Principles of comparative politics. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William Roberts Clark, Matt Golder, Sona Nadenichek Golder.
• Authors: Golder, Matt; Golder, Sona Nadenichek
• Other Names: Clark, William Roberts, 1962-
• Contents: I. WHAT IS COMPARATIVE POLITICS?; 1. Introduction; 2. What Is Science?; 3. What Is Politics?; II. THE MODERN STATE: DEMOCRACY OR DICTATORSHIP?; 4. The Origins of the Modern State; 5. Democracy and Dictatorship: Conceptualization and Measurement; 6. The Economic Determinants of Democracy and Dictatorship; 7. Cultural Determinants of Democracy and Dictatorship; 8. Democratic Transitions; 9. Democracy or Dictatorship: Does it make a Difference?; III. VARIETIES OF DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP; 10. NEW! Varieties of Dictatorship; 11. Problems with Group Decision Making; 12. Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential Democracies: Making and Breaking Governments; 13. Elections and Electoral Systems; 14. Social Cleavages and Party Systems; 15. Institutional Veto Players; IV. VARIETIES OF DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL OUTCOMES; 16. Consequences of Democratic Institutions
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxv, 826 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 320.3; Comparative government; Democracy; Political science -- Research -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452228952; 1452228957
• Related ISBNs: 9781608716791
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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