Political theories of modern government : its role and reform / Peter Self.
This reissued work, originally published in 1985, is a uniquely broad and original survey of theories and beliefs about the growth, behaviour, performance and reform of the governments of modern Western democracies. After analysing the external pressures which have shaped modern governments, the aut...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxon ; New York :
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2010.
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| Series: | Routledge revivals.
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| Summary: | This reissued work, originally published in 1985, is a uniquely broad and original survey of theories and beliefs about the growth, behaviour, performance and reform of the governments of modern Western democracies. After analysing the external pressures which have shaped modern governments, the author examines four different schools of political thought which seek to explain the behaviour and performance of governments, and which offer different remedies for the pluralism, corporatism and bureaucracy. To examine and test these general theories, the author looks closely at how governments actu. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in 1985 by Unwin Hyman Ltd."--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 223 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203857298 0203857291 0415570794 9780415570794 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |