The powers of the presidency
By: Michael Nelson, editor.
Contributors: Nelson, Michael, 1949-
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780872899582
Subjects: Presidents -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Contributors; title: Unilateral powers of the presidency; title: The executive power; title: The growth of executive discretion; title: Tools of unilateralism: the modern presidency; title: Policy implementation; title: Emergency powers; title: The resurgence regime; title: Chief of state; title: Ceremonial duties and functions; title: Chief of state role and presidential power; title: Chief of state burdens; title: Delegation of chief of state functions; title: Conclusion; title: Chief administrator; title: The President as chief administrator; title: The appointment power; title: The budgeting power; title: The President as chief law enforcement officer; title: Legislative leader; title: The veto; title: The presidents program; title: Chief diplomat; title: Distribution of foreign policy power; title: Presidential dominance of foreign policy; title: Congressional cooperation and conflict; title: Power of communication; title: The treaty power; title: Executive agreements; title: The recognition power; title: Power to appoint diplomatic personnel; title: Summit meetings; title: Manager of the foreign policy bureaucracy; title: Commander in chief; title: Distribution of war-making power; title: Development of presidential war powers; title: War powers resolution; title: Military responses to terrorism; title: International agreements and the war powers; title: President as military commander; title: President as defense manager; title: Presidential wartime emergency powers; title: Armed forces in presidential diplomacy and foreign policy; title: Chief economist; title: Presidential power over the economy; title: Interaction and evolution of economic theory, institutions, and events; title: The evolution of institutions, laws, and rules; title: Historical development of stabilization policy; title: Future challenges: economic issues for the twenty-first century; title: Index.