Elites In The Policy Process
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Author | : Robert Presthus |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 542 |
Release | : 1974-06-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0521203449 |
Originally published in 1974, this volume presents the results of a five-year study into interest groups, funded by the Canada Council.
Author | : M. Smyrl |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2016-04-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0230612997 |
Seen from the outside, the world of politics and policy-making seems to be in constant flux. Combining theoretical analysis with primary research, this book brings new light to the neglected problem of why individuals with a vested interest in current policies nevertheless promote reform.
Author | : Michael Albertus |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2018-01-25 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 110819642X |
This book argues that - in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege, and the lived experiences of citizens - democracy often does not restart the political game after displacing authoritarianism. Democratic institutions are frequently designed by the outgoing authoritarian regime to shield incumbent elites from the rule of law and give them an unfair advantage over politics and the economy after democratization. Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy systematically documents and analyzes the constitutional tools that outgoing authoritarian elites use to accomplish these ends, such as electoral system design, legislative appointments, federalism, legal immunities, constitutional tribunal design, and supermajority thresholds for change. The study provides wide-ranging evidence for these claims using data that spans the globe and dates from 1800 to the present. Albertus and Menaldo also conduct detailed case studies of Chile and Sweden. In doing so, they explain why some democracies successfully overhaul their elite-biased constitutions for more egalitarian social contracts.
Author | : Randall G. Holcombe |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2018-07-19 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1108596126 |
Problems associated with cronyism, corporatism, and policies that favor the elite over the masses have received increasing attention in recent years. Political Capitalism explains that what people often view as the result of corruption and unethical behavior are symptoms of a distinct system of political economy. The symptoms of political capitalism are often viewed as the result of government intervention in a market economy, or as attributes of a capitalist economy itself. Randall G. Holcombe combines well-established theories in economics and the social sciences to show that political capitalism is not a mixed economy, or government intervention in a market economy, or some intermediate step between capitalism and socialism. After developing the economic theory of political capitalism, Holcombe goes on to explain how changes in political ideology have facilitated the growth of political capitalism, and what can be done to redirect public policy back toward the public interest.
Author | : Tasha Fairfield |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 365 |
Release | : 2015-03-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1107088372 |
This book identifies sources of power that help business and economic elites influence policy decisions.
Author | : C.WRIGHT MILLS |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert Vance Presthus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 525 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Elite (Social sciences) |
ISBN | : 9780608157672 |
Author | : G. William Domhoff |
Publisher | : Touchstone |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The author is convinced that there is a ruling class in America today. He examines the American power structure as it has developed in the 1980s. He presents systematic, empirical evidence that a fixed group of privileged people dominates the American economy and government. The book demonstrates that an upper class comprising only one-half of one percent of the population occupies key positions within the corporate community. It shows how leaders within this "power elite" reach government and dominate it through processes of special-interest lobbying, policy planning and candidate selection. It is written not to promote any political ideology, but to analyze our society with accuracy.
Author | : the late Alice H. Amsden |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2012-09-27 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0191634077 |
Elites have a disproportionate impact on development outcomes. While a country's endowments constitute the deep determinates of growth, the trajectory they follow is shaped by the actions of elites. But what factors affect whether elites use their influence for individual gain or national welfare? To what extent do they see poverty as a problem? And are their actions today constrained by institutions and norms established in the past? This volume looks at case studies from South Africa to China to seek a better understanding of the dynamics behind how elites decide to engage with economic development. Approaches include economic modelling, social surveys, theoretical analysis, and program evaluation. These different methods explore the relationship between elites and development outcomes from five angles: the participation and reaction of elites to institutional creation and change, how economic changes affect elite formation and circulation, elite perceptions of national welfare, the extent to which state capacity is part of elite self-identity, and how elites interact with non-elites.
Author | : Thomas R. Dye |
Publisher | : CQ Press |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
In his eye-opening work, Dye explodes the myth that public policy represents the “demands of the people” and that the making of public policy flows upward from the masses. In reality, Dye argues, public policy in America, as in all nations, reflects the values, interests, and preferences of a governing elite. Top Down Policymaking is a close examination of the process by which the nation’s elite goes about the task of making public policy. Focusing on the behind-the-scenes activities of money foundations, policy planning organizations, think tanks, political campaign contributors, special-interest groups, lobbyists, law firms, influence-peddlers, and the national news media, Dye concludes that public policy is made from the top down.