PSCI100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Liberal Democracy, Social Democracy, Direct Democracy
7 Dec 2016
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That activity in which con icting interests struggle for advantage or dominance (in the making or execution of public policies) Lasswell - who gets what, when and how? . The study of the in uence and the in uential . Easton - the authoritative allocation of values for a society . The distribution of necessities (jobs, education, health etc) How the branches of govnt interact w each other and independently. Aristotle man is a political animal - we are all part of a community and have a responsibility to it. 1945-1985 = welfare state - state controlled many things and had an abundant amount of social programs. In almost every state, the govnt plays less of a role in regulation, ownership, taxation and provision of social services than in 1985. Government - a set of institutions and practices that makes and enforces collective public decisions for a society. Political economy - the relationship between the state and market.
