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Americans today recognize and celebrate leadership genius in the
management of private companies. At the same time, the American
public remains deeply skeptical of government's ability to address
real economic and social challenges. The contributors to this
timely and important volume increase our understanding of the
potential incentives for and barriers to creative problem-solving
in the public sector. Drawing on case studies of state and local
government, as well as theoretical literature on private sector
management, these scholars reveal both the problems and the
possibilities in governmental decision-making.
Americans today recognize and celebrate leadership genius in the
management of private companies. At the same time, the American
public remains deeply skeptical of government's ability to address
real economic and social challenges. The contributors to this
timely and important volume increase our understanding of the
potential incentives for and barriers to creative problem-solving
in the public sector. Drawing on case studies of state and local
government, as well as theoretical literature on private sector
management, these scholars reveal both the problems and the
possibilities in governmental decision-making.
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Mandate Politics (Hardcover)
Lawrence J. Grossback, David A.M. Peterson, James A. Stimson
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R2,320
Discovery Miles 23 200
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Whether or not voters consciously use their votes to send messages
about their preferences for public policy, the Washington community
sometimes comes to believe that it has heard such a message. In
this 2006 book the authors ask 'What then happens?' They focus on
these perceived mandates - where they come from and how they alter
the behaviors of members of Congress, the media, and voters. These
events are rare. Only three elections in post-war America (1964,
1980 and 1994) were declared mandates by the media consensus. These
declarations, however, had a profound if ephemeral impact on
members of Congress. They altered the fundamental gridlock that
prevents Congress from adopting major policy changes. The responses
by members of Congress to these three elections are responsible for
many of the defining policies of this era. Despite their
infrequency, then, mandates are important to the face of public
policy.
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Mandate Politics (Paperback)
Lawrence J. Grossback, David A.M. Peterson, James A. Stimson
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R1,142
Discovery Miles 11 420
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Whether or not voters consciously use their votes to send messages
about their preferences for public policy, the Washington community
sometimes comes to believe that it has heard such a message. In
this 2006 book the authors ask 'What then happens?' They focus on
these perceived mandates - where they come from and how they alter
the behaviors of members of Congress, the media, and voters. These
events are rare. Only three elections in post-war America (1964,
1980 and 1994) were declared mandates by the media consensus. These
declarations, however, had a profound if ephemeral impact on
members of Congress. They altered the fundamental gridlock that
prevents Congress from adopting major policy changes. The responses
by members of Congress to these three elections are responsible for
many of the defining policies of this era. Despite their
infrequency, then, mandates are important to the face of public
policy.
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