| Description |
1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Endorsement Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Political trust -- What is good government? -- Where to from here? -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Government: Why is it a problem? -- Basic problems -- What is a state? -- Origins of the state -- Is the state a good thing? -- Did we need government? -- Founding principles -- Political economy -- Learning from history -- Making predictions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Enduring dilemmas of government |
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By the rod or by example? -- Self-interest or the common good? -- A shared belief system? -- Religions -- Nations -- What are the aims of government? -- What are the limits of government? -- Using what resources? -- To centralise or decentralise? -- Who rules? -- What qualifies a person to lead? -- And who are the ruled? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Progress, calamity and trust -- Progress -- Outlawing slavery and atrocities -- Constraining the will of rulers -- The obedience of rule-makers -- Secularism and toleration -- Inclusion of women and minority groups -- Mitigation of inequality |
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Calamity -- Climate -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) -- The pandemic -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5: The crisis of belief -- Belief and disagreement -- What does it mean to believe? -- How political beliefs are formed -- Social psychology of belief -- Following the leader -- Political trust -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Models of government today -- Democracy -- Representative government -- Models and aims of representation -- Italy -- The crisis of representation -- One-party state -- Neo-patrimonial state -- Quasi-states -- Theocracy -- Indigenous government -- Conclusion -- Notes |
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Chapter 7: The big issues -- Strategy -- Power -- Aims and scope -- Should limits to growth be set? -- How much mobility do we want? -- Who or what is the citizen? -- Structures and processes -- Political conduct -- People's participation -- Trusted proxies -- Busting corruption -- Dialectics of government -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 8: What now? -- Real-world change -- Iran -- Chile -- Italy -- United Kingdom -- United States -- Russia -- China -- Governmental diversity -- Leadership -- Trust and care -- Ecological crossroads -- New media -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
Political turmoil and polarisation are causing people to question how well their societies are governed and how leaders conduct themselves. Grant examines the challenges of government, public policy and administration |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Political science.
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Public administration.
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Political science
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Public administration
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781003837688 |
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1003837689 |
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