A Systems Analysis of Political Life
David Easton — A Systems Analysis of Political Life (1965)David Easton · 1965 · BookTheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1066 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Performance legitimacy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Easton distinguished specific support for a political system, which depends on satisfaction with its outputs, from diffuse support, a reservoir of goodwill that helps a system survive periods of poor performance.”
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The three pillars of stability: legitimation, repression, and co-optation in autocratic regimes
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