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The best job in politics : exploring how governors succeed as policy leaders /

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Governors - both in, and now out of, office - see the job as the best in politics. Why is that? Drawing on a survey of former governors, personal interviews, as well as gubernatorial memoirs and biographies, Rosenthal shows students how and why governors succeed as policy leaders and makes a case as...

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Main Author: Rosenthal, Alan, 1932-2013 (Author)
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2013]
Subjects:
Governors > United States.
Governors > United States > Powers and duties.
Governors > United States > History > 20th century.
Governors > United States > History > 21st century.
Political leadership > United States > States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Governors - both in, and now out of, office - see the job as the best in politics. Why is that? Drawing on a survey of former governors, personal interviews, as well as gubernatorial memoirs and biographies, Rosenthal shows students how and why governors succeed as policy leaders and makes a case as to why some governors are better at leveraging the institutional advantages of the office.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 278 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483349596 (ebook) :