Introduction to politics - Van Dyke, Vernon 1912- (Chicago Nelson-Hall, 1988)
Table of Contents: Foreword. -- Part I. Introduction: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part II. Democracy or Authoritarianism?: Chapter 2. Democracy -- Chapter 3. Parties and Interest Groups -- Chapter 4. Voting and Elections -- Chapter 5. Democracy: Governmental Institutions -- Chapter 6. Democracy: The Rights that Go With It? -- Chapter 7. Why Democracy Develops and Succeeds or Fails -- Chapter 8. Authoritarian Regimes: Communist -- Chapter 9. Authoritarian Regimes: Rightist -- Part III. Centralization or Decentralization?: Chapter 10. The Levels of Government and Their Powers -- Chapter 11. "Government" at the International Level -- Chapter 12. International Organizations -- Part IV. Equal Justice or Special Privilege?: Chapter 13. Justice and Equal Treatment -- Chapter 14. Self-Determination v. Imperialism -- Chapter 15. Self-Determination for People within Countries -- Part V. The Market or Managed Economies?: Chapter 16. The Domestic Economy and the Welfare State -- Chapter 17. Alternative Economic Systems: Rightist Views -- Chapter 18. Alternative Economic Systems: Communism and "Economic Democracy" -- Chapter 19. The International Economic Order and Foreign Trade Policies -- Part VI. Peace or Violence?: Chapter 20. Violence in Domestic Politics -- Chapter 21. International War -- Part VII. Standards of Judgement -- Chapter 22. The Tests of Good Government -- Glossary. References. Index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-466) and index.
Keywords: Comparative government; Political science