Honest Opportunism: The Rise of the Career Politician.

The Economist (US) | January 22, 1994 | Copyright

PEOPLE across the democratic world are falling out of love with their political leaders. Polls suggest that electorates hold both individual politicians and politicians in general in contempt. But pin-pointing the sources of this popular disaffection is not as easy as it may look.

Widespread recession, thwarting popular expectations, is an obvious candidate; but signs of disillusionment were already in evidence in the mid-1980s, long before the recession set in. Likewise it is tempting to blame a newly developing dearth of political talent: "Where have all the great men ...

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