Policy Histories and Partisan Leadership in Presidential Studies: The Case of Social Security

The Polarized Presidency of George W. Bush

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ross, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bush presidency; Leadership; Social policy; Social security reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922761234     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199217977.003.0013     Document Type: Chapter

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