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The Unprepossessing Mr. Ryan. Understanding Exemplary Legislative Leadership.
Barbara A.K. Adams
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Hardback. The Unprepossessing Mr. Ryan focuses on the character attributes, philosophy, political skills, and administrative activities of William A. Ryan, Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1969 through 1974 and a House Member from 1958 through 1982. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
The Unprepossessing Mr. Ryan focuses on the character attributes, philosophy, political skills, and administrative activities of William A. Ryan, Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1969 through 1974 and a House Member from 1958 through 1982. The author attempts to show that administrative virtue in legislative leadership is best described in terms of utilitarian ethics, the ability to control and manage factionalism in the interest of incremental change, rather than following the idea that an adequate understanding of exemplary legislative leadership must account for the significance of character ethics, attributes that form an essential part of the leader's ... Read more
The Unprepossessing Mr. Ryan focuses on the character attributes, philosophy, political skills, and administrative activities of William A. Ryan, Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1969 through 1974 and a House Member from 1958 through 1982. The author attempts to show that administrative virtue in legislative leadership is best described in terms of utilitarian ethics, the ability to control and manage factionalism in the interest of incremental change, rather than following the idea that an adequate understanding of exemplary legislative leadership must account for the significance of character ethics, attributes that form an essential part of the leader's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761812456
SKU
V9780761812456
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About Barbara A.K. Adams
Barbara A.K. Adams is Assistant Professor in the School of Public and Nonprofit Administration at Grand Valley State University.
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