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The Appointments Process and the Administrative Presidency
Author(s) -
ABERBACH JOEL D.,
ROCKMAN BERT A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2008.03657.x
Subject(s) - presidency , distrust , presidential system , political science , normative , public administration , process (computing) , law , politics , computer science , operating system
This essay reviews and analyzes the literature on presidential appointments in light of the growing tendency of chief executives to use the methods associated with what is now known as the administrative presidency. It closes with a discussion of the normative issues raised by the existing appointment system, one that appears to generate incompetence, distrust, and delays in filling posts.