The U.S. Presidency in Crisis: A Comparative Perspective

In This Book Campbell Sheds Light On The U.s. Presidency Through A Comparative Study Of Executive Leadership In The United States, Great Britain, Canada, And Australia. This Unique Work Provides A Strong Review Of Common Challenges Faced By Chief Executives Of Other Anglo-american Democracies, Offering A Context For Examining The U.s. Presidency. It Discusses The Clinton Administration In Detail, And Deals With The Governability Gap (the Seeming Incapacity Of Presidents And Congress To Cope Constructively With The Core Issues Faced By The Country) Extensively. Well-written And Jargon-free, The U.s. Presidency In Crisis Derives And Amplifies Lessons That Can Be Applied To Efforts To Improve Presidential Performance. Putting The U.s. Presidency In A Wider Context -- Reagan, Bush, And The Emergence Of The Gridlocked System -- Bill Clinton Encounters The Governability Gap -- Thatcher, Major, And The Problem With Leaders As Icons -- Trudeau, Mulroney, Chrétien, And The Rise And Fall Of Personalized Leadership -- Hawke, Keating, And A Balance Between Personal And Institutional Leadership -- Toward A Rehabilitation Of U.s. Executive Leadership. Colin Campbell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 239-257) And Indexes.