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Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies
By Robert Elgie
248 pages
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- Macmillan
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- Basingstoke, England
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- 1995
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Synopsis
Concentrating on the period since 1945, Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies examines the resources of and constraints on political leaders in contemporary political systems. The book compares six countries to assess the effectiveness of political leadership and its relationship to the nature of institutional structures and political environments. The author argues that while the leadership environment has become more constraining and difficult in recent years, the potential for effective ...
Concentrating on the period since 1945, Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies examines the resources of and constraints on political leaders in contemporary political systems. The book compares six countries to assess the effectiveness of political leadership and its relationship to the nature of institutional structures and political environments. The author argues that while the leadership environment has become more constraining and difficult in recent years, the potential for effective leadership in liberal democracies has not been extinguished.
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Table of contents
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- Comparative Government and Politics *
- Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies *
- Contents vii
- List of Tables, Figures and Exhibits viii
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- 1 - Leaders, Leadership and the Leadership Environment 1
- 2 - Britain: Prime Ministerial Leadership 25
- 3 - France: Presidential Leadership 51
- 4 - Germany: Dispersed Leadership 78
- 5 - The United States: Divided Leadership 106
- 6 - Japan: Reactive Leadership 135
- 7 - Italy: Acephalous Leadership 162
- 8 - The Institutional Basis of Political Leadership 191
- Bibliography 211
- Index 223