What Makes a Successful Transition?

by Kenneth W. Thompson, Daniel G. Lang, W. David Clinton, et al.

This work continues the Miller Center's study of presidential transitions. The purpose of this volume is to suggest some yardsticks to use to measure the success of an American presidential transition, and to challenge the common notion that success is to be found in the degree to which the incoming president and his administration accomplish everything they desire or have promised. Instead, the editors describe transitions as highly pluralistic institutions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819189294
• ISBN13: 9780819189295
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 172 Pages