{"product_id":"the-administrative-presidency-revisited-robert-f-durant-9780791409596","title":"The Administrative Presidency Revisited: Public Lands, the Blm, and the Reagan Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the Reagan administration used bureaucratic control over the Bureau of Land Management to shape public lands policy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen presidents seek to govern through bureaucracy rather than legislation, what really changes in public policy, and at what cost?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Administrative Presidency Revisited, \u003c\/i\u003e Robert F. Durant delivers a rigorous, wide-ranging analysis of how presidential power is exercised through administrative strategy. Focusing on the Bureau of Land Management during the Reagan era, Durant traces how political objectives are translated into bureaucratic action across America's public lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on years of meticulous empirical research, Durant moves from theory to practice, revealing how tools of executive control reshape policy outcomes on the ground. From privatization debates and grazing conflicts to wilderness designation and energy development, Durant uncovers the complex political struggles embedded in land management decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured in three parts--The Anatomy of an Administrative Presidency, A View from the Grassroots, and Beyond Fear or Favor: Lessons for Theory and Practice--\u003ci\u003eThe Administrative Presidency Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e connects high-level theories of presidential leadership with the lived realities of policy implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert F. Durant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791409597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791409596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs","brand":"Robert F. Durant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658925715711,"sku":"9780791409596","price":104.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-administrative-presidency-revisited-robert-f-durant-9780791409596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}