Elite Recruitment in Democratic Polities
Author : Heinz Eulau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,66 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Heinz Eulau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,66 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Heinz Eulau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,40 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Michael Albertus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,35 MB
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : 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 : B. Harasymiw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 28,32 MB
Release : 1984-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349174254
Author : Roderic Ai Camp
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0292733682
During more than twenty years of field research, Roderic Ai Camp built a monumental database of biographical information on more than 3,000 leading national figures in Mexico. In this major contribution to Mexican political history, he draws on that database to present a definitive account of the paths to power Mexican political leaders pursued during the period 1884 to 1992. Camp’s research clarifies the patterns of political recruitment in Mexico, showing the consequences of choosing one group over another. It calls into question numerous traditional assumptions, including that upward political mobility was a cause of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Comparing Mexican practices with those in several East Asian countries also allows Camp to question many of the tenets of political recruitment theory. His book will be of interest to students not only of Mexican politics but also of history, comparative politics, political leadership, and Third World development.
Author : Samuel J. Eldersveld
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 38,84 MB
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429723563
Much insightful scholarship has been devoted to the elaboration of the nature and functions of elites in modern societies. The theories and paradigms which have emerged have evoked both strong support as well as considerable criticism. Testing this conception of the role of elites is a primary goal of the analysis presented here. We investigate in great detail in these three democratic systems the level of elites' concern for their problems, their sense of responsibility (and power) to act, their relations with community groups and the public, and their values. And throughout the analysis we keep in mind the question of "effective action." This study both builds on and diverges from the early comparative research on local elites.
Author : G. William Domhoff
Publisher : Touchstone
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 32,30 MB
Release : 1986
Category : 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 : Fredrik Engelstad
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 14,18 MB
Release : 2019-10-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1838679154
This volume contains an Open Access chapter. The present volume of Comparative Social Research offers a broad set of comparative studies of elites, stretching from the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Egypt to women's political leadership in Brazil and Germany, via attainment of elite positions among minorities in France and the US.
Author : C.WRIGHT MILLS
Publisher :
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 1956
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Tasha Fairfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 48,38 MB
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107088372
This book identifies sources of power that help business and economic elites influence policy decisions.