The president as reformer: when do presidents initiate administrative reform through legislation?: An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly

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From the author: Scholars interested in executive agencies devote a considerable amount of time to studying various proposals said to make government more effective. Some authors have studied the processes that generate the seemingly continuous stream of reform proposal. This article looks at the stream of proposals coming from one component of the administrative reform system, the president. Statistical tests compare whether the president's level of reform activity is more a product of managerial or political factors. The findings suggest that presidential administrative reform legislation is largely a product of political opportunities.

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Title: The president as reformer: when do presidents initiate administrative reform through legislation?
Author: Scott E. Robinson
Publication:Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: 34 Issue: 4 Page: 793(11)

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