A Theory of Political Support
E-Book, Englisch, Band 1629, 326 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7090-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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The book proceeds both from recent work in the theory of voting and constitutional choice and from the older tradition of contract theory to postulate that decisions about legitimacy are really choices among alternative regimes. The author suggests that members of a society choose among these alternative regimes on the basis of a knowledge of ethnic and occupational divisions in their society. From these postulates a general theory is derived, which finds expression in numerous testable hypotheses.
Originally published in 1974.
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Frontmatter, pg. i
Acknowledgments, pg. vii
Contents, pg. ix
Introduction, pg. 1
ONE. The General Framework of Constitutional Choice, pg. 35
TWO. Wholly Interchangeable Society, pg. 55
THREE. Factionally Divided Society, pg. 77
FOUR. Segmented Society, pg. 143
FIVE. Mixed Social Systems and the Effects of Social Change, pg. 198
CONCLUSION. Origins of Modern Patterns of Political Cleavage and Coalition, pg. 264
Works Cited. Theoretical or Interpretative Works Articles, pg. 287
Index, pg. 305