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Political Science

José D. Villalobos

2015

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White House Office: Staff Secretary, Manuel Gutiérrez, Joshua Acevedo, José D. Villalobos Oct 2015

White House Office: Staff Secretary, Manuel Gutiérrez, Joshua Acevedo, José D. Villalobos

José D. Villalobos

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Presidential Policymaking: Transaction Costs, Richie Romero, José D. Villalobos Sep 2015

Presidential Policymaking: Transaction Costs, Richie Romero, José D. Villalobos

José D. Villalobos

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Czars In The White House: The Rise Of Policy Czars As Presidential Management Tools, Justin S. Vaughn, José D. Villalobos May 2015

Czars In The White House: The Rise Of Policy Czars As Presidential Management Tools, Justin S. Vaughn, José D. Villalobos

José D. Villalobos

When Barack Obama entered the White House, he faced urgent issues including the economy, health care, and climate change. Despite citizens’ demand for strong presidential leadership, the development and implementation of policy requires cooperation across a range of congressional committees, federal departments, and government agencies. Following a long-standing precedent, Obama appointed administrators—so-called policy czars—charged with directing the response to the nation’s most pressing crises.

Combining public administration and political science approaches to the study of the American presidency and institutional politics, Justin S. Vaughn and José D. Villalobos argue that the creation of policy czars is a strategy for combating …