ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1953
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

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Introduction to Government
Robert Rienow
1953 first edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf in New York.

Book is tight and square despite size (583pp), sharp-cornered and free of markings.
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Contents

Part I: THE IDEA OF GOVERNMENT 3

CHAPTER 1: The Study and Nature of Government ...4
1. THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE ...6
2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN STATE ...7
3. THEORIES OF THE STATE ...11
4. SUMMARY ...17

CHAPTER 2: The Dynamics of Government ...19
1. POWER AND SOCIAL ORDER ...19
2. LAW—THE EXPRESSION OF POWER ...24
3. THE CONTROL OF POWER ...29
4. SUMMARY ...31

CHAPTER 3: The Choice and Structure of Government ...33
1. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHOICE ...33
2. THE ANALYSIS OF GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE ...38
3. FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENTS ...41
4. SUMMARY ...42

Part II: THE PATTERN OF GOVERNANCE 43

CHAPTER 4: The Parliamentary System: British Model ...44
1. GEOGRAPHY AND THE PEOPLE ...44
2. THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION ...47
3. THE KING ...51
4. THE CABINET AND MINISTRY ...53
5. THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES ...57
6. BRITISH POLITICAL PARTIES ...60
7. THE PEOPLE ...63
8. SUMMARY ...63

CHAPTER 5: The Fourth French Republic: A Parliamentary System with Variations ...66
1. FRANCE AND ITS PEOPLE ...66
2. THE CONSTITUTIONS OF 1946 AND THEIR PREDECESSORS ...68
3. THE CHIEF OF STATE ...72
4. THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL ...75
5. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ...76
6. THE PATTERN OF FRENCH GOVERNMENT ...77
7. THE `PARLEMENT` ...81
8. POLITICAL PARTIES ...82
9. POPULAR CONTROL ...85
10. THE COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC ...86
11. ADVISORY BODIES ...87
12. SUMMARY ...88

CHAPTER 6: The Presidential Type of Government: The United States ...90
1. THE UNITED STATES AND ITS PEOPLE ...91
2. DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ...92
3. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ...94
4. THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES ...98
5. THE PATTERN OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ...101
6. POLITICAL PARTIES ...105
7. THE ELECTORATE ...106
8. SUMMARY ...108

CHAPTER 7: Authoritarian Government—The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ...110
1. RUSSIA AND THE RUSSIANS ...111
2. THE SOVIET CONSTITUTION ...114
3. THE SUPREME SOVIET ...116
4. THE PRESIDIUM ...118
5. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ...119
6. THE COMMUNIST PARTY ...120
7. THE PATTERN OF SOVIET GOVERNMENT ...123
8. POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT ...125
9. THE SECRET POLICE AND PARTY PURGES ...128
10. SUMMARY ...129

Part III: THE FOUNTAINS OF GOVERNMENT 131

CHAPTER 8: Revolutions ...132
1. REVOLUTIONS AND THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT ...132
2. THE NATURE OF REVOLUTION ...134
3. THE RIGHT OF REVOLUTION ...135
4. CHANGE AND REVOLUTION ...137
5. THE SIGNS OF REVOLUTION ...140
6. LIFE CYCLE OF A REVOLUTION ...142
7. THE FRUITS OF VIOLENCE ...144
8. THE CULT OF BLOOD ...145
9. SUMMARY ...146

CHAPTER 9: Constitutions and Constitutionalism ...148
1. CONSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ORIGIN ...148
2. THE DOCTRINE OF CONSTITUTIONALISM ...151
3. NATIONAL VIEWS OF CONSTITUTIONALISM ...154
4. THE SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION ...161
5. CONSTITUTIONS AND CHANGE ...163
6. THE AMENDING PROCESS ...164
7. SUMMARY ...167

CHAPTER 10: Rights the World Over ...169
1. THE HERITAGE OF RIGHTS ...169
2. POWER AND RIGHTS ...171
3. RIGHTS AGAINST GOVERNMENT ...174
4. POLITICAL RIGHTS ...176
5. THE SOCIAL RIGHTS ...184
6. RIGHTS AGAINST FELLOW CITIZENS ...186
7. INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS ...188
8. SUMMARY ...188

CHAPTER 11: Federal or Unitary Government ...191
1. WHAT IS FEDERALISM ...192
2. ORIGINS OF FEDERALISM AND THE UNITARY STATE ...195
3. DIVISION OF POWERS AND ITS ENFORCEMENT ...198
4. CHANGE AND THE REDISTRIBUTION OF POWERS ...202
5. TRENDS IN FEDERALISM ...204
6. HOME RULE AND THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ...208
7. DICTATORSHIP AND FEDERALISM ...208
8. SUMMARY ...209

CHAPTER 12: Separation of Powers ...211
1. THE PRINCIPLE ...211
2. EARLY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DOCTRINE IN THE UNITED STATES ...214
3. THE INFLUENCE OF POPULAR RESPONSIBILITY ...216
4. THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES ...217
5. THE IMPACT OF PRESSURE GROUPS ...218
6. SEPARATION IN GREAT BRITAIN ...219
7. SEPARATION AS A DEFENSE AGAINST DICTATORSHIP . . . 221
8. BREACH IN SEPARATION—DELEGATED LEGISLATION . . . 222
9. JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE . . . 224
10. SUMMARY . . . 225

Part IV: FROM IDEA TO LAW 227

CHAPTER 13: Public Opinion and Propaganda ...228
1. THE NATURE OF PUBLIC OPINION ...229
2. FORMING A PERSONAL OPINION ...232
3. THE FORMATION OF PUBLIC OPINION ...233
4. PUBLIC OPINION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ...236
5. MEASURING PUBLIC OPINION ...237
6. MANIPULATING PUBLIC OPINION—PROPAGANDA ...240
7. CENSORSHIP ...241
8. SUMMARY ...242

CHAPTER 14: Political Parties ...245
1. FUNCTION OF POLITICAL PARTIES ...245
2. POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM ...247
3. POLITICAL GROUPING IN FRANCE ...253
4. PARTIES IN A PRESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT ...256
5. PROBLEMS OF DEMOCRATIC PARTIES ...261
6. PARTY IN AN AUTHORITARIAN SYSTEM ...264
7. SUMMARY ...268

CHAPTER 15: Nominations ...270
1. THE PURPOSE OF NOMINATIONS ...270
2. SIGNIFICANCE OF NOMINATIONS ...270
3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOMINATIONS ...271
4. STATUTORY REGULATION OF NOMINATING PROCEDURE ...272
5. LEGAL PROCEDURE OF NOMINATIONS ...275
6. SUMMARY ...283

CHAPTER 16: Campaigns ...285
1. THE NATURE OF CAMPAIGNS ...285
2. PARTY ORGANIZATION FOR CAMPAIGNS ...287
3. CAMPAIGN TECHNIQUES ...294
4. CAMPAIGN FINANCE ...299
5. ONE-PARTY CAMPAIGNS ...300
6. SUMMARY ...307

CHAPTER 17: Citizenship ...309
1. THE QUALITIES OF CITIZENSHIP ...309
2. CITIZENSHIP: CLASSICAL AND MODERN ...309
3. THE RULES OF NATIONALITY ...310
4. CHANGING NATIONALITY ...312
5. CONSEQUENCES OF CITIZENSHIP ...318
6. SUMMARY ...319

CHAPTER 18: Suffrage ...321
1. THEORIES OF SUFFRAGE ...321
2. HISTORICAL TRENDS ...326
3. PROBLEM OF NONVOTING ...329
4. QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING ...331
5. EVALUATING THE FRANCHISE ...335
6. SUMMARY ...338

CHAPTER 19: Elections ...337
1. THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS ...340
2. ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION ...341
3. THE BALLOT ...345
4. THE PROCEDURE OF VOTING ...348
5. THE COUNT AND THE CANVASS ...356
6. EVALUATION OF THE BALLOTING ...360
7. SUMMARY ...361

CHAPTER 20: Representation ...365
1. THE THEORY OF REPRESENTATION ...365
2. THE MATHEMATICS OF REPRESENTATION ...365
3. PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION ...371
4. FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION ...375
5. SUMMARY ...380

CHAPTER 21: Legislative Assemblies ...385
1. THE FUNCTIONS OF LEGISLATURES ...386
2. PARTY ORGANIZATION OF LEGISLATURES ...387
3. OFFICIAL ORGANIZATION OF LEGISLATURES ...392
4. SUMMARY ...395

CHAPTER 22: Parliamentary Procedure ...407
1. RULES AND LEADERSHIP ...407
2. ORDER AND PRECEDENCE OF CONSIDERATION ...417
3. FREEDOM OF DEBATE ...420
4. VOTING IN LEGISLATURES ...423
5. PRIVATE BILL PROCEDURE ...425
6. SUMMARY ...427

Part V: FROM STATUTE TO POLICY 449

CHAPTER 23: The Chief of State ...450
1. THE TITULAR HEAD ...450
2. CHOOSING A CHIEF EXECUTIVE ...454
3. THE WORKING EXECUTIVE ...456
4. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE ...456
5. SUMMARY ...469

CHAPTER 24: Administration of the Law ...471
1. NATURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION ...471
2. POLITICAL DIRECTION OF THE BUREAUCRACY ...476
3. THE STAFF AND LINE FUNCTION ...480
4. MANAGERIAL DIRECTION ...481
5. STRUCTURE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH ...486
6. SUMMARY ...492

CHAPTER 25: Staffing and Financing Government ...495
1. SYSTEMS OF CIVIL SERVICE ...496
2. ESSENTIALS OF THE MERIT SYSTEM ...497
3. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ...500
4. BUDGETS AND BUDGET ADMINISTRATION ...502
5. ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING ...506
6. FINANCIAL CONTROL ...507
7. SUMMARY ...508

CHAPTER 26: The Judicial System ...510
1. THE NATURE OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESS ...510
2. PRINCIPLES OF JURISDICTION ...513
3. NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF COURTS ...518
4. THE PROCESS OF JUSTICE ...524
5. SUMMARY ...532

Part VI: LOCAL GOVERNMENT 537

CHAPTER 27: Local Government ...538
1. THE PRINCIPLES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...539
2. THE SERVICES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...540
3. THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...542
4. CENTRAL CONTROL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...546
5. THE ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ...549
6. SUMMARY ...553

CHAPTER 28: Problems of World Cooperation ...556
1. OUR POLITICAL LEGACY ...556
2. THE WORLD ECONOMY ...558
3. PROBLEMS OF POLITICS ...564
4. SUMMARY ...568

CHAPTER 29: The Idea of World Government ...570
1. PRECEDENTS FOR WORLD ORDER ...572
2. THE PRINCIPLES OF WORLD GOVERNMENT ...577
3. THE ATMOSPHERE OF WORLD GOVERNMENT ...581

INDEX follows page 583