The Dictator`s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics, Bueno de Mesquita Bruce, Smith Alastair
Автор: Bueno de Mesquita Bruce Название: The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West ISBN: 1541768752 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781541768758 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 26400.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?
Автор: Bueno de Mesquita Bruce, Smith Alastair Название: The Spoils of War: Greed, Power, and the Conflicts That Made Our Greatest Presidents ISBN: 1610396626 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610396622 Издательство: Little Brown Цена: 25740.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: Two eminent political scientists show that America's great conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, were fought not for ideals, or even geopolitical strategy, but for the individual gain of the presidents who waged them. It's striking how many of the presidents Americans venerate-Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, to name a few-oversaw some of the republic's bloodiest years. Perhaps they were driven by the needs of the American people and the nation. Or maybe they were just looking out for themselves. This revealing and entertaining book puts some of America's greatest leaders under the microscope, showing how their calls for war, usually remembered as brave and noble, were in fact selfish and convenient. In each case, our presidents chose personal gain over national interest while loudly evoking justice and freedom. The result is an eye-opening retelling of American history, and a call for reforms that may make the future better. Bueno de Mesquita and Smith demonstrate in compelling fashion that wars, even bloody and noble ones, are not primarily motivated by democracy or freedom or the sanctity of human life. When our presidents risk the lives of brave young soldiers, they do it for themselves.
Автор: Bueno de Mesquita Bruce Название: The Dictator`s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics ISBN: 1610391845 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610391849 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 16180.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: For eighteen years, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith have been part of a team revolutionizing the study of politics by turning conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single assertion: Leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don`t care about the national interest",or even their subjects,unless they have to. This clever and accessible book shows that the difference between tyrants and democrats is just a convenient fiction. Governments do not differ in kind but only in the number of essential supporters, or backs that need scratching. The size of this group determines almost everything about politics: what leaders can get away with, and the quality of life or misery under them. The picture the authors paint is not pretty. But it just may be the truth, which is a good starting point for anyone seeking to improve human governance.
Автор: Mesquita, Bruce Bueno De (new York University) Smith, Alastair (new York University) Siverson, Randolph M. (university Of California Davis) Morrow, Ja Название: Logic of political survival ISBN: 0262524406 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262524407 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 45150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An ambitious theoretical and empirical study of the effect of political institutions on leadership survival, the character of public policy, and economic development.
Автор: Bueno De Mesquita, Bruce Название: Prediction ISBN: 0099531844 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099531845 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 14950.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Using Game Theory (a theory based on the rationale that everyone acts in their own self-interest) he can foretell and even engineer events.
