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The Dictator's Handbook

Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics

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The Dictator's Handbook

De: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith
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“A lucidly written, shrewdly argued meditation on how democrats and dictators preserve political authority.” —Wall Street Journal

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith’s canonical book on political science turns conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single proposition: leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don’t care about the “national interest”—or even their subjects—unless they must. As Bueno de Mesquita and Smith show, democracy is essentially just a convenient fiction. Governments do not differ in kind, but only in the number of essential supporters or backs that need scratching. The size of this group determines almost everything about politics: what leaders can get away with and the quality of life or misery under them. And it is also the key to returning power to the people.

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©2011 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith (P)2022 PublicAffairs Ciencia Política Comparativa Fascismo Ideologías y Doctrinas Política y Gobierno Socialismo Capitalismo América Latina

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"Simply the best book on politics written.... Every citizen should read this book." (CGP Grey)

"A lucidly written, shrewdly argued meditation on how democrats and dictators preserve political authority.... Bueno de Mesquita and Smith are polymathic, drawing on economics, history, and political science to make their points.... The reader will be hard-pressed to find a single government that doesn't largely operate according to Messrs. Bueno de Mesquita and Smith's model. So the next time a hand-wringing politician, Democrat or Republican, claims to be taking a position for the 'good of his country,' remember to replace the word 'country' with 'career.'" (Wall Street Journal)

"Machiavelli's The Prince has a new rival. It's The Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith.... This is a fantastically thought-provoking read. I found myself not wanting to agree but actually, for the most part, being convinced that the cynical analysis is the true one." (Enlightenment Economics)
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Hard to get into, doesn’t go into details very well. Gives a broad overview of most circumstances and repeats a lot of the same information over and over again. Seemingly biased about the US politics concerning the most recent election, considering it covers fraud and corruption in other countries voting practices yet leaves out the 2020 election allegations.

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I enjoyed the historical context in which it was made well documented. A must read for anyone interested in political history.

An eye opening experience.

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Good detailed dive into the fundamentals of political power dynamics. Authors discuss the causes and effects of the two major political power structures - autocratic and democratic. They provide abundant statistics and graphs to support their models and then weave examples and anecdotes throughout. Great read for today's changing world. I expect most of the hypothesis will still be relevent a century from now.

Abundance of Statistics.

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I wish I had read this book earlier in life, the world would have been easier to understand. The authors outline rules of leadership that explain the actual behavior of national and corporate leaders. Essential insights needed to approach some of our intractable social and economic problems.

Deep insights and revelations

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The book starts out ok. The third world information and history is great. But when the author goes into US politics and economics, he definitely has a side he is rooting. I don’t know if he could be more obvious. I was really hoping for a none partisan book on dictatorship. Oh well. Be advised this author may a tendency of TDS.

Trump derangement syndrome?

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Fascinating insight into power and corruption, with thought provoking recommendations. Credibility of the authors is somewhat tainted by political bias. They exhibit a penchant for picking Republicans as examples of negative behaviors while often steering away or softening examples involving Democrats. Their equating of illegal activity that occurred during January 6th 2021 Capitol Hill protests with the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor is unhinged from reality. Though framed in a way convenient to the narrative of the book, conscious or unconscious author bias detracts from an otherwise brilliant work.

Brilliant Insight, Tainted by Political Bias

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This is the second book I’ve read/listened written by Mr. de Mesquita, the first book was the invention of power. Instead seeing politics through an idealogical lens, his ideas about politics are more inclined to human nature, backed by a lot of examples and data. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in politics. Also, I would love to read what professor de Mesquita have to say about the competition or maybe cooperation between China and the U.S.

Penetrating

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I found a lot of valuable information in here about how our world works. I think this kind of information is helpful to know when solving a problem.

Truth isn't always pretty.

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overall it is an excellent book.the last part is a little overstretched. one factor cannot be dominant, especially when the derivative is diminishing

great book but not perfect

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As a graduate of Foreign Relations, I find this book invaluable. Recommended by one of our professors, it provides a deep understanding of power dynamics. This book will undoubtedly be a cornerstone of my professional development.

Outstanding book

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