Presidential Spending Power

Presidential Spending Power

Louis Fisher

82,71 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Princeton University Press
Año de edición:
2015
Materia
Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9780691617695
82,71 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Añadir a favoritos

Each year billions of dollars are diverted by the President and his assistants from the purposes for which Congress intended them. Billions more are used in confidential and covert ways, without the knowledge of Congress and the public. Here is the first account of how this money is actually spent.Louis Fisher writes: 'When it comes to the administration of the budget, we find nothing that is obvious, very little that is visible. Our priorities here are peculiar. We fix upon the appropriations process, watching with great fascination as Congress goes about its business of making funds available to agencies. What happens after that point -the actual spending of money-rarely commands our attention.'To unravel the mystery, Louis Fisher has investigated different forms of discretionary action: the transfer of funds that initially financed the Cambodian incursion; impoundment during the Nixon administration; covert financing; the reprogramming of funds; and unauthorized commitments. He describes each of these devices in operation and provides the historical background of Presidential spending power. In conclusion Louis Fisher presents a cogent and timely analysis of what can be done to improve Congressional control. Sufficient control, he maintains, cannot be achieved merely through the appropriations process, and he makes important recommendations designed to preserve discretionary authority while improving Congressional supervision.Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Artículos relacionados

  • How Great a Crime - to tell the truth
    Neil Kay / Steven Kay
    Joseph Gales was one of the all-time great Sheffielders – forget Joe Cocker, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sean Bean or Michael Palin. These are all minnows compared to Joseph Gales – and their stories are boring besides that of the Galeses. The Galeses story has been forgotten and has not been brought together in one place before – it is not just something dredged up from history – an i...
    Disponible

    10,33 €

  • The Resistance Handbook
    Markos Moulitsas / Huttner Michael
    It’s time to fight back. In November 2016, Donald Trump lost the national popular vote—by a lot!—yet managed to stumble into the White House. Trump’s presidency is not just an indictment of our political system—it’s an affront to our core values as a nation. How could such an ignorant autocratic buffoon claim to represent such a diverse, open, and free society? A majority of ...
  • CRONICAS DE UNA TORMENTA PERFECTA
    Shodai Sennin J.A. Overton-Guerra
    A social, economic, political and cultural wave of violent transformation emanating largely from Latin American countries and resulting from the illegal narcotics trade - what I have coined the Narcorrevolución - is rapidly spreading across Western Industrialized nations. The United States, with its own growing Hispanic community, each and every day more socially, politically a...
  • Political Dawn
    An Anonymous American Author
    You are not reading this by happenstance.      The United States government no longer represents the American people. Money has become the dictator of the democratic process. Congress is divided and arguably entirely dysfunctional.      Lawmakers conspire with lobbyists and special interests to create legislation and regulation in their favor, mismanage the public purse, and ...
    Disponible

    34,79 €

  • James Noble Allan - The Man · The Mason · The MPP
    Allison F Gowling
    This biography of James Noble Allan is given the warm glow of a local “grass roots” tribute by Allison Gowling. Tracing James Allan's life from the humble beginning in Canborough, Ontario, through the years of power and influence at all levels of municipal and provincial politics, the author rewards the reader with specific details which form a fitting tribute to this most ...
    Disponible

    19,83 €

  • Fearful Majesty
    Benson Bobrick
    Ivan the Terrible - the name evokes the legend of a cruel and dangerously insane tyrant. Fearful Majesty explores that legend and exposes the man, his nature, and his time.This acclaimed biography of one of Russia’s most important and tyrannical rulers is not only a rich, readable biography, it is also surprisingly timely, revealing how many of the issues Russia faces today hav...
    Disponible

    21,18 €

Otros libros del autor

  • President Obama
    Louis Fisher
    On the campaign trail, Barack Obama spoke often about his constitutional principles. In particular, he objected to George W. Bush’s claim to certain 'inherent' presidential powers that could not be checked by Congress or the judiciary. After his inauguration, how did President Obama’s constitutional principles fare? That is the question Louis Fisher explores in this book, a dis...
    Disponible

    37,79 €

  • Constitutional Dialogues
    Louis Fisher
    Who makes constitutional law? Is constitutional doctrine the monopoly of the courts? In accessible and persuasive prose Louis Fisher explains that constitutional law is not solely or even primarily the Supreme Court’s 'final word' but rather a richly political convergence of separate interpretations. With a broad range of examples, he argues that constitutional principles emerg...
    Disponible

    183,65 €

  • Presidential Spending Power
    Louis Fisher
    Each year billions of dollars are diverted by the President and his assistants from the purposes for which Congress intended them. Billions more are used in confidential and covert ways, without the knowledge of Congress and the public. Here is the first account of how this money is actually spent.Louis Fisher writes: 'When it comes to the administration of the budget, we find ...
    Disponible

    215,54 €

  • Law of the Executive Branch
    Louis Fisher
    The scope of presidential authority has been a constant focus of constitutional dispute since the Framing. The bases for presidential appointment and removal, the responsibility of the Executive to choose between the will of Congress and the President, the extent of unitary powers over the military, even the ability of the President to keep secret the identity of those consulte...
    Disponible

    63,32 €

  • Constitutional Dialogues
    Louis Fisher
    Who makes constitutional law? Is constitutional doctrine the monopoly of the courts? In accessible and persuasive prose Louis Fisher explains that constitutional law is not solely or even primarily the Supreme Court’s 'final word' but rather a richly political convergence of separate interpretations. With a broad range of examples, he argues that constitutional principles emerg...
    Disponible

    66,33 €

  • On the Supreme Court
    Louis Fisher
    On the Supreme Court places the Supreme Court in a rich historical and political context, demonstrating how its interpretations of statutes and the Constitution are necessarily shared with the elected branches, the 50 states, and the general public. ...
    Disponible

    66,44 €