Por qué necesitamos una nueva teoría del gobierno

• Autores: Margaret Levi
• Localización: Revista española de ciencia política, ISSN 1575-6548, Nº 14, 2006, págs. 9-40
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • Un importante problema al que se enfrenta el mundo contemporáneo es el relativo a cómo construir gobiernos efectivos donde no existen. Aquí se presentan los componentes que son esenciales para la construcción y el mantenimiento de un gobierno efectivo. Se identifican mecanismos mediante los cuales al menos algunos de esos componentes pueden y llegan a existir. La acción (agency) humana, a través del liderazgo, la reforma de las creencias, la formación de preferencias, y un apoyo generalizado entre los electores, proporciona el ingrediente que faltaba en una teoría dinámica del gobierno efectivo. No obstante, aún faltan las recetas que transformen estos elementos en un gobierno que satisfaga a la población, a toda la población, a la vez que se reproduzca a sí misma y sin traumas destructivos. La acumulación de conocimientos e investigación se encuentra ahora en un punto en el que se puede prever el surgimiento de una teoría dinámica del gobierno efectivo.

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