02590nam 2200613 450 991082800810332120161219111705.01-4833-4959-41-4833-0168-0(CKB)2550000001273168(EBL)1675575(SSID)ssj0001184530(PQKBManifestationID)12540471(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001184530(PQKBWorkID)11196493(PQKB)10801970(MiAaPQ)EBC1675575(OCoLC)877868502(StDuBDS)EDZ0000174416(EXLCZ)99255000000127316820131121d2013 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe best job in politics exploring how governors succeed as policy leaders /Alan RosenthalLos Angeles :SAGE,[2013]?20131 online resource (ix, 278 pages)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 StatesStatesGovernorsGovernorsPowers and duties.GovernorsHistoryGovernorsHistoryPolitical leadershipStates.352.232130973Rosenthal Alan1932-2013,1656099StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910828008103321The best job in politics4008774UNINA