The state has lost its position of centrality in contemporary political theory ideas of moral individualism and an emphasis on bargaining among conflicting interest have usurped ideas that embedded morality in institutions, such as the legal system and the corporation, as foundations for political identity. The authors propose a new theory of political behavior that re-invigorates the role of institutions - from laws and bureaucracy to rituals, symbols and ceremonies - as essential to understanding the modern political and economic systems that guide contemporary life.
- ISBN10 0029201152
- ISBN13 9780029201152
- Publish Date 9 October 1989
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint The Free Press
- Pages 325
- Language English