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By revealing the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, Comparative Politics shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country''s unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances.

  • Addresses the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development
  • Reveals that democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country''s unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances
  • Applies theories and principles relating to the promotion of the development of democracy to the contemporary case studies


Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Comparative Politics and Democracy.

2 Democracy and Democratization in Historical Perspective.

3 Economics and Political Development.

4 Political Culture and Ethnopolitics.

5 Social Structure and Politics.

6 Democratization and the Global Environment.

7 Electoral Systems.

8 Legislatures and Executives.

9 Comparative Judicial Politics and the Territorial Arrangement of the Political System.

10 Conclusion: Principles in Application.

Index.

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons
      Published 8 April 2011
      ISBN-13 9781405186865
      978-1405186865
      ISBN-10 1405186860
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      Comparative politics

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      By revealing the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, Comparative Politics shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country''s unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances.

      • Addresses the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development
      • Reveals that democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country''s unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances
      • Applies theories and principles relating to the promotion of the development of democracy to the contemporary case studies


      Table of Contents

      1 Introduction: Comparative Politics and Democracy.

      2 Democracy and Democratization in Historical Perspective.

      3 Economics and Political Development.

      4 Political Culture and Ethnopolitics.

      5 Social Structure and Politics.

      6 Democratization and the Global Environment.

      7 Electoral Systems.

      8 Legislatures and Executives.

      9 Comparative Judicial Politics and the Territorial Arrangement of the Political System.

      10 Conclusion: Principles in Application.

      Index.

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