therefore, is not a question of resolve, it is a question of strategy: by what means can presidents build winning coalitions for their agenda? Pushing the Agenda uncovers the answer. It reveals the predictable nature of presidents' policy making opportunities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521162912
• ISBN13: 9780521162913
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"