The Logic of Political Survival
| Author/creator | Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946- Author |
| Other author | Smith, Alastair Author |
| Other author | Siverson, Randolph M. Author |
| Other author | Morrow, James D. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : MIT Press |
| Description | 550 p. ill 09.000 x 07.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile HSS Monographs |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation The authors of this ambitious book address a fundamental political question: why are leaders who produce peace and prosperity turned out of office while those who preside over corruption, war, and misery endure? Considering this political puzzle, they also answer the related economic question of why some countries experience successful economic development and others do not. The authors construct a provocative theory on the selection of leaders and present specific formal models from which their central claims can be deduced. They show how political leaders allocate resources and how institutions for selecting leaders create incentives for leaders to pursue good and bad public policy. They also extend the model to explain the consequences of war on political survival. Throughout the book, they provide illustrations from history, ranging from ancient Sparta to Vichy France, and test the model against statistics gathered from cross-national data. The authors explain the political intuition underlying their theory in nontechnical language, reserving formal proofs for chapter appendixes. They conclude by presenting policy prescriptions based on what has been demonstrated theoretically and empirically. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2003045943 |
| ISBN | 9780262025461 |
| ISBN | 0262025469 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780262025461 |
| Stock number | 00015994 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |