The speaker of the House : a study of leadership /
Matthew N. Green provides the first comprehensive analysis of how the Speaker of the House has exercised legislative leadership from 1940 to the present. Green finds that the Speaker's party loyalty is tempered by a host of competing objectives, including reelection, passage of desired public p...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2010]
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| Summary: | Matthew N. Green provides the first comprehensive analysis of how the Speaker of the House has exercised legislative leadership from 1940 to the present. Green finds that the Speaker's party loyalty is tempered by a host of competing objectives, including reelection, passage of desired public policy laws, handling the interests of the president, and meeting the demands of the House as a whole. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-279) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300153187 (pbk. : alk. paper) 030015318X (pbk. : alk. paper) |