Introducing Comparative Politics (eBook)

World Map
Regional and Country Coverage
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING COMPARATIVE POLITICS
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It?
Three Key Questions in Comparative Politics
Plan of the Book
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 2: The Modern State
Characteristics of the Modern State
Historical Origins of Modern States
Strong, Weak, and Failed States
Case Studies of State Formation
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 3: States, Citizens, and Regimes
Citizens and Civil Society
Regimes, Ideologies, and Citizens
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 4: States and Identity
Understanding Identity
The Policy Debate
Nations, Nationalism, and Immigration
Ethnicity
Race
Social Class
Religion: Recognition, Autonomy, and the Secular State
Gender and Sexual Orientation: The Continuing Struggle for Recognition, Social Status, and Representation
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
PART II: POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND HOW THEY WORK
CHAPTER 5: Governing Institutions in Democracies
Executives and Legislatures
Comparing Executive–Legislative Institutions
Judiciary
Bureaucracy
Federalism
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 6: Institutions of Participation and Representation in Democracies
The Electoral System
Formal Institutions: Political Parties and Party Systems
Civil Society
Case Studies in Participation and Representation
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 7: Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, and Revolution
Framing Contentious Politics
Political Violence
Revolution
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 8: Authoritarian Institutions
Trends in Authoritarian Rule
The Dictator’s Dilemma: Governing Authoritarian Regimes
Elections, Parties, and Legislatures
Clientelism and Civil Society
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 9: Regime Change
Trends in Regime Change
Regime Change: Transitions to Democracy
Regime Change: Transitions to Authoritarian Rule
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
PART III : POLITICAL ECONOMY AND POLICY
CHAPTER 10: Political Economy of Wealth
The Market, Capitalism, and the State
Key Economic Debates
Types of Capitalist Economies
Globalization: A New World Order or Déjà Vu All Over Again?
States and Markets Around the World
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 11: Political Economy of Development
What Is “Development”?
Development and Globalization
The Development Debate
Case Studies in Development
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources For Further Study
Web Resources
CHAPTER 12: Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, and the Environment
“Welfare”: Social Policy in Comparative Perspective
Health Care and Health Policy
Environmental Problems and Policy
Conclusion
Key Concepts
Works Cited
Resources for Further Study
Web Resources
Glossary
Index