POWER & Choice AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

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 introduct...

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Main Authors: Shively, W. Phillips 1942- (Author), Schultz, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield 2022
Edition:Sixteenth edition
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Politics: Setting the Stage
  • 2. Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy - 3. The Modern State
  • 4. Policies of the State
  • 5. Economic Policy of the State
  • 6. What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice and Effectiveness
  • 7. Democracies and Authoritarian Systems
  • 8. Political Culture and Political Socialization
  • 9. Constitutions and the Design of Government
  • 10. Elections
  • 11. Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics
  • 12. Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics
  • 13. Social Movements and Contentious Politics
  • 14. National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary Government
  • 15. National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential Government
  • 16. Bureaucracy and the Public Sector
  • 17. Law and the Courts
  • 18. Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others).