Rövid leírás:
Suggests a theory of presidential power, and tests it against the events in the administrations of the postwar presidents
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Hosszú leírás:
Richard E. Neustadt presents research and analysis on the judgement of presidential leadership and creates a framework of the modern president.
In an effort to identify what America uses to measure the success of a president and his leadership, Presidential Power and the Modern President approaches the president himself by looking directly at his influence on governmental action.
From Roosevelt to Reagan, Neustadt examines presidential success and suggests a theory of presidential power, testing it against the events in the administrations of postwar presidents.
Washington Post Remains brilliant, significantly strengthened and enlarged.
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Tartalomjegyzék:
Contents
Preface to the 1990 Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments, 1990
PART ONE: Presidential Power
1 Leader or Clerk?
2 Three Cases of Command
3 The Power to Persuade
4 Professional Reputation
5 Public Prestige
6 Two Matters of Choice
7 Men in Office
8 The Sixties Come Next
PART TWO: Later Reflections
9 Appraising a President
10 Reappraising Power
11 Hazards of Transition
12 A Matter of Detail
13 Two Cases of Self-Help
Notes
Index
