Ambitious politicians : the implications of career ambition in representative democracy /

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"Research shows that we mistrust people who seem too nakedly ambitious for power. Indeed, Madison warned of the dangers from ambitious politicians. And yet, in the United States, with relatively weak parties, personal ambition for power is almost essential as candidates must create their own ca...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Öhberg, Patrik (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2017.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress.
European Parliament.
Comparative government.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Representative government and representation > Europe.
Ambition.
Legislators > United States > Attitudes.
Legislators > Europe > Attitudes.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
Gouvernement représentatif > Europe.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Parlementaires > Europe > Attitudes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Leadership.
Legislators > Attitudes.
Representative government and representation.
Europe.
United States.
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