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A systems analysis of political life

David Easton

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In A Framework for Political Analysis I spelled out in considerable detail the assumptions and commitments that would be required in any attempt to utilize the concept “system” in a rigorous fashion. It would lead to the adoption of what I there described as a systems analysis of political life. Although it would certainly be redundant to retrace the same ground here, it is nonetheless necessary to review the kinds of basic conceptions and orientations imposed by this mode of analysis. In doing so, I shall be able to lay out the pattern of analysis that will inform and guide the present work.

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In A Framework for Political Analysis I spelled out in considerable detail the assumptions and commitments that would be required in any attempt to utilize the concept “system” in a rigorous fashion. It would lead to the adoption of what I there described as a systems analysis of political life. Although it would certainly be redundant to retrace the same ground here, it is nonetheless necessary to review the kinds of basic conceptions and orientations imposed by this mode of analysis. In doing so, I shall be able to lay out the pattern of analysis that will inform and guide the present work.

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In A Framework for Political Analysis I spelled out in considerable detail the assumptions and commitments that would be required in any attempt to utilize the concept “system” in a rigorous fashion. It would lead to the adoption of what I there described as a systems analysis of political life. Although it would certainly be redundant to retrace the same ground here, it is nonetheless necessary to review the kinds of basic conceptions and orientations imposed by this mode of analysis. In doing so, I shall be able to lay out the pattern of analysis that will inform and guide the present work.

Key concepts: Politics, Work (physics), Epistemology, Political system, Systems analysis, Mode (computer interface), Risk analysis (engineering), Positive economics

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