George E. Shambaugh IV - The Art of Policymaking; Tools, Techniques and Processes in the Modern Executive Branch Second Edition

Tools, Techniques and Processes in the Modern Executive Branch

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Shambaugh, George E., 1963

The art of policymaking: tools, techniques and processes in the modern executive branch / George E. Shambaugh IV, Georgetown University, Paul Weinstein Jr., Johns Hopkins University.Second edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4833-8551-8 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Political planningUnited States. I. Weinstein, Paul J. II. Title.

JK468.P64S47 2016

352.340973dc232015028656

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

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The first edition of The Art of Policymaking: Tools, Techniques, and Processes in the Modern Executive Branch hit bookstore shelves early in 2002. It provided students and practitioners with a detailed explanation of the specific tools, techniques, and processes used to create, analyze, and implement policy in the United States. The second edition expands the scope and depth of the first edition in multiple ways.

• New presidents. We expanded Part I: The Policymakers to reflect upon and compare the organizational structures and policymaking processes in the executive branch as they evolved under Presidents William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack H. Obama. Just as the original edition offered important information and guidelines on how the White House policymaking process worked to a new president, the second edition is designed to assist President Obamas successor.
• Rise of the budget process in policymaking. We expanded Part II: Tools of the Trade by adding a new chapter on the budget process and economic policymaking. We also expanded Part III: Case Studies to include a case study that focuses on budget negotiations in the Obama administration.
• Cross-administration comparisons. The second edition provides case studies regarding social policy, economic policy, and foreign security policy during different administrations. In particular, we supplement our analysis of the Clinton economic plan with an assessment of the Bowles-Simpson deficit reduction commission (on which co-author Paul J. Weinstein, Jr. served as senior adviser) during the Obama administration. In addition, we supplement our chapter on the beginning of U.S. war in Iraq during Desert Shield and Desert Storm with one analyzing President George W. Bushs decision to change U.S. strategy and dramatically increase the number of U.S. personnel on the ground in Iraq through a policy that became known as the surge. With these additions, students can compare how economic and security policymaking varies across multiple administrations.