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frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Aug 1, 2026 9:26 AM
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics (eBook)
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- Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith's canonical book on political science turns conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single proposition: leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don't care about the "national interest"—or even their subjects—unless they must. As Bueno de Mesquita and Smith show, democracy is essentially 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. And it is also the key to returning power to the people.
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Various Retailers have The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics (eBook) by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith for $1.99.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
Available from:
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
Available from:
- Hachette Book Group via Amazon (Kindle eBook)
- iBooks
- Barnes & Noble (NOOK eBook)
- PublicAffairs via Google Play Store
- Kobo
- Bookshop
- Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith's canonical book on political science turns conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single proposition: leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don't care about the "national interest"—or even their subjects—unless they must. As Bueno de Mesquita and Smith show, democracy is essentially 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. And it is also the key to returning power to the people.
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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