Preface

The Policy Role of Governors by Donald A. Gross

Policy Agendas and Gubernatorial Leadership by Eric B. Herzik

Developing Executive Roles: Gubernatorial Concerns in the Transition Period by Mary D. Herzik, Eric B. Herzik, and James S. Granato

The Management Role of the Governor by Raymond Cox III

Executive-Legislative Relations: The Governor's Role as Chief Legislator by E. Lee Bernick and Charles W. Wiggins

The Power of the (Empty) Purse by Nelson C. Dometrius

Managing the State Economy: The Governor's Role in Policymaking by Dennis Grady

Education Reform in Arkansas: The Governor's Role in Policymaking by Dan Durning

Governors and Environmental Policies: A Comparative Analysis by Jerry Medler and Jeffrey Berejikian

Governors and Health Care Policymaking: The Case of Medicaid by Saundra Schneider

Governors and Nuclear Waste: Showdown in the Rockies by Marilyn K. Dantico and Alvin H. Mushkatel

Selected Bibliography

Index