ECON 590 Lecture Notes - Long Parliament, Stateless Society, Short Parliament
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How do interests interact with one another. The ease with which interests can conflict or complement: interests can co-exist separately from one another other. Don"t have an impact on one another. Power, influence, and authority: making sure one and one"s interests prevails over others power. Frequently constructed as something good, but when it is exercised it is always negative: influence conflicts of interest. Multidimensional definition encourages analysis of interconnections: community shaped by ideas and rules. The way in which communities look will change over time: rules reflect interests, think about whose interests are served. Decisions implemented by exercising power, influence, and authority: process of decision making, regulation, and enforcement. Government, non universal, is the institutions established to undertake the process of governance. Characteristics of governance in societies having a state and. Continuous organization of official functions bound by rules governmental institutions own interest legitimately: monopoly on use of force (private individuals can"t use force for, highly institutionalized, rules are codified.
