Comparative government and politics : an introduction
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Comparative government and politics : an introduction
(Comparative government and politics)
Macmillan Press, c1992
3rd ed
- : hard
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p.432-457
Includes index
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Description
This revised edition has been rewritten to cover the collapse of communism, the extension of democracy in the Second and Third Worlds and the growing internationalization of political and economic life. The book has been redesigned and includes an extended range of international examples and exhibits, a glossary of terms and editorial and presentational innovations to make it more accessible to students.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Studying politics: political concepts
- the comparative approach. Part 2 The nation state - evolution and revolution: the nation state in three worlds
- revolution, ideology and political change
- the nation state in one world. Part 3 The social context of politics: political culture
- political participation
- elections and voters
- interest groups
- political parties. Part 4 The structures of government: the constitutional framework
- assemblies
- the political executive
- the bureaucracy
- the military and the police. Part 5 Policies and performance: the policy process. Appendix: information sources for politics students.
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