Making sense of presidential leadership -- Identifying the outstanding leaders of the Americas -- Historical eras and political regimes in eight American republics -- Leadership in the wars of independence and their aftermath -- Presidential leadership and national consolidation -- Presidential leadership in the era of state development -- Presidential leadership in the era of neoliberal globalization -- Conclusion : the transformational presidents of the Americas
Summary
Using a comparative history approach, Presidential Leadership in the Americas since Independence analyzes the presidents and their ability to bring change to their polities, societies, and economies across four different periods: during and after independence; during national consolidation in the nineteenth century; the expansion of the state in the twentieth century; and the turn towards neoliberal globalization since the 1980s
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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