Author	Shively, W. Phillips, 1942-
Title	Power & choice : an introduction to political science / W. Phillips Shively
Imprint	Singapore : McGraw-Hill, 2012
Edition	13th ed.
Descript	429 : ill., maps ; 24 cm

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. -- Provided by publisher

Politics: setting the stage -- Modern ideologies and political philosophy -- The modern state -- Policies of the state -- Economic policy of the state -- What lies behind policy: questions of justice and effectiveness -- Democracies and authoritarian systems -- Political culture and political socialization -- Constitutions and the design of government -- Elections -- Parties: a linking and leading mechanism in politics -- Structured conflict: interest groups and politics -- Social movements and contentious politics -- National decision-making institutions: parliamentary government -- National decision-making institutions: presidential government -- Bureaucracy and the public sector -- Law and the courts -- Global politics: politics among states (and others) -- Principles of political analysis

1. Political science
2. Political planning
3. Public administration
4. World politics

LOCATION	CALL#	STATUS
Central Library (5th Floor)	320 S558P 2012	CHECK SHELVES