Comparative Politics: A Global Introduction with PowerWeb; MP

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-04-11
Publisher(s): MCG
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Summary

This first edition text for the introductory Comparative Politics course uniquely achieves a balance between the methodology and science of politics and the comprehendible, comprehensive type of text that will truly prepare a student with little background to understand key concepts, theories and foundations of political science. Impressive as an introduction to the science of comparative politics, the author blends a nuts and bolts approach with meaningful historical and contemporary political examples and blends these examples with a strong theoretical background. Written in an exceptionally clear tone and accompanied by websites, exercises and readings, this text will reach out to the introductory level student while also presenting material that can be used to continue students’ training in scholarly research. Now packaged with PowerWeb, a dynamic course-specific rather than book-specific supplement that engages your students in three levels of resource materials and provides a true avenue to extending learning about a subject, Comparative Politics: A Global Introduction is a necessity in any Comparative Government course.

Table of Contents

Comparative Politics: An Overview
Comparative Politics: What is it? Why Study It?
Major Topics of Comparative Politics
Critical Thinking about Politics The Logic of Political Science
Critical thinking About Politics Hypothesis Testing
Power
The State and Its Institutions
Nation-States, Nationalism and Supranationalism
Democracy: What is it?
Democracy: How does it work? State Institution -- Electoral Systems
Conditions for Democracy and Democratization
People and Politics Voters - Parties - Interest Groups - Dissidence - Revolution
Political Culture and Political Psychology
Ideology
Political Economy Lassiez-Faire - Central Planning - Mixed Economies - Welfare States
Developing Countries
Comparative Politics: Case Studies
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
France
Germany
Japan
Israel
Russia
China
Mexico and Brazil
Nigeria and South Africa
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