Transformative Political Leadership - Making a Difference in the Developing World

Informationen zum Autor Robert I. Rotberg is the former director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and former president of the World Peace Foundation. He is the author or editor of numerous books! among them When States Fail! China into Africa! and A Leadership for Peace. Klappentext Focuses on the role of leadership in politics and argues that accomplished leaders demonstrate a particular set of skills. Through case studies of leaders who have performed ably in the developing world - among them Nelson Mandela in South Africa and Kemal Ataturk in Turkey! the author examines how these leaders transformed their countries. Zusammenfassung Focuses on the role of leadership in politics and argues that accomplished leaders demonstrate a particular set of skills. Through case studies of leaders who have performed ably in the developing world - among them Nelson Mandela in South Africa and Kemal Ataturk in Turkey! the author examines how these leaders transformed their countries.

Product details

• Authors: Robert I. Rotberg, Rotberg Robert I.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2012
• EAN: 9780226728988
• ISBN: 978-0-226-72898-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Developing Countries, Political leaders & leadership, Political leaders and leadership, Global South / Developing countries