The Particularistic President: Executive Branch Politics and Political Inequality
- ISBN-10
- 1107038715
- ISBN-13
- 9781107038714
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-06-18
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Andrew Reeves, Douglas L. Kriner
Description
This book challenges the notion of presidents being the sole steward of American interests through an examination of a range of policies.
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