Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies

✍ Scribed by Robert Elgie (auth.)

Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Leaves: 243
Series: Comparative Government and Politics
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Leaders, Leadership and the Leadership Environment....Pages 1-24
Britain: Prime Ministerial Leadership....Pages 25-50
France: Presidential Leadership....Pages 51-77
Germany: Dispersed Leadership....Pages 78-105
The United States: Divided Leadership....Pages 106-134
Japan: Reactive Leadership....Pages 135-161
Italy: Acephalous Leadership....Pages 162-190
The Institutional Basis of Political Leadership....Pages 191-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-231

✦ Subjects

Comparative Politics; Political Science

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