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Review: Government. Have Presidents and Prime Ministers Misdiagnosed the Patient?, by Donald J. Savoie

Archie Brown

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Donald Savoie, a distinguished specialist on government administration, has added his voice to the small number of scholars who not only analyse, but also deplore the tendency to concentrate more and more power in the office of the top leader, whether that person be called president or prime minister. His study embraces the four countries he knows best—the United States, Great Britain, France and his native Canada.

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  • Archie Brown

    Archie Brown

    Archie Brown's The Human Factor: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Thatcher, and the End of the Cold War won the Pushkin House Book Prize 2021

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