This general, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science engages students with concrete analytical examples without overwhelming them with excessive detail. In this extensively revised eleventh edition, W. Phillips Shively surpasses the high standards he set in prior editions, bringing political science conceptually alive as never before.

Product Description: Integrating economics, sociology, philosophy, and psychology, the book investigates contemporary corporate issues through cases and materials that situate the corporation in its social and political setting. This casebook updates the organization of the traditional materials on directors' and officers' duties by integrating materials such as derivative litigation and indemnification...read more

Product Description: This casebook is meant to be different. While it examines all the issues other casebooks examine and uses familiar cases, it brings history, political and moral philosophy, sociology, psychology, and, of course, economics, to bear upon the study of corporate law...read more