Foundations of comparative politics democracies of the modern world - Newton, Kenneth 1940-; Deth, Jan W. Van (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2016)
Introduction -- Part I. The State: origins and development ; 1. The development of the modern state ; 2. States and democracy ; 3. Democratic change and persistence -- Part II. The Polity: structures and institutions ; 4. Constitutions ; 5. Presidential and parliamentary government ; 6. Multi-level government: international, national and sub-national ; 7. Policy making and legislating: executives and legislatures ; 8. Implementation: the public bureaucracy -- Part III. Citizens, elites and interest mediation ; 9. Political attitudes and behaviour ; 10. Pressure groups and social movements ; 11. The mass media ; 12. Voters and elections ; 13. Party government -- Part IV. Policies and performance: 14. Political ideologies: conservatism, liberalism, Christian democracy and socialism ; 15. Decision making ; 16. Public spending and public policies ; 17. The future of the democratic state -- Postscript: how and what to compare?
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Democracy; Comparative government; Representative government and representation