| A Question of Balance: The President, The Congress and Foreign Policy Contributor(s): Mann, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815754531 ISBN-13: 9780815754534 Publisher: Brookings Institution Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1990 Annotation: This book explores the sources of the conflict, its consequences for the formulation and conduct of foreign policy, and ways to improve the relations between Congress and the president. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - History - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 353.008 |
| LCCN: 89-48523 |
| Series: Political, and Economic Development |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.04" W x 9.02" (0.84 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In recent years, a more active and aggressive Congress has often sharply disagreed with the president over the ends and means of American foreign policy. The normal tensions that arise in the U.S. system of separate institutions sharing power have been exacerbated by the contemporary pattern of split-party control of the two branches. The ensuing conflict in areas ranging from Central America to China has stimulated a spirited debate about the constitutional authority and institutional competence of the president and Congress to make foreign policy. In this volume, noted authors, led by Thomas Mann, examine executive-legislative relations in five major policy areas: war powers, intelligence, arms control, diplomacy, and trade. They offer a fresh analysis of the sources and consequences of conflict between the President and Congress as well as constructive suggestions for strengthening each branch's comparative advantages. |