The Illusion of Presidential Government

by Hugh Heclo, Lester M Salamon, Lester M. Salamon

Book Overview

"Presidential government is an illusion. It is an image that misleads presidents no less than the media and the American public." Thus begins this realistic look at the presidency, in which nine leading presidential scholars examine how and why we are under the illusion of presidential government and ask such questions as: What is the president's actual role? What has happened to his traditional tools of executive leadership? How is the office of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367292971
• ISBN13: 9780367292973
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.4"