Comparative government and politics : an introduction
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Comparative government and politics : an introduction
（Comparative government and politics）
Palgrave, 2001
5th ed
- : hardcover
- : pbk
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Previous ed.: Basingstoke : Macmillan Press, 1998
"5th edition fully revised and updated"--Cover
Bibliography: p. 287-306
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Well established as a leading text in the field, the 5th edition has been comprehensively revised and rewritten throughout to cover key developments into the 21st century with new chapters added on political communication and on non democratic regimes. This text is accessible and student friendly, as well as international in its coverage, with a wide range of pedagogical features including full page country case studies, debate boxes and many charts and exhibits.
Table of Contents
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS - Politics and Government - Democracy - Authoritarian Rule - The State in a Global Context - The Comparative Approach - PART 2: POLITICS AND SOCIETY - Political Culture - Political Communication - Political Participation - PART 3: LINKING SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT - Elections and Voters - Interest Groups - Political Parties - PART 4: GOVERNMENT - Constitutions and the Legal Framework - Federal, Unitary and Local Government - Legislatures - The Political Executive - The Bureaucracy - PART 5: PUBLIC POLICY - The Policy Process
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