UNITED STATES: Obama style boosts reform prospects

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  • Assessing presidential leadership
  • Personality-centred
  • Institution-centred
  • Quantitative assessment
  • Decision-making style
  • Diversity of styles
  • Neustadt legacy
  • Congress and presidential leadership
  • Committee changes
  • Polarisation
  • Lobbying and campaign contributions
  • Obama's leadership style
  • Pragmatism and compromise
  • Meticulous, extended preparation
  • Controlled delegation
  • Maintaining presidential power
  • Avoiding 'narrow' issues

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