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The preeminence of politics [electronic resource] : executive orders from Eisenhower to Clinton / Ricardo Jose Pereira Rodrigues.

By: Pereira Rodrigues, Ricardo Jose, 1957-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Law and society (New York, N.Y.): Publisher: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2007Description: xi, 317 p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Executive orders -- United States | Executive power -- United States | Presidents -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 342.73/0602636 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Explaining presidential use of executive orders -- The politics of hesitation -- The rise of affirmative action -- Affirmative action embattled -- Determinants of presidential use of equal employment orders -- The genesis of regulatory review -- Expanding presidential control -- Maintaining course -- Determinants of presidential use of regulatory review orders -- Quest for balance -- Environmental opposition -- Pragmatism and defiance -- Determinants of presidential use of environmental orders.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-302) and index.

Explaining presidential use of executive orders -- The politics of hesitation -- The rise of affirmative action -- Affirmative action embattled -- Determinants of presidential use of equal employment orders -- The genesis of regulatory review -- Expanding presidential control -- Maintaining course -- Determinants of presidential use of regulatory review orders -- Quest for balance -- Environmental opposition -- Pragmatism and defiance -- Determinants of presidential use of environmental orders.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.