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Author:

Vaughn, Justin S., 1978- author.

Title:

Czars in the White House : the rise of policy czars as presidential management tools / Justin S. Vaughn and José D. Villalobos.

Publisher:

University of Michigan Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xii, 236 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Presidents--Selection and appointment--Selection and appointment--United States.
Executive power--United States.
Policy sciences--United States.
United States--Selection and appointment.--Selection and appointment.

Other Authors:

Villalobos, José D., author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224) and index.

Contents:

Conclusion. War of the czars : the battle over Barack Obama's White House staff -- Why czars? : a theoretical explanation for the rise of presidential policy czars -- The gradual institutionalization of America's energy policy : the case of the energy czar -- Commanding the War on Drugs : the drug czar and the Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Founding and fumbling the AIDS czar : Bill Clinton and the Office of National AIDS Policy -- Coordination in a post 9/11 world : George W. Bush's czars and the War on Terror -- War of the czars : the battle over Barack Obama's White House staff -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

9780472121113 (ebook)
0472121111 (ebook)
0472119583 (hardcover)
9780472119585 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)900242819

LCCN:

2014050132

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)