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George Bush and Executive Branch Domestic Policymaking Competence
Author(s) -
Williams Walter
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1993.tb02167.x
Subject(s) - presidential system , george (robot) , executive branch , competence (human resources) , public administration , political science , executive summary , white (mutation) , management , politics , law , economics , finance , biochemistry , chemistry , artificial intelligence , computer science , gene
This article critiques the George Bush domestic policymaking process and argues that Bush had the second‐lowest level of policy competence among postwar presidents, ranking above only Ronald Reagan. Although not overtly antianalytic like Reagan, Bush gave little thought and effort to restoring the badly damaged executive branch domestic policymaking process. The article closes with suggestions about the steps needed for, and the difficulties in establishing, a strong White House policymaking process that generates fruitful interaction among key policy advocates over time and that establishes sufficient Executive Office of the President (EOP) capacity to monitor the implementation and management of presidential policies.