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Inside the political mind : the human side of politics and how it shapes development / Greg Power.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Power, Greg, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Political sociology.
- Political entrepreneurship.
- Political planning.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hurst & Company, 2024.
- Summary:
- Drawing on his experience of working with hundreds of politicians in more than sixty countries, Greg Power explores how social norms, public expectations and the personal interests of MPs influence the path of political development. Where states are weak, politicians solve problems by going around the state. From Tanzania and Nepal to Iraq and Ukraine, voters actually want MPs who can find informal fixes, and a reciprocal logic holds the system in place. But this also means that weak institutions tend to stay weak. Combining insights from behavioural economics, change management and comparative politics, this book argues for a different approach to political reform, one concerned less with institutional design and more with the existing logic of human behaviour.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 30, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9780197794555
- 0197794556
- 9780197790496
- 0197790496
- OCLC:
- 1427582918
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