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1 online resource (xiv, 263 pages) |
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1. The American Governor: Power, Constraint, And Leadership; David P. Redlawsk -- PART I: GOVERNORS: POWER AND CONSTRAINT -- 2. Public Perceptions Of America's Executives: The President And Two Very Different Governors; David J. Andersen -- 3. The Power Of Institutional Design: Governors, Vetoes, And Legislative Outcomes; Robert J. Mcgrath, Jon C. Rogowski, And Josh M. Ryan -- 4. Gubernatorial Institutional Authority And Conflict: Executive-Judicial Relations In The United States; Gbemende Johnson -- 5. What Causes State-Level Executive Scandals?; Brandon Rottinghaus -- 6. Voters And The Limits Of Gubernatorial Power: The Case Of Iowa; Christopher Larimer -- PART II: GOVERNORS AS POLICY AND IDEOLOGICAL LEADERS -- 7. New Jersey's Modern Radical: Governor Woodrow Wilson And The Pragmatist Tradition In American Politics; Trygve Throntveit -- 8. Leadership At The Twilight Of Progressivism: Mario Cuomo's Defense Of Liberalism In Two Speeches In The Summer Of 1984; Saladin Ambar -- 9. 'What Would Gandhi Do?' Nikki Haley And South Carolina In American Politics, Black, White And Brown; Jason A. Kirk -- 10. Rally 'Round The Governor: The Response Of Voters To Gubernatorial Leadership In Times Of Crisis; Ashley Koning And David P. Redlawsk -- PART III: GOVERNORS IN POPULAR CULTURE -- 11. The Music Governors Create And Inspire; John Weingart |
| Summary |
This edited collection brings together a broad range of research on governors in the American states, examining governors as potentially powerful leaders who are subject to a range of constraints, as well as considering how individual governors may choose leadership paths that either enhance or detract from that power. The chapters build new models of the interactions between executives and other players within the states, examine the rhetoric of governors as a leadership tool, and generally put new and interesting emphases on governors with both detailed individual cases and larger-N studies. Governors are the political leaders of their states, with a range of powers and also constraints that differ from state to state and time to time. This very range makes the study of governors fertile ground for better understanding the American political system and the important role federalism plays in determining how policy develops and changes at all levels. The contributing authors look broadly at new research on governors, without the specific constraints of particular methods or focal points |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Governors -- United States.
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State governments -- United States
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Society & social sciences.
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Humanities.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Governors
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State governments
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Redlawsk, David P., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781137480675 |
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113748067X |
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9781349573912 |
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1349573914 |
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9781137480705 |
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113748070X |
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