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The Dictator's Handbook

Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

This eye-opening book challenges the traditional notion that leaders act in the national interest or care for their subjects. The authors reveal that the only thing that motivates leaders is their desire to stay in power. Their findings suggest that the difference between tyrants and democrats is a myth and that it all boils down to the number of essential supporters they have. A must-read for anyone interested in improving human governance.
Publish Date
2011-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
2011-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.27
ISBN
8601200672268
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-01-02T11:37:23.000Z
FYI: what i read this year (following @vcstarterkit's rule) Bold the ones i would highly recommend. I switched to mainly listening to audiobooks and only "read" for entertainment. Hence mostly space scifi.      source