Presidential Privilege and the Freedom of Information Act
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- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
9 February 2021
Summary
The Freedom of Information Act, developed at the height of the Cold War, highlighted the power struggles between Congress and the president in that tumultuous era. By drawing on previously unseen primary source material and exhaustive archival research, this book reveals the largely untold and fascinating narrative of the development of the FOIA, and demonstrates how this single policy issue transformed presidential behaviour. The author explores the policy’s lasting influence on the polit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474442459 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474442455 |
| Series: | New Perspectives on the American Presidency |
| Author: | Kevin M. Baron |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 9 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
Kevin Baron has developed a dynamic model, nested within a social learning perspective, to explain policy formation as a function of double feedback loops. He examines the legislative development of FOIA from 1946-76 revealing the effectiveness of a learned response behaviour to executive privilege in issue evolution.– “Keith Lee, Georgia College”
About The Author
Kevin M. Baron
Kevin M. Baron is Assistant Professor in Politics at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. Kevin’s research focuses on Congress and the Presidency, paying particular attention to the politics of policymaking.
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