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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.

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Available from:
About this book:
  • 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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gamingdroidToday 12:00 AM
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Oh, this is totally up my ally. Always wanted to be a dictator!
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DeliciousIronyToday 2:52 AM
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I read this book when it came out. It is very good.
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LeonardCToday 4:00 AM
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Incredible book, read it shortly after graduate school, and met BDM in person when he was doing the book talk for this. He cites FIFA as one of the most corrupt organizations on Earth even back then (while explaining how and why). Just bought the electronic copy, so I can screenshot passages as needed.
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At last, I can figure out what drives my 2 cats.
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