02617nam 2200625 450 991048066930332120170919013442.01-4833-4959-41-4833-0168-0(CKB)2550000001273168(EBL)1675575(SSID)ssj0001184530(PQKBManifestationID)12540471(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001184530(PQKBWorkID)11196493(PQKB)10801970(MiAaPQ)EBC1675575(OCoLC)877868502(StDuBDS)EDZ0000174416(EXLCZ)99255000000127316820131121d2013 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe best job in politics exploring how governors succeed as policy leaders /Alan RosenthalLos Angeles :SAGE,[2013]?20131 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4522-3999-1 1-4833-0480-9 Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.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.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.GovernorsUnited StatesGovernorsUnited StatesPowers and dutiesGovernorsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryGovernorsUnited StatesHistory21st centuryPolitical leadershipUnited StatesStatesElectronic books.GovernorsGovernorsPowers and duties.GovernorsHistoryGovernorsHistoryPolitical leadershipStates.352.232130973Rosenthal Alan1932-2013,1057300StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480669303321The best job in politics2492488UNINA