Comparative Politics : Structures and Choices （2ND）

Barrington, Lowell

Wadsworth Pub Co（2012/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 431 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781111341930
• DDC分類 320

Full Description

COMPARATIVE POLITICSthat seamlessly connects concepts, theories, and country-specific information. In the Second Edition, an important set of concepts and theories is introduced and then applied to each of nine countries (the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, China, India, Nigeria, and Iran) through the Topic in Countries (TIC) sections of each chapter. Students develop an understanding of how economic, cultural, identity, and political structures are linked to political systems and how individuals make political choices.

Contents

Table of ContentsPART I: COMPARATIVE POLITICS: THEMES AND APPROACHES.1. The Comparative Study of Politics.PART II: ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND IDENTITY STRUCTURES.2. Economic Class, Development, Systems, and Globalization.3. Ideas as Structure: Political Culture and Ideology.4. Identity Structure.PART III: POLITICAL STRUCTURES.5. Political Systems and Their Rules.6. Legislatures and Executives.7. Unelected Components of Government.PART IV: ELITES, MASSES, AND POLITICAL DECISION MAKING.8. Political Participation and Approaches to Linking Masses and Elites.9. Political Parties and Electoral Systems.10. Leadership and the Importance of Individuals in the Political Process.11. Regime Transitions.12. Public Policy.Epilogue Structured Choices and the Comparative Study of Politics.