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Power and choice: An introduction to political science / by W. Phillips Shively and David Schultz

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2022.Edition: 16th edDescription: xvii, 478p. ; 25cmISBN:
  • 9781538151860
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320  SHI
Contents:
Part I The Idea of Politics 1Politics: Setting the Stage 2Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy Part II The State and Public Policy 3The Modern State 4Policies of the State 5Economic Policy of the State 6What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice and Effectiveness Part III The Citizen and the Regime 7 Democracies and Authoritarian Systems 8Political Culture and Political Socialization Part IV The Apparatus of Governance 9Constitutions and the Design of Government 10Elections 11 Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics 12Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics 13Social Movements and Contentious Politics 14National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary Government 15National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential Government 16Bureaucracy and the Public Sector 17Law and the CourtsPart V International Politics 18Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others) Appendix: Principles of Political Analysis Glossary Notes Index
Summary: Power & Choice offers an in-depth look into the nuances of politics through the analysis of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power. Using extended case examples from around the world, Power & Choice provides undergraduate students with a clear and engaging introduction to political science and comparative politics. (Source: WorldCat)
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Part I The Idea of Politics
1Politics: Setting the Stage
2Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy
Part II The State and Public Policy
3The Modern State
4Policies of the State
5Economic Policy of the State
6What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice and Effectiveness
Part III The Citizen and the Regime
7 Democracies and Authoritarian Systems
8Political Culture and Political Socialization
Part IV The Apparatus of Governance
9Constitutions and the Design of Government
10Elections
11 Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics
12Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics
13Social Movements and Contentious Politics
14National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary Government
15National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential Government
16Bureaucracy and the Public Sector
17Law and the CourtsPart V International Politics
18Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others)
Appendix: Principles of Political Analysis
Glossary
Notes
Index

Power & Choice offers an in-depth look into the nuances of politics through the analysis of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power. Using extended case examples from around the world, Power & Choice provides undergraduate students with a clear and engaging introduction to political science and comparative politics. (Source: WorldCat)

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