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I wish to learn about bureaucracy and structure of governments, /lit/. Anyone have any good books to recommend?
I intend to start studying law, but I also want to understand more about my own government, not just in concept but in practice. Legislation, laws, all that sort of thing.
In addition, I also want to understand better how misc. iterations of socialist/communist/stalinist/maoist regimes work- or don't, as the case may be. At least, on paper.
However, getting information on any of these things is like trying to wipe garbage juice off of candy. I'm very skeptical of many information sources and don't want to waste my time studying bullshit like libertarians trying to make a case to dismantle the FED.
Any politically and civic minded people have any book recommendations? PREFERABLY books that are dry and nonpartisan in nature, more than spun? If possible. I am so exhausted dealing with a gaggle of arguing bitches when what I want is just the truth.
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>>8751683
noam chomsky understanding power
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>>8751687
haha no.
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>>8751683
Process of Government - Arthur F. Bentley
Keep in mind it's over 100 years old but it is relevant. It details how constituents and lobbyists influence how the government runs.
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>>8751759
I don't think we have any actually non-biased recent books on this. I'll have recommend Economics 19E by Paul Samuelson and William Nordhaus for Economics tho, it's pretty good.
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>what I want is just the truth.
Preshishely in dis moment you are within ideolodshy.
To answer your question: Look into elite theory: Pareto, Mosca, Michels. Their ideas on how governments are run aim to be universally applicable, though perhaps these theories are too vague for your needs.
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>>8751683
>I wish to learn about bureaucracy and structure of governments, /lit/. Anyone have any good books to recommend?
Read "Wall Street's Think Tank: The Council on Foreign Relations and the Empire of Neoliberal Geopolitics, 1976-2014". You can't understand the US government without really understanding its shadow institutions like the Council on Foreign Relations, the intellectuals behind the scenes are who really craft the agenda of governments.
"Intellectuals and the State" a transcript of a lecture by Chomsky
http://www.ditext.com/chomsky/is.html
>In addition, I also want to understand better how misc. iterations of socialist/communist/stalinist/maoist regimes work- or don't, as the case may be. At least, on paper.
You can read their constitutions if you want to know how they formally CLAIM (i.e. bullshit) they operate themselves:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Korea_(1972,_rev._1998)
If you want a good critical overview of Mao's China read this:
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-three-essays-on-the-new-mandarins#toc2
>>8751772
>To answer your question: Look into elite theory: Pareto, Mosca, Michels. Their ideas on how governments are run aim to be universally applicable, though perhaps these theories are too vague for your needs.
If you're interested in elite theory in the context of America read this:
http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/
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>>8751931
I'm not gonna get any "the jews! the jews!" crap from these links, am I?
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>>8751683
Street Level Bureaucracy by Lipsky. is fundamental /bureuacratcore/
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>>8751992
No but there does exist vested interests and Zionists are one of the most politically powerful.
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