Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political WritingsLexington Books, 2005 - Počet stran: 279 Woodrow Wilson's contribution to American foreign policy is well known, but his role in the development of American political thought and institutions is less recognized. In this volume, Wilson scholar Ronald J. Pestritto presents and introduces the statesman and president's seminal essays on such topics as: state theory; the idea of political liberty and the purpose of government; reform of Congress, the presidency, and political parties; and leadership in politics and administration. This collection makes available in a single volume the most relevant political speeches and writings of this important American leader. It will serve students and scholars as both useful teaching tool and invaluable reference source on the twenty-eighth president of the United States. |
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... public opinion and governing in Wilson's famous separation of politics and administration . The collection concludes with two of Wilson's most famous foreign policy speeches - the " War Message to Congress " and his address on the ...
... public opinion and governing in Wilson's famous separation of politics and administration . The collection concludes with two of Wilson's most famous foreign policy speeches - the " War Message to Congress " and his address on the ...
Strana 12
... public mind into government action , the separation - of - powers system , as Wilson understood it , was designed to ... opinion . Unlike parliamentary government , where changes in public opinion can very quickly effect a change in ...
... public mind into government action , the separation - of - powers system , as Wilson understood it , was designed to ... opinion . Unlike parliamentary government , where changes in public opinion can very quickly effect a change in ...
Strana 13
... public officials , motivations rooted in the self - interest that is fundamental to human nature , Wilson com- mented that the proper motivations could be supplied by making public officials accountable to public opinion through a ...
... public officials , motivations rooted in the self - interest that is fundamental to human nature , Wilson com- mented that the proper motivations could be supplied by making public officials accountable to public opinion through a ...
Strana 15
... public opinion , while a separate , permanent , apolitical bureaucracy manages the business of day - to - day governing . In Wilson's vision for Congress , expressed most famously in his book Congressional Government , the legislature ...
... public opinion , while a separate , permanent , apolitical bureaucracy manages the business of day - to - day governing . In Wilson's vision for Congress , expressed most famously in his book Congressional Government , the legislature ...
Strana 16
... public at large . " 4 ] Wilson singled out the system of standing committees for special criticism as the primary ... opinion . " Instead of being dom- inated by the hidden influence of special interests , Congress needs to encourage a " ...
... public at large . " 4 ] Wilson singled out the system of standing committees for special criticism as the primary ... opinion . " Instead of being dom- inated by the hidden influence of special interests , Congress needs to encourage a " ...
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Chapters 1 2 13 and 16 | 31 |
Christs Army | 71 |
Christian Progress | 73 |
Socialism and Democracy | 77 |
A Calendar of Great Americans | 81 |
An Address on Thomas Jefferson | 91 |
The Author and Signers of the Declaration of Independence | 97 |
Chapters 1 and 2 | 107 |
WantedA Party | 205 |
Leaders of Men | 211 |
The Study of Administration | 231 |
War Message to Congress | 251 |
Fourteen Points | 259 |
CHRONOLOGY OF WILSONS ACADEMIC WORK AND OTHER SELECTED EVENTS | 265 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 269 |
273 | |
Cabinet Government in the United States | 127 |
Chapter 2 and Conclusion | 141 |
Chapters 3 and 8 | 175 |
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