Table of Contents

Introduction to the Paperback EditionAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Organizations and Politics3Ch. 2Rationality and Self-Interest19Ch. 3Organizational Maintenance and Incentives30Ch. 4Social Structure and Organizations56Ch. 5Political Structure and Organizations78Ch. 6Political Parties95Ch. 7Labor Unions119Ch. 8Business Associations143Ch. 9Civil Rights Organizations171Ch. 10Organizational Creation and Change195Ch. 11Authority and Leadership215Ch. 12Organizational Democracy235Ch. 13Competition and Coalitions261Ch. 14Bargaining, Protest, and Violence281Ch. 15Organizational Representation305Ch. 16Organizations and Public Policy327Index347

About the Author

James Q. Wilson is the James Collins Professor of Management and Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of many books and has served on numerous national commissions concerned with public policy.