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A theoretical analysis of what basically motivates people to participate in politics. For the majority, pol'al participation is almost completely instrumental. They get pol'ly active to guarantee their basic security in such things as food, clothing, shelter, health, & physical safety from intra- & international violence or to gain a sense of belonging to some group other than family, church, trade union, etc. They pursue inherently enjoyable activities largely outside politics. For the small pol'ly active minority, Lasswell has argued that the basic goal is power, deference, or the displacement of private aggressions on public objects. Businessmen also need power; movie actresses, deference; Marx displaced his private aggressions on public objects. Among presidents of the US, Harding had little evident desire for power, or John Q. Adams for deference; Jefferson was not remarkable for his private aggressions. The only common motivation for the pol'ly active is their inherent & profound enjoyment of state-craft-however strong their other motivations may be. AA-IPSA.

Turkey is used as an example of the urbanization problem in a developing society. Few studies of accelerated urbanization & associated soc re-org have been conducted & few S's of att's have been associated with econ planning. Mechanization of agri must occur if the country is to compete successfully, & the individuals so displaced must develop new skills, subordinate themselves to a boss, cooperate with a group, & shift their residence out of the village. These changes also mean investment in adult educ & training, housing, & other Ur facilities. The author theoretically develops that $2.3 billion are needed to assimilate a farm machinery investment of $200 million. Unemployment, Ur slums, shortages, & inflation result when the required sums are unavailable. The actual size of the Ru/Ur shift in Turkey is shown from the % increase of city dwellers 1950-1955, & increase in rail & highway passenger traffic. As a result of this increase official figures show 22% of Ur families living in a single room & an increase in squatter's shacks. Figures showing expenditures for expansion of streets & property acquisition, an increase in the number of water & power customers, food prices which have increased 6-7% per yr also support the conclusions with regard to the effects of not supporting mechanization. Inflation is a function of rapid urbanization & the changing pattern of consumption implied by this process. The Turkish gov has located industry close to displaced workers, but they prefer the Ur risks. attitude res might also indicate how well the soc security system & labor code are working. A Minister of Reconstruction & Settlement is surveying community needs in housing & public services, but the emphasis is on demographic & econ rather than human factors. More attention given to urbanization as a function of accelerated econ development might prevent the pol'al instability which often follows the soc disintegration. J. D. Twight.