About this title: This book is an attempt to throw new light on an ancient question by examining a single American city in New England.Professor Dahl provides a pluralist theory of local power structure. This will become a classic reference for those seeking an understanding of political behavior in modern urban environments under democratic regimes.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 9-10-63
ISBN-13:9780300000511ISBN:0300000510
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Edition: Fourty-Ninth Print
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven-London
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780300000511ISBN:0300000510
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Slight shelf wear. Pages fine, no writing. An attempt to throw new light on an ancient question by examining a single American city in New England. Professor Dahl provides a pluralist theory of local power structure. This will become a classic reference for those seeking an understanding of political behavior in modern urban environments under democratic regimes. 355 pages. read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780300000511ISBN:0300000510
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (A69_5/9)Book is in good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 367 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"There are a number of approaches toward explaining who has power in a community or some other political unit. Among these: elitism, pluralism, participatory democracy, representative democracy, technocracy, and so on. The basic text on pluralism? Robert Dahl's case study of New Haven, CT, published first in 1961.
His argument was that, in this city, decision making power was divided among different groups. One set of groups was involved in, for instance, urban development. Another set in education policy within the city. Still another set of groups with respect to political nominations and elections. No single elite dominated across these issues. Hence, in his judgment, power was divided.
Elected officials, too, had a role to play. The city's mayor, Richard Lee, was at the head of an "executive-centered coalition."
The central importance of this case study is its elaboration of pluralism, the politics of competing centers of power, in action. As such, it remains a classic in the world of political science."
"Seriously disappointing. This is supposed to be a classic of political science literature, wherein Dahl basically created the idea of a "plurastic society" with mulitiple power bases during his examination of New Haven in the 1950s. Although his argument is somewhat convincing, the book suffers from the classic political science curses. It spends too much time on airy pronouncements and questionable logic, extrapolates findings with little cause, and highlights a few surveys as if they provide irrefutable proof of its thesis. Sure, it seems as if lots of groups had influence and power in New Haven, but another political scientist could put a different spin on the exact same facts and make an equally convincing counterargument (as Donhoff did decades later using Dahl's own research)."
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