1st Edition

Political Influence

Edited By Edward Banfield Copyright 2003
392 Pages
by Routledge

392 Pages
by Routledge

354 Pages
by Routledge

In government, influence denotes one's ability to get others to act, think, or feel as one intends. A mayor who persuades voters to approve a bond issue exercises influence. A businessman whose promises of support induce a mayor to take action exercises influence. In Political Influence , Edward C. Banfield examines the structures and dynamics of influence in determining who actually makes the... Read more
1: Introduction; Part I; 2: The Branch Hospital; 3: The Welfare Merger; 4: The Chicago Transit Authority; 5: The Fort Dearborn Project; 6: The Chicago Campus; 7: The Exhibition Hall; Part II; 8: The Structure of Influence; 9: The Process of Influence; 10: The Mythology of Influence; Part III; 11: Concerting Action by Influence; 12: Influence and the Public Interest

Biography

Edward Banfield