Introduction to comparative politics political challenges and changing agendas - Kesselman, Mark.; Krieger, Joel 1951-.; Joseph, William A. (Boston Houghton Mifflin, 2007)
Table of Contents: Preface. Part 1. Introduction: 1) Introducing Comparative Politics / M. Kesselman, J. Kieger, and W. Jospeh -- 1. The Global Challenge of Comparative Politics -- 2. What- and How- Comparative Politics Compares -- 3. Themes for Comparative Analysis -- 4. Classifying Political Systems -- 5. Organization of the Text -- Part 2. Consolidated Democracies: 2) Britain / J. Krieger -- 1. The Making of the Modern British State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. British Politics in Transition -- 3) France -- 1. The Making of the Modern French State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. French Politics in Transition -- 4) Germany / C. S. Allen -- 1. The Making of the Modern German State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. German Politics in Transition -- 5) Japan / S. N. Fukai and H. Fukui -- 1. The Making of the Modern Japanese State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Japanese Politics in Transition -- 6) India / A. Kohli and A. Basu -- 1. The Making of the Modern Indian State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Indian Politics in Transition -- 7) The United States / L. DeSipio -- 1. The Making of the Modern American State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. United States Politics in Transition -- Part 3. Transitional Democracies: 8) Russia / J. DeBardeleben -- 1. The Making of the Modern Russian State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and POlicy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Russian Politics in Transition -- 9) Brazil / A. P. Montero -- 1. The Making of the Modern Brazilian State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Brazilian Politics in Transition -- 10) Mexico / M. S. Grindle -- 1. The Making of the Modern Mexican State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Mexican Politics in Transition -- 11) Nigeria / D. Kew and P. Lewis -- 1. The Making of the Modern Nigerian State -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Nigerian Politics in Transition -- Part 4. Authoritarian Regimes: 12) Iran / E. Abrahamian -- 1. The Making of the Modern Iranian State.- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Iranian Politics in Transition -- 13) China / W. A. Joseph -- 1. The Making of the Modern Chinese Stae -- 2. Political Economy and Development -- 3. Governance and Policy-Making -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Chinese Politics in Transition -- Glossary. About the Authors and Contributors. Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Comparative government