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Presidential Direct Action and Policy Continuity: The Case of U.S. International Population Policy

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  • Debasree Das Gupta
  • Mark J. Rozell

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Objectives. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the modern practice of unilateral presidential policy making in the area of U.S. international population policy. The analysis focuses on the implications of this practice in a constitutional system intended to limit and constrain direct presidential action in policy making. Methods. The authors conduct their analysis using a variety of qualitative sources, including leading studies on the topics of presidential direct action and U.S. international population policy, and government documents. Conclusions. Policy development in this area has been marked by dramatic back‐and‐forth shifts due to the modern practice of presidents making many decisions without legislative involvement. Although not the only policy area in which this practice has become the norm, the case study of U.S. international population policy reveals the pitfalls of deviating from the constitutional design of a system of balanced and constrained powers.

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  • Debasree Das Gupta & Mark J. Rozell, 2009. "Presidential Direct Action and Policy Continuity: The Case of U.S. International Population Policy," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 90(4), pages 945-959, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:90:y:2009:i:4:p:945-959
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00671.x
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    1. Yang Shen & Jing Wu & Shuping Wu, 2022. "City‐chief turnover and place‐based policy change: Evidence from China," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 62(5), pages 1296-1328, November.

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