Building coalitions, making policy [Book] : the politics of the Clinton, Bush, and Obama presidencies / edited by Martin A. Levin, Daniel DiSalvo, and Martin M. Shapiro.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The electoral connection and the dissonant game of coalition building in an era of partisan policymaking / Martin A. Levin and Daniel DiSalvo -- Why LBJ is smiling: the Bush Administration, "compassionate conservatism," and No Child Left Behind / Frederick Hess -- Splitting the coalition: the political perils and opportunities of immigration reform / Dan Tichenor -- Embracing the third rail?: social security politics under Clinton and G.W. Bush / Kent Weaver -- The Bush Administration and politics of medicare reform / Jonathan Oberlander -- A solution for all seasons: the politics of tax reduction in the Bush Administration / Tim Conlan and Paul Posner -- The Bush Administration and the uses of judicial politics / Tom Burke and Nancy Scherer -- Feign to the center, move backward: Bush's Clear Skies Initiative and the politics of policymaking / David Emer -- National security, the electoral connection, and policy choice / James Lindsay -- The dynamics of presidential policy choice and promotion / Daniel Galvin -- Touching the bases: parties and policymaking in the 21st century / Dan DiSalvo -- Bush's 'our crowd' / Martin Shapiro -- Politics, elections and policymaking / David Mayhew.

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