Presidency and Economic Policy

Chris J. Dolan is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania. His research on the American presidency, U.S. foreign policy, and economic policy appears in a number of political science and international relations journals and in numerous edited volumes. He is the author of In War We Trust and co-editor of Striking First. He previously held positions at the University of Central Florida and Presbyterian College.

The second edition of The Presidency and the Economy remains the best source for analyzing the role of the President in trying to provide what the public expects—prosperity.

• Chapter 1 The Origins of Economic PolicymakingChapter 2 The President, The Public, and Economic PolicyChapter 3 Economic Policy Making in the Executive BranchPart 4 Presidential Budgeting and Fiscal PolicyChapter 5 The Federal Reserve Board and Monetary PolicyChapter 6 Presidential Economic Management, Approaches and PoliciesChapter 7 The International Economy and U.S. Foreign Economic PolicyPart 8 The Presidential Economic Scorecard