Introducing comparative politics : concepts and cases in context / Carol Ann Drogus, Stephen Orvis
- Author
- Drogus, Carol Ann
- Published
- Washington, Dc : Cq Press, [2012]
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Physical Description
- xxxiv, 725 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 26 cm
- Additional Creators
- Orvis, Stephen Walter, 1959-
- Contents
- Regional and country coverage -- Timelines, figures, tables, maps and boxes -- Part I: A framework for understanding comparative politics. Introduction ; The modern state ; States and citizens ; State and identity ; States and markets -- Part II: Political systems and how they work. Governing institutions in democracies ; Institutions of participation and representation in democracies ; Authoritarian institutions ; Regime change -- Part III: Issues and policies. Globalization, economic sovereignty, and development ; Public policies when markets fail: welfare, health, and the environment ; Policies and politics of inclusion and clashing values -- Glossary.
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- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781608716685 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1608716686 (pbk. : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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