El Presidente. Manual Para Electores y Elegidos / The President. a Manual for Vo Ters and the People They Elect

Hace m s de 500 a os, en unas circunstancias totalmente diferentes, Maquiavelo redact EL Pr ncipe para describir la conducta que deb a tener la autoridad con el objeto de sujetar el poder firmemente. Este libro va dirigido a los presidentes y, muy especialmente, a quienes deben elegirlo. Est concebido para una poca, la nuestra, en la que prevalece la democracia liberal y la que convencer es mucho m s importante que vencer. El presidente tiene tres partes, la primera parte (Presidentes) es una reflexi n sobre las caracter sticas que debe tener esa persona que tiene la responsabilidad de dirigir los destinos del pa s y una descripci n de c mo son y c mo funcionan los Estados m s pr speros y felices del planeta. La segunda parte (C mo se llega a la presidencia) es una incursi n en la t cnica electoral y la tercera parte, (C mo se es un buen presidente) ofrece consejos, sugerencias y observaciones. Desde c mo y por qu elegir a los miembros del gabinete, hasta lecciones elementales de econom a pol tica. Tambi n incluye una advertencia contra los enemigos permanentes del buen gobierno: la corrupci n y las supersticiones marxistas y populistas - Carlos Alberto Montaner ha escrito 30 libros y miles de art culos. Es analista pol tico de CNN en espa ol.- La revista Foreign Policy lo ha calificado como uno de los 50 comunicadores m s influyentes de la lengua espa ola. - Un libro dirigido a los interesados en la pol tica y la situaci n actual. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION More than 500 years ago, in totally different circumstances, Machiavelli wrote The Prince to describe the ways that authority figures should behave with the objective of firmly grasping power. This book is directed to presidents, and especially to those who must elect them. It is conceived of for a time--ours--in which liberal democracy prevails and in which it is much more important to convince than to defeat. The President has three parts: the first part ("Presidents") is a reflection about the characteristics that the person responsible for directing the country's destiny should have, and a description of what the most prosperous, happiest states on the planet are like and how they work. The second part ("How one gets to the presidency") is an investigation into the electoral process, and the third part ("What a good president is like") offers advice, suggestions, and observations, from how and why to choose cabinet members to basic political economy lessons. It also includes a warning about the enemies of good government: corruption, and Marxist and populist superstitions. - Carlos Alberto Montaner has written 30 books and thousands of articles, and is a CNN en espa ol analyst. - Foreign Policy magazine has rated him one of the 50 most influential communicators in Spanish. - A book directed at those interested in politics and the current situation.