Smith, Alastair
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
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- ISBN 13:
- 9781541701366
- author:
- Smith, Alastair
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 x 14 x 4.2 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, Political Ideologies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Leaders do whatever keeps them in power. This assertion is the foundation of a groundbreaking book on political science that challenges conventional wisdom. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith's work reveals that democracy is essentially a convenient fiction, and that governments are more similar than different in their pursuit of power. The size of the group that supports a leader determines almost everything about politics, including what leaders can get away with and the quality of life or misery under their rule. This book provides a clear and accessible explanation of how leaders amass and retain power, and how to return power to the people.
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