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Dictator's Handbook, The - Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

By: PublicAffairs

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Nonfiction (PublicAffairs)

Last Stocked on 8/30/2024

Product Info

Title
Dictator's Handbook, The - Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
Publisher
Category
Author
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Publish Year
2012
Pages
352
Dimensions
5.5x8.5x1"
NKG Part #
2148139399
Type
Softcover

Description

This clever and accessible book shows that democracy is essentially just a convenient fiction. Governments do not differ in kind but only in the number of essential supporters, or backs that need scratching. The size of this group determines almost everything about politics: what leaders can get away with, and the quality of life or misery under them. The picture the authors paint is not pretty. But it just may be the truth, which is a good starting point for anyone seeking to improve human governance.