Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Changing Leaders and Changing Policies 12
7. 2. Methodology 39
8. 3. Changing Leaders and Changing Policies: The Western States 59
9. 4. Leadership Succession and Welfare Policy in the United States: A Case Study of the Impact of Elections on Public Policy 91
10. 5. The Impact of Elite Succession: The Socialist States 140
11. 6. Leadership Change and Policy Innovation: A Case Study of the Impact of Succession on Soviet Postwar Agricultural Policy 179
12. 7. Conclusion: Policy Cycles and Leadership Succession 222
13. Appendix 257
14. References 261
15. Index 293