Political Elites in Modern Societies
Empirical Research and Democratic Theory
Description
Reflections on the nature of political leadership
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Contents
Introduction - ix
Lecture I
Political Party Activists: The Elite Stratum at the Heart of the Party System - 1
Lecture II
Local Government Elites: Policy Entrepreneurs under Pressure at the Base of the System - 25
Lecture III
National Bureaucrats and Politicians: Elites in Conflict and Consensus at the Apex of the System - 51
Reflections on the nature of political leadership