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The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership. By Matthew N. Green

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2012

Matthew N. Beckmann
Matthew N. Beckmann*
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
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The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership. By Matthew N. Green. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. 292p. $30.00.

In his book, Matthew N. Green investigates Speakers' purposive goals, tactical options, and legislative influence. The overriding thesis: Speakers' actions do not simply reflect “the majority of the majority's” interests and preferences, but rather emerge from a more diverse set of goals. As Green argues: “Speakers may exercise legislative leadership on behalf of the preferences of others besides the majority party in Congress [including] representing his or her own district … achieving his or her own preferred policy outcome … helping the party's president, the institutional presidency, or the House as a whole” (p. 17).

Type
Critical Dialogue
Information
Perspectives on Politics , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , December 2012 , pp. 999 - 1000
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 2012

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