TY - BOOK AU - Bueno de Mesquita,Bruce AU - Smith,Alastair TI - The dictator's handbook: why bad behavior is almost always good politics SN - 9781610390446 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - JC330.3 .B84 2011 U1 - 303.3/4 23 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - PublicAffairs KW - Political leadership KW - Philosophy KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - Political corruption N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-299) and index; Introduction: rules to rule by -- The rules of politics -- Coming to power -- Staying in power -- Steal from the poor, give to the rich -- Getting and spending -- If corruption empowers, then absolute corruption empowers absolutely -- Foreign aid -- The people in revolt -- War, peace, and world order -- What is to be done? ER -