Abstract
Few policy areas illustrate the ambition, problems, and good fortune of Clinton’s first term in office as well as economic policy. From the unveiling of an economic plan in February 1993 to create 500,000 new jobs, improve America’s infrastructure, and reduce the budget deficit, to a re-election victory in November 1996 eased by signs of economic recovery, Clinton’s efforts to manage the economy provide evidence of the power, resources, and limits of the modern presidency. Opportunities are afforded to detail the origins of policy, the extent to which the president is able to bend Congress to his will, and the ultimate weakness of the ‘postmodern president’ in the age of the global economy.1
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Bailey, C.J. (1999). Clintonomics. In: Herrnson, P.S., Hill, D.M. (eds) The Clinton Presidency. Southampton Studies in International Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230389854_5
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