Analytical Politics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521565677)

Analytical Politics is an introduction to analytical theories of politics, explicitly designed both for the interested professional and classes in political science. We cannot evaluate how well governments perform without some baseline for comparison: What should governments be doing? This book focuses on the role of the "center" in politics, drawing from the classical political theories of Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, and others. The main questions in Analytical Politics involve the existence and stability of the center: When does it exist? When should the center guide policy? An understanding of the work reviewed here is essential for anyone who hopes to evaluate the performance or predict the actions of democratic governments.

Author: Melvin J. Hinich, Michael C. Munger
ISBN-10: 0521565677
ISBN-13: 9780521565677
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/13/1997
Pages: 268
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.03w x 0.76d