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Author Rosenthal, Alan, 1932-2013.

Title The best job in politics : exploring how governors succeed as policy leaders / Alan Rosenthal.

Publication Info. Los Angeles : SAGE/CQ Press, [2013]
©2013
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Description 1 online resource (ix, 278 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.
Contents The job of governor -- Playing the hands they are dealt -- What governors bring to the table -- How governors put together their policy agendas -- Laying the groundwork for their initiatives -- Strategies and tactics of engagement -- Succeeding as policy leaders -- Legacy and beyond.
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.
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Subject Governors -- United States.
Governors.
United States.
Governors -- United States -- Powers and duties.
Governors -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Governors -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject Political leadership -- United States -- States.
Political leadership.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Rosenthal, Alan, 1932-2013. Best job in politics 9781452239996 (DLC) 2011051917 (OCoLC)771057265
ISBN 9781483301686 (electronic book)
1483301680 (electronic book)
9781483349596 (ebook)
1483349594 (ebook)
1306640083 (e-book)
9781306640084 (e-book)
9781452239996
1452239991

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