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Self Interest and Public Interest in Western Politics

By Leif Lewin , Donald Lavery

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1991
ISBN
0198277261, 9780198277262
LCC
JC330.15 .L4913 1991
Open Library ID
OL1863670M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1129313 bytes)
Series
Comparative European Politics
Pages
160\153
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-18 11:31:18

Description

Is it self-interest or public interest that dominates Western politics? In this book, which combines in a novel way insights from different fields, including rational choice theory, political philosophy, and electoral research, Leif Lewin examines more than two- hundred studies of democracy in action from seventeen countries. He looks at the behavior and attitudes of voters, bureaucrats, and politicians, in turn, and shows that the plausible and prevalent theory that egoism rules simply doesn't match the facts. This intriguing study will be of special interest to students of comparative politics , West European politics, political science, and economics.

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