Anna L. Larsen 
Political Leadership and its Significance in a Time of Troubles [PDF ebook] 

Political leadership is defined as "one that has been democratically elected and is a representative vulnerable to re-election, who works inside and is influenced by a legal and constitutional framework." This book presents and discusses varied topics on global political leadership such as the Japanese conservative views of foreign policy; a look at the roles of the U.S. Speaker of the House, and the House Minority and Majority leaders; Iran’s 2009 Presidential elections; corporate scandals and its relationship to political leadership; multi-polar leadership in Vietnam, and a review of the most relevant academic literature on political leadership.