The political significance of the George W. Bush administration

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 130-149

  Aberbach, Joel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative presidency; Bush II administration; Neoconservatism; Presidential power; Republican Party; Social policy; United States

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH CARE; NATIONAL POLITICS; SOCIAL POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15844378220     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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