Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again

Informationen zum Autor "Elaine C. Kamarck is a senior fellow in the Governance Studies program at Brookings and the founding director of the Center for Effective Public Management. She is also on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is a public sector scholar with wide experience in government, academia, and politics. Kamarck is an expert on government innovation and reform in the United States, OECD countries, and developing countries. In addition, she focuses her research on the presidential nomination system and American politics and has worked in several American presidential campaigns." Klappentext "Kamarack argues that presidents today spent too much time talking, and not enough time governing. After decades of "imperial" and "rhetorical" presidencies, we are in need of a "managerial" president. In her fully readable and accessible book, she explains the difficulties of governing in our modern political landscape, and offers examples and recommendations of how our next president can not only recreate faith in leadership, but also run a competent, successful administration." Zusammenfassung When did Americans lose faith in their leaders? And how can they get it back? Elaine Kamarck argues that presidents today spend too much time talking! and not enough time governing. She explains the difficulties of governing in our modern political landscape! and offers recommendations of how the next US president can recreate faith in leadership and run a successful administration.

Product details

• Authors: Elaine C. Kamarck, Kamarck Elaine C.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.2016
• EAN: 9780815727781
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-2778-1
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political leaders and leadership, Central / national / federal government, Police and security services