Needs Theory Applied to Political Relations (1982)

We have taken the relatively simple case of industrial relations to see what relevance a needs theoryNeeds theory has to conflict resolutionConflict resolution. Now let us look at political relations. The questions we are asking are ‘Which is the better theoretical explanation of political relations?’, ‘Which is the better base on which to make predictions?’ and ‘Which is the better base on which to formulate and to assess policies, traditional powerPower theories or behavioural explanations?’