The Functional Analysis of Politics by Roy E. Jones - 9781032994352

The Functional Analysis of PoliticsAn Introductory Discussion\nAuthor(s): Roy E. Jones\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032994352, 978-1032994352\nSynopsis\nThe Functional Analysis of Politics [tel] discusses the feasibility of looking at political activities as constituting a system and of the concepts of structures and functions as general categories of political activities. As well as expounding and criticising structural-function analysis, it applies it to political institutions, groups, and the notion of political development.