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作者：Meyers, Roy T.; Rubin, Irene S.
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland Baltimore County; Northern Illinois University
摘要：This article reviews the history of executive budgeting in the United States a century after President William Howard Taft's Economy and Efficiency Commission proposed an executive budget. This history, the authors argue, does not suggest that giving more budget power to the president will improve budget outcomes. Instead, what is needed is more cooperation between the branches of government and a better-educated public-goals that were shared by budget reformers when the Taft report was publis...
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作者：Kincaid, John
作者单位：Lafayette College; Lafayette College
摘要：The U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) befitted an era marked by low party polarization, bipartisanship, and cooperative federalism. Although the ACIR's work was valuable, the growth of federal power, rise of party polarization, and the decline of bipartisanship, along with many other political, governmental, and social changes during its 37-year life (1959-96), marginalized the ACIR to the point of political vulnerability. These historic changes make it unlikely th...
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作者：Walling, Jeremy D.
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作者：Pfiffner, James P.
作者单位：George Mason University; University of London
摘要：Federalist No. 70 sets the stage for a powerful chief executive through its emphasis on energy in the executive. This essay reviews the challenges of holding this energy accountable in a republican form of government and concludes that recent presidents have stretched their authorities beyond even the most aggressive defense of the concept. Comparing presidents Abraham Lincoln and George W. Bush, the author concludes that the founders never intended to give any president authority to suspend t...
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作者：Brook, Douglas A.; King, Cynthia L.
作者单位：United States Department of Defense; United States Navy; Naval Postgraduate School
摘要：This case study reviews the enactment and implementation of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) in the U.S. Department of Defense. Proponents of reform seized the opportunity to enact reform in the aftermath of 9/11, basing their arguments on national security concerns. However, the policy-making process did not produce a consensus for reform among key stakeholders in the personnel management policy community. Instead, the NSPS angered and alienated the Office of Personnel Management...
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作者：Jain, Chaya
作者单位：Virginia State University
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作者：Jreisat, Jamil E.
作者单位：State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
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作者：Stillman, Richard J., II; Raadschelders, Jos C. N.
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作者：Agranoff, Robert
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Federalist No. 44 examines the connective mechanisms underlying a federal system of government. Traditionally called intergovernmental relations, these systems were intended to facilitate the pursuit of effective implementation of national policies. This essay suggests that the national government's officers should not be impressed by collaboration unless it produces better performance or lower costs. Collaboration is a means to an end, not an absolute requirement.
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作者：Xu, Hua
作者单位：Auburn University System; Auburn University Montgomery; Auburn University
