Este clásico de la ciencia política traza los principales elementos que configuran una democracia, las instituciones que la sustentan, las condiciones económicas y sociales que favorecen su desarrollo y los criterios necesarios para...
¿Quién gobierna en democracias en las que los recursos económicos, políticos y sociales, tanto por lo que se refiere a los líderes como a la ciudadanía, están repartidos de forma tan desigual? Esta sugerent...
"En la presente obra, el profesor Robert A. Dahl prosigue con sus ensayos lógico-empíricos sobre las condiciones en cuyo seno los sistemas políticos cambian o se transforman [..]. En esta ocasión, su análisis se...
For most of this century, the habit of thinking about politics and economics in terms of grand and simple alternatives has exerted a powerful influence over the minds of those concerned with economic organization
Written by the preeminent democratic theorist of our time, this book explains the nature, value, and mechanics of democracy. In a new introduction to this Veritas edition, Ian Shapiro considers how Dahl would respond to the ongoing challenges democracy...
Robert Dahlâs Preface helped launch democratic theory fifty years ago as a new area of study in political science, and it remains the standard introduction to the field. Exploring problems that had been left unsolved by traditional thoug...
Church leaders want to know that their leadership strategies are informed by Christian teaching and made credible by the authority of Scripture. In addition, pastors have an unquenchable thirst for new and unique approaches to leadership. These needs and...
This book explains how to build Natural Language Generation (NLG) systems--computer software systems that automatically generate understandable texts in English or other human languages. NLG systems use knowledge about language and the application domain...
Change policy. Change people. Change programs. Each of these approaches has its advocates. But the approach I suggest is the most basic of all--clarify purpose.
Every church leader knows the necessity and difficulty of maintaining and enhancing morale. Visions of service, excellent programs, and capable personnel are not enough to keep the ship of the church on course if spirit is lacking.
Las elecciones de noviembre de 2000 en los Estados Unidos derivaron en un escándalo cuando la presidencia fue ganada por un candidato con menos votos que su rival. El episodio -que no fue el primero y acaso no será el último- desnud&o...
This comprehensive problem-solving reference for pastors provides theological foundations and experience-tested techniques for effective clergy leadership.
Squeezed out of a Fortune 100 financial services company during a megamerger, advertising executive WIL FISCHER joins Midwest Federated Bank, a small regional bank holding company located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The honeymoon ends as soon as his first...
The idea that the opposition has a right to organize and to appeal for votes against the government in elections and in parliament is one of the most important milestones in the development of democratic institutions. Mr. Dahl and nine collaborators analy...