1st Edition

Political Change A Collection of Essays

By David E. Apter Copyright 1973
255 Pages
by Routledge

255 Pages
by Routledge

255 Pages
by Routledge

Published in the year 1973, Political Change is a valuable contribution to the field of Politics. The problem in the social sciences has been to improve the quality of the relationship between the creative and didactic sides and produce more interesting and verifiable hypotheses and propositions. The literature dealing with this problem has grown and become increasingly technical. This collection... Read more
Preface, Some Opening Comments 2 The Old Anarchism and the New 3 Radicalization and Embourgeoisement: Hypotheses for a Comparative Study of History 4 Political Studies and the Search for a Framework 5 Government 6 Why Political Systems Change 7 Development and the Political Process: A Plan for a Constitution 8 Political Theories and Political Practices: A Critique of Overseas Aid as Social Engineering 9 Comparative Government: Developing New Nations

Biography

David E. Apter Department of Political Science, Yale University