Power & choice : an introduction to political science
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Power & choice : an introduction to political science
McGraw-Hill, 2012
13th ed, International ed
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Power and choice
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Power and Choice, Thirteenth Edition is a comparative, conceptual introduction to political science which involves students in the dramatic and interesting variety of politics around the world; students clearly are the audience of this text. The theme of "power and choice," based on a definition of politics as the making of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power, runs through much of the text. The text is organized topically, rather than by county-by-country, and provides in-depth examples at the conclusion of most chapters.
Table of Contents
Part I - The Idea of Politics Chapter 1: Politics: Setting the Stage Chapter 2: Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy Part II - The State and Public Policy Chapter 3: The Modern State Chapter 4: Policies of the State Chapter 5: Economic Policy of the State Chapter 6: What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice and Effectiveness Part III -The Citizen and the Regime Chapter 7: Democracies and Authoritarian Systems Chapter 8: Poitical Culture and Political Part IV - The Apparatus of Governance Chapter 9: Constitutions and the Design of Government Chapter 10: Elections Chapter 11: Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics Chapter 12: Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics Chapter 13: Social Movements and Contentious Politics Why Now? Chapter 14: National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary Government Chapter 15: National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential Government Chapter 16: Bureaucracy and the Public Sector Chapter 17: Law and the Courts Chapter 18: Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others) Appendix Principles of Political Analysis Falsifiability Glossary Index EXAMPLES AND BOXED FEATURES
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