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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1538114127
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1538114124
• Author: W. Phillips Shively

W. Phillips Shively’s Power & Choice offers an in-depth look into the nuances of politics, both domestic and international, through the use of multiple comparative perspectives and theoretical approaches. The major theme reflected in the title is based on Shively’s definition of politics as the making 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 philosophy, comparative legal systems, and international politics.

Table contents:

Part I The Idea Of Politics

CHAPTER 1 Politics: Setting the Stage

CHAPTER 2Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy

 

Part II The State and Public Policy

CHAPTER 3The Modern State

CHAPTER 4Policies of the State

CHAPTER 5Economic Policy of the State

CHAPTER 6What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice and Effectiveness

 

Part III The Citizen and the Regime

CHAPTER 7Democracies and Authoritarian Systems

CHAPTER 8Political Culture and Political Socialization

 

Part IV The Apparatus of Governance

CHAPTER 9Constitutions and the Design of Government

CHAPTER 10Elections

CHAPTER 11Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics

CHAPTER 12Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics

CHAPTER 13Social Movements and Contentious Politics

CHAPTER 14National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary Government

CHAPTER 15National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential Government

CHAPTER 16Bureaucracy and the Public Sector

CHAPTER 17Law and the Courts Part VInternational Politics

CHAPTER 18Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others)