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The Political Significance of the George W. Bush Administration
Author(s) -
Aberbach Joel D.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00430.x
Subject(s) - presidency , administration (probate law) , public administration , milestone , george (robot) , government (linguistics) , political science , politics , faith , power (physics) , sociology , law , linguistics , philosophy , physics , theology , archaeology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , history
This article argues that the George W. Bush administration is an important milestone in evolving notions about governance and policy that are increasingly identified with the Republican Party in the United States. Joining ideas about the power of the president that received their major impetus in the Nixon administration (especially the “administrative presidency”) and policy ideas developed by neoconservatives, the Bush administration has implemented an agenda with important consequences for social policy and for the role of government in general. A series of policy examples, including Medicare drug prescription benefits, education, and what is known as the “faith‐based initiative,” demonstrate the active role government has played under Bush and the techniques his administration has used to get what it wants.