Title: Political influence
Description: "In government, influence denotes one's ability to get others to act, think, or feel as one intends. A mayor who persuades voters to approve a bond issue exercises influence. A businessman whose promises of support induce a mayor to take action exercises influence. In Political Influence, Edward C. Banfield examines the structures and dynamics of influence in determining who actually makes the decisions on vital issues in a large metropolitan area. This edition includes an introduction by James Q. Wilson, who provides an intellectual profile of Banfield and a review of his life and work."--Jacket.
Subjects: Case studies, Municipal government, Politics and government, Practical Politics, Pressure groups, Politics, practical, Études de cas, Administration, Groupes de pression, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Essays, Government, General, National, Reference
Places: Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois
Time periods: 1951-