Comparative politics : an introduction and new approach
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Comparative politics : an introduction and new approach
Polity Press, c1994
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 42 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780745612560
Description
This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of comparative politics or comparative government.The authors discuss the main theories of the state, focusing upon state stability and state performance. The ideas of scholars such as Weber, Bryce, Finer, Lipset, Dahl and Lijphart are addressed, and their analyses of the impact of a variety of factors upon the state - including social structure, economic factors and institutional conditions - are examined. The theories are then formulated into a set of theoretical models that are tested by means of data from 130 countries (all those countries with populations larger than one million).The authors present new findings concerning the sources of state stability and state performance. They argue that both phenomena are related to specific but different economic factors. In addition, the book examines the impact of many other factors: social heterogeneity, religion, political institutions, experience of military government, state structure, ideology and political leadership.
This is a major new work in the field of comparative politics which will provide students with a guide to the literature as well as a new approach to the subject.
Table of Contents
Forword. Introduction: Art and Craft of Comparative Politics. 1. Comparative Approaches. 2. States in the World. 3. State Longevity. 4. Regimes, Constitutions and Stability. 5. State Performance. 6. Explanatory Models of State Properties. 7. Structural Models. 8. Institutional Models. 9. Actor Models. 10. Efficiency and Legitimacy. 11. Transition Models. Concluding Chapter. Appendices. References. Index.
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: pbk ISBN 9780745612577
Description
This is a new introductory textbook on comparative politics and government, providing students with a guide to the literature and a new approach to the subject.
Table of Contents
Forword. Introduction: Art and Craft of Comparative Politics.
1. Comparative Approaches.
2. States in the World.
3. State Longevity.
4. Regimes, Constitutions and Stability.
5. State Performance.
6. Explanatory Models of State Properties.
7. Structural Models.
8. Institutional Models.
9. Actor Models.
10. Efficiency and Legitimacy.
11. Transition Models.
Concluding Chapter.
Appendices.
References.
Index.
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