2. The Focus of Orientation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Acknowledgments xv
4. Contents xvii
5. List of Tables xix
6. PART I. THE ENVIRONMENT
7. Introduction 3
8. 1. The Resource Base 8
9. 2. The Focus of Orientation 25
10. 3. The Range of Government Effectiveness 46
11. 4. The Governmental Capacity to Coerce 68
12. 5. The Governmental Capacity to Persuade: The Pressure of Aspirations 83
13. 6. The Governmental Capacity to Persuade: The Pattern of Leadership 107
14. PART II. THE PROGRAM OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
15. Introduction 143
16. 7. The Quest for Nationhood 151
17. 8. The Plan for Accelerated Economic Growth 173
18. 9. Martial Law, a New Beginning 188
19. 10. The Genesis of a Constitution 208
20. 11. A Guided Democracy in Action: Building Influence 230
21. 12. A Guided Democracy in Action: Managing Reelection 269
22. Conclusion 293
23. Appendices 299
24. Index 337
25. Backmatter 342