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Prisoners of Myth

The Leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1933-1990

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

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Prisoners of Myth

The Leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1933-1990

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

Prisoners of Myth is the first comprehensive history of the Tennessee Valley Authority from its creation to the present day. It is also a telling case study of organizational evolution and decline. Building on Philip Selznick's classic work TVA and the Grass Roots (1949), a seminal text in the theoretical study of bureaucracy, Erwin Hargrove analyzes the organizational culture of the TVA by looking at the actions of its leaders over six decades--from the heroic years of the New Deal and World War II through the postwar period of consolidation and growth to the time of troubles from 1970 onward, when the TVA ran afoul of environmental legislation, built a massive nuclear power program that it could not control, and sought new missions for which there were no constituencies. The founding myth of multipurpose regional development was inappropriately pursued in the 1970s and '80s by leaders who became "prisoners of myth" in their attempt to keep the TVA heroic. A decentralized organization, which had worked well at the grass roots, was difficult to redirect as the nuclear genii spun out of control. TVA autonomy from Washington, once a virtue, obscured political accountability. This study develops an important new theory about institutional performance in the face of historical change.

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Princeton University Press

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1400821533

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9781400821532

Jimmy Carter as President

Leadership and the Politics of the Public Good

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

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Jimmy Carter as President

Leadership and the Politics of the Public Good

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

Jimmy Carter was, according to Erwin Hargrove, the first modern Democratic president to be substantially ahead of the party coalition. Concerned with issues of the future -- inflation, the need for tax reform, energy shortages -- Carter anticipated many questions that are only now being addressed, nearly a decade after his troubled tenure in office.The years 1976 to 1980 were difficult years for a Democrat to be president -- especially difficult for a southern moderate who viewed the world in Wilsonian terms and who was politically unaligned, essentially an outsider in his party and in Washington. But Carter's inability to read or manipulate the political scene was not the only problem to beleaguer his presidency. Events such as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the capture of American hostages in Iran also worked against Carter, creating situations in which no amount of political acumen could have salvaged his presidency.Hargrove places Carter in historical perspective. Examining his frequently overlooked successes, as well as his failures, Hargrove analyzes both the content and the methods of Carter's policy leadership. His style of leadership is studied in the light of his beliefs and values, and of his problem-solving skills and experience.This profile draws heavily upon interviews with members of Carter's White House staff. In a consideration for Carter's domestic, economic, and foreign policies, Hargrove shows the congruence of purpose, politics, and process as a president shapes decision making. Because Carter was skilled at solving specific problems, he achieved notable successes -- the Panama Canal Treaty, the Camp David Accord, and the SALT II talks -- when he could keep matters in his own hands. Yet, despite such policy successes, his inability to build strong coalitions and delegate authority, exacerbated by uncontrollable world events, doomed Carter to political defeat.Throughout Jimmy Carter as President, Hargrove emphasizes that in our assessment of presidents, we should evaluate skill within the historical context and thereby better understanding the ingredients of presidential success. Hargrove's effective and extensive use of interviews proves the advantages of integrating oral history into scholarly research and writing.

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LSU Press

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0807124257

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9780807124253

Effective Presidency

Lessons on Leadership from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

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Effective Presidency

Lessons on Leadership from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

The second edition of this classic work adds a new chapter on Barack Obama and updates coverage of the end of the George W. Bush administration. Presidential scholar Erwin C. Hargrove extends his analytical framework of presidential effectiveness to show how Obama combines eventful leadership with pragmatism to move the nation forward in an intensely polarized partisan environment. Features of the textbook: Uses an analytical framework to assess historical context, personal skills and attributes, and the ability to "make a difference" in each of ten presidencies. Four presidents are judged to be "event-making" leaders: Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bush. Six presidents are assessed as "eventful" leaders: JFK, Ford, Carter, George H. W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama. As much a study of leadership as an analysis of ten presidencies, this book adds to our understanding in political science, history, and public administration and management.

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Routledge

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1317264924

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9781317264927

The President And The Council Of Economic Advisors

Interviews With Cea Chairmen

By: Erwin C Hargrove,Samuel A Morley

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The President And The Council Of Economic Advisors

Interviews With Cea Chairmen

By: Erwin C Hargrove,Samuel A Morley

Interviews with ten former chairmen of the Council of Economic Advisers--from the Truman to the Carter administrations--are gathered in this book to examine the relationship between economic advisers and the president and the institutional relationships among the CEA, executive departments, and federal financial agencies. The interviews also reconstruct major presidential decisions since the establishment of the CEA, such as the 1964 tax cut, the 1971 wage and price freeze, and presidential strategies for managing inflation and recession. In a preface to each interview, the editors analyze the conditions for CEA effectiveness, look at how well the advice of the Council has conformed to the presidential world view, and pinpoint the distribution of responsibility for policy analysis and advice within successive administrations.

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460

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Routledge

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1000304965

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9781000304961

Danger in Paris

A Mystery

By: Erwin Hargrove

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Danger in Paris

A Mystery

By: Erwin Hargrove

In 1988, Vanderbilt University professor John Page and his wife, Julie, move to Paris to accept a one-year teaching appointment. He decides to take advantage of his European location and do some research into his mothers life in Paris in the 1920s. He meets an old friend of his mothers, who refers him to some of their French circle. Excited to find so many good clues into an enduring family mystery, he and Julie meet several of his mothers friends in Paris. Then he receives a letter that changes everything: If you know what is good for you, you will stay away and stop any attempt to dig up the past. Spooked but ultimately undaunted, their investigation takes them deeper into his familys history. They then hear the heartbreaking news that their new friend Claude Picard has been murdered in his Paris apartment. Inspector Jules Lavin of the Surete takes charge of the case. Despite the increased scrutiny, an attempt is made on the life of Picards daughter Lily. John risks his life in Algiers as part of the investigation.

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Archway Publishing

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1480813931

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9781480813939

Effective Presidency

Lessons on Leadership from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

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Lessons on Leadership from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama

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Effective Presidency

Lessons on Leadership from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

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Effective Presidency

Lessons on Leadership from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

Every four years the American public goes to the polls in hopes of electing a hero to the presidency, trying to find someone larger than life. But heroes are hard to find and sometimes they turn out to be villains. Senior presidential scholar Erwin Hargrove recommends that we shift our sights to electing an effective president instead, and here he shows us how to assess effective presidencies. To address the central question of whether presidents make a difference, Hargrove asks about the most important things each president attempted. He finds that much of the time, "eventful" leadership prevails, but that some presidents may be judged to be "event-making" for good or ill. As George W. Bush has demonstrated, event making leaders run great risks-sometimes challenging the Constitution-even as they attempt greatness. By contrast, effective presidents combine eventful leadership with a modulated sense of personal ambition. Hargrove examines this winning combination in light of historical context and a fine gauge of personal skills and attributes. Reviewing eventful and event-making presidencies of the last fifty years, Hargrove comes down on the side of effectiveness over the special effects of pyrotechnic presidencies like the current one.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040295096

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9781040295090

Prisoners of Myth

The Leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1933-1990

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

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The Leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1933-1990

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Princeton University Press

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Jimmy Carter as President

Leadership and the Politics of the Public Good

By: Erwin C. Hargrove

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Leadership and the Politics of the Public Good

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