Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors: Executive Leadership in Western Democracies

Helms, L.

How have the American presidency, the British premiership and the German chancellorship changed over the last half-century? Has there been convergence or divergence in the development of political leadership in the United States and in the two largest democracies of Western Europe? And what difference can individual leaders make in an ever-more complex political environment? Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors addresses these questions by looking at the leadership performance of more than two dozen American presidents, British prime ministers and German chancellors of the post-1945 period. In so doing, it offers a unique perspective on the nature of executive leadership in Western democracies that takes into account both the international and the historical dimension of comparison.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-12-07

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403942500

DOI: 10.1057/9780230502918

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 315