Presidential Decision Making

ISBN-13: 9780521233378 / Angielski / Twarda / 1980 / 280 str.

Roger Porter

Opis

This inside account of decision making in the White House describes the organizational challenges the President faces.

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction and overview; 1. Organizational challenges; 2. The Economic Policy Board: creation and historical evolution; 3. The Economic Policy Board: operation, organization, and functions; 4. The 1975 State of the Union tax proposals; 5. The U.S.-U.S.S.R. grain agreement; 6. The 1976 footwear import decision; 7. The Economic Policy Board: an evaluation; 8. Organizing the White House for presidential decision making; Appendix: Three organizational models: adhocracy, centralized management, and multiple advocacy; Bibliography; Index.