Shively, W. Phillips, 1942-

Power and choice : an introduction to political science / Power & choice W. Phillips Shively. - Fifth edition - xvii, 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-369)

Politics: setting the stage --
The modern state --
Modern ideologies and political philosophy --
Policies of the state --
Political choices: the problems of fairness and efficiency --
Authority and legitimacy: the state and the citizen --
Democracy and its recent surge in the world --
Autocratic government --
Constitutions and the design of government --
Elections --
Parties: a linking and leading mechanism in politics --
Structured conflict: interest groups and politics --
National decision-making institutions: parliamentary government --
National decision-making institutions: presidential government --
Bureaucracy and the public sector --
Law and the courts --
Politics among states.

This introductory text examines the contrasting purpose of political institutions as a means to acquire power versus their use as a means to exercise public choice.

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