Being governor : the view from the office

Abstract

List of Tables vii Preface ix Introduction 3 I. The Setting 1. Governors in the American Federal System 12 II. Being Governor 2. Governors' views on Being Governor 22 3. A Day in the Life of a Governor 32 III. The Political Role 4. The Governor as Party Leader 44 5. The Governor and the Public 52 6. Governors and Ethics 67 IV. The Managerial Role 7. The Governor as Manager 78 8. The Political Nature of the Governor as Manager 85 9. Governor's Views on Management 93 10. Appointment Power: Does It Belong to the Governor? 102 11. The Gubernatorial Appointment Power: Too Much of a Good Thing? 116 V. The Legislative Role 12. The Governor and the State Legislature 124 13. The Governor as Chief Legislator 131 14. Governors and Lieutenant Governors 144 VI. The Structural Role 15. Governors' Offices: Variations on Common Themes 158 16. Planning and Budgeting Offices: On Their Relevance to Gubernatorial Decisions 174 17. Science Advice to Governors: Non-Politics in the Policy Process 182 18. Governors and Intergovernmental Relations: Middlemen in the Federal System 192 Conclusion 206 Appendix A: Selected Bibliography on the Governorship 209 Appendix B: Selected Data on Governors and State Executive Systems 212 Notes 219 Index 235