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Eleventh Hour: The Politics of Policy Initiatives in Presidential Transitions
Author(s): David M. Shafie (Author)
- Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
- Publication Date: August 19, 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 248 pages
- ISBN-10: 160344954X
- ISBN-13: 9781603449540
Book Description
Presidents are able to bypass Congress and quietly initiate significant policy changes by using the executive branch’s authority to alter existing statutes. In
Eleventh Hour: The Politics of Policy Initiatives in Presidential Transitions, David M. Shafie analyzes how and why five successive presidents have done so at the end of their administrations, offering important new insights for the growing study of the administrative presidency.After assessing transcripts of speeches and staff communications, such as memos from the White House Domestic Policy offices, memos from selected regulatory agencies and the Office of Management and Budget, as well as records in the Clinton, Reagan, George (H. W.) Bush, and Carter Presidential Libraries, Shafie also conducted in-depth interviews with administration personnel charged with formulating and implementing the executive rule changes. Based on his research, Shafie explains end-of-term rulemaking as an instrument of presidential prerogative power by mapping its evolution through five recent presidential transitions and exploring its effectiveness, consequences, and implications.
Giving consideration to recent efforts to limit interregnum rulemaking and to overturn specific late-term rules, as well as evaluating the prospects for future presidents to favor this instrument to advance their unfinished domestic policy priorities,
Eleventh Hour offers groundbreaking research into the uses of executive power.Editorial Reviews
Review
— Sheldon Kamieniecki Published On: 2013-05-19
“Eleventh Hour is a valuable, timely book that offers an in-depth case study-driven explanation of how presidents have used the rule-making process to advance their domestic agendas, even as they are departing from office. Shafie concludes that not only is last minute rule-making the new norm, it actually makes strategic sense for presidents to use the process this way because many rules prove to be ‘resistant to removal.’ Engaging and well written, the Eleventh Hour is essential reading for students and scholars interested in the presidency and policy making in an era of divided government and legislative stalemate.”–DeLysa Burnier, Professor of Political Science, Ohio University
— DeLysa Burnier Published On: 2013-06-03
“This book does a masterful job of telling the tale of the hidden administrative power presidents wield in creating their legacies. Shafie’s analysis is crisp and persuasive, supplemented with enjoyable anecdotes. This book brings presidential policymaking to life, shedding light on important aspects that have been previously ignored. Eleventh Hour is a must for anyone interested in how presidents can leave their mark in our era of congressional gridlock and hyper-partisanship.”—Todd Belt, associate professor and chair, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Hilo
— Todd Belt Published On: 2013-06-07
“Eleveth Hour: The politics of Policy Initiatives in Presidential Transitions, by David. M Shafie examines substantive policy changes rushed through just as five successive Presidents, Carter to George W. Bush, were Leaving Office.” –Nina C. Ayoub, The Chronicle — Nina C. Ayoub ― The Chronicle Published On: 2013-11-01
“…a powerful blend of research and insider information that offers keys to understanding presidential powers and their changes over the decades.”–The Midwest Book Review ― The Midwest Book Review Published On: 2014-04-11
“Eleventh Hour is a significant contribution to at least two scholarly literatures: works on presidential control of the executive branch, and analyses of presidential transitions. Scholars focusing on the separation of powers will also find much of the interest in the book.” — American University Library ― American University Library Published On: 2014-10-07
