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The Dictator's Handbook : why bad behavior is almost always good politics / Bruce Bueno de Mesquita;

By: Bueno de Mesquita, BruceContributor(s): Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce | Smith, AlastairMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: :Atlantic Publishers & Distributors | :7/22 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi Publication details: New York : PublicAffairs, 2011Edition: 1st EdDescription: xxv, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN: 9781610391849Subject(s): Social Sciences | Social Processes | Political corruption | Leadership politique | Power (Social sciences) | Political leadership -- Philosophy | Korruption | Politisches HandelnDDC classification: 303.34 BUE

Contents:

Introduction: rules to rule by -- The rules of politics -- Coming to power -- Staying in power -- Steal from the poor, give to the rich -- Getting and spending -- If corruption empowers, then absolute corruption empowers absolutely -- Foreign aid -- The people in revolt -- War, peace, and world order -- What is to be done?

Summary: Explains the theory of political survival, particularly in cases of dictators and despotic governments, arguing that political leaders seek to stay in power using any means necessary, most commonly by attending to the interests of certain coalitions

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Introduction: rules to rule by --
The rules of politics --
Coming to power --
Staying in power --
Steal from the poor, give to the rich --
Getting and spending --
If corruption empowers, then absolute corruption empowers absolutely --
Foreign aid --
The people in revolt --
War, peace, and world order --
What is to be done?

Explains the theory of political survival, particularly in cases of dictators and despotic governments, arguing that political leaders seek to stay in power using any means necessary, most commonly by attending to the interests of certain coalitions

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