Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-257) and indexes.
1. Putting the U.S. Presidency in a Wider Context -- 2. Reagan, Bush, and the Emergence of the Gridlocked System -- 3. Bill Clinton Encounters the Governability Gap -- 4. Thatcher, Major, and the Problem With Leaders as Icons -- 5. Trudeau, Mulroney, Chretien, and the Rise and Fall of Personalized Leadership -- 6. Hawke, Keating, and a Balance Between Personal and Institutional Leadership -- 7. Toward a Rehabilitation of U.S. Executive Leadership