Transcript PolGovDef.ppt

INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS AND POLICY
3 definitions of politics:
Politics is....
•....[the process of determining] “Who gets
what, when, and how?” - Laswell
•....”the authoritative allocation of values
(valued things)” - Easton
•....”the competitive process engaged in a
society to allocate scarce resources and
determine priorities” - Feagin
Government
refers to the structured arrangements in
a society that produces and enforces
decisions resolving conflicts over scarce
resources.