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James MacGregor Burns : resurrecting party loyalty /

In this program with Bill Moyers, James MacGregor Burns claims that the creative life of politics depends upon the resurrection of party loyalty. He cites transactional leadership as the source of many poor policy decisions and expresses his view that the formation of temporary coalitions and allia...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Public Affairs Television (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.), Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Pellett, Gail, Moyers, Bill D., Burns, James MacGregor
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1994]
Subjects:
Political parties > United States.
Political leadership > United States.
Presidents > United States.
Voting > United States.
Burns, James MacGregor > Interviews.
Political scientists > United States > Interviews.
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Summary:In this program with Bill Moyers, James MacGregor Burns claims that the creative life of politics depends upon the resurrection of party loyalty. He cites transactional leadership as the source of many poor policy decisions and expresses his view that the formation of temporary coalitions and alliances in the government leads to continual compromise and deadlock, and obscures a leader's responsibility for bad decisions.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Leland Kenower ; editor, Michael Collins.