How a nation's resources are allocated -- who gets what and why -- is inextricably linked to the politics and political system of that nation. The distribution of such resources has undeniable consequences for national social welfare. Taking a comparative approach to analyzing such issues as industrial performance, quality of life, and national security, the contributors to this volume examine the resource allocation processes of a wide range of nation-states.
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Classifying the World's Political Systems - Alexander J Groth, Larry L Wade, and Alvin D Wiggins
A Resource-Allocation Approach
PART ONE: WESTERN INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS
Inertia or Incrementalism? A Long-Term View of the Growth of Government - Richard Rose and Terence Karran
Resource Allocation - Ira Sharkansky
Environments that Constrain and Governments that Cope
PART TWO: THE 'SOCIALIST GIANTS'
The Soviet Union - Carol Nechemias and Donna Bahry
The People's Republic of China - John Dixon
Politics and Social Welfare
PART THREE: THE THIRD WORLD
Middle Africa - Donald Rothchild
Hegemonial Exchange and Resource Allocation
Latin America - Benjamin A Most
The Case of Argentina
Inferences from Third World Experience - John D Montgomery
Public Participation and Water Allocation