Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors

Part I. Introduction

1. Studying Executive Leadership
Ludger Helms

Part II. Patterns of Core Executive Leadership

2. The United States: Variations of Presidential Predominance
Ludger Helms

3. Britain: Prime Ministers, Cabinets and the Struggle for Supremacy
Ludger Helms

4. Germany: Chancellor Dominance and Coalition Rule
Ludger Helms

Part III. Executive Leadership in the Wider Political Process

5. The United States: Providing Leadership in an ‘Anti-Leadership Environment’
Ludger Helms

6. Britain: Executive Leadership from the Top
Ludger Helms

7. Germany: Governing a ‘Semi-sovereign State’
Ludger Helms

Part IV. Conclusion

8. Making Sense of Complexity: Comparative Perspectives and Conclusions
Ludger Helms

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, Comparative Politics, Political Science