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Comparative Politics: An Introduction [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 189x246x19 mm, kaal: 710 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 24-Jan-2002
  • Kirjastus: Longman Publishing Group
  • ISBN-10: 0582438233
  • ISBN-13: 9780582438231
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 189x246x19 mm, kaal: 710 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 24-Jan-2002
  • Kirjastus: Longman Publishing Group
  • ISBN-10: 0582438233
  • ISBN-13: 9780582438231
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A modern, up-to-date and extremely well written new introductory text, written by an experienced author and specialist in the field. The approach hangs around the three main themes of liberalization, globalization and democratization.

List of figures
ix
List of tables
x
Acknowledgements xii
Map
xiv
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1(66)
Why Politics? Why Comparative?
3(28)
Learning objectives
3(1)
Definitions
4(2)
Authority and power
6(1)
Politics as a social science
7(2)
The comparative method
9(1)
Schools of interpretation
10(3)
The political system
13(5)
The game of politics
18(4)
Comparison
22(3)
Themes
25(1)
The utility of comparative politics
26(2)
Summary
28(1)
Key concepts
28(1)
Sample questions
29(1)
Further reading
30(1)
Democracy and Its Rivals
31(36)
Learning objectives
31(1)
Liberal democracy
32(10)
Static typologies
42(11)
Developmental typologies
53(11)
Summary
64(1)
Key concepts
64(2)
Sample questions
66(1)
Further reading
66(1)
PART TWO: ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 67(82)
The Global Environment
69(24)
Learning objectives
69(1)
The environment
70(1)
Government and territory
70(6)
Economic development
76(9)
Political development
85(6)
Summary
91(1)
Key concepts
91(1)
Sample questions
91(1)
Further reading
92(1)
The Social Sources of Power
93(31)
Learning objectives
93(1)
Social power
94(1)
Communication
94(13)
Political culture
107(2)
Ideology
109(8)
Class, status and party
117(3)
Civil society
120(1)
Summary
121(1)
Key concepts
122(1)
Sample questions
122(1)
Further reading
123(1)
The Economic Sources of Power
124(25)
Learning objectives
124(1)
Money and politics
125(1)
States and money
125(5)
States and markets
130(16)
Summary
146(1)
Key concepts
146(1)
Sample questions
146(1)
Further reading
147(2)
PART THREE: DEMANDS, SUPPORT AND DECISION-MAKING 149(96)
How Demands are Presented
151(30)
Learning objectives
151(1)
How demands originate
152(1)
Interest groups
152(9)
Political parties in liberal democracies
161(8)
Other party systems
169(8)
Nationalism
177(1)
Summary
178(1)
Key concepts
179(1)
Sample questions
179(1)
Further reading
180(1)
How Voters are Made to Choose
181(35)
Learning objectives
181(1)
Elections
182(1)
Consensus and choice
182(5)
Electoral systems
187(19)
The election campaign
206(2)
Election rigging
208(5)
Summary
213(1)
Key concepts
214(1)
Sample questions
215(1)
Further reading
215(1)
Inside the Black Box
216(29)
Learning objectives
216(1)
Decision-makers
217(1)
Leadership
217(1)
Executives
218(2)
Bureaucracy
220(10)
Decision-making
230(7)
Decentralisation and deconcentration of power
237(2)
Elites
239(3)
Summary
242(1)
Key concepts
242(1)
Sample questions
243(1)
Further reading
244(1)
PART FOUR: SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND POLITICAL CHANGE 245(76)
Maintaining the System
247(25)
Learning objectives
247(1)
Political stability
248(1)
Rewards and sanctions
249(8)
Adaptive change
257(1)
Political socialisation
258(5)
Protest and ungovernability
263(1)
The collapse of constitutional government
264(4)
Interest arbitration
268(2)
Summary
270(1)
Key concepts
271(1)
Sample questions
271(1)
Further reading
271(1)
Force and Military Intervention
272(25)
Learning objectives
272(1)
Civil order
273(1)
Dictatorship
274(2)
Police forces
276(2)
State security
278(3)
`Secret' police
281(1)
Paramilitary forces
282(1)
Military forces
283(1)
The armed forces and politics
283(10)
Force and political stability
293(1)
Summary
294(1)
Key concepts
295(1)
Sample questions
295(1)
Further reading
296(1)
Violence and Political Change
297(24)
Learning objectives
297(1)
The right to rebel?
298(1)
Why do people rebel?
299(4)
Revolution and political change
303(6)
Revolution and social change
309(3)
Consolidation
312(1)
The revolutions of 1989
313(6)
Summary
319(1)
Key concepts
320(1)
Sample questions
320(1)
Further reading
320(1)
Bibliography 321(20)
Index 341