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aeo This is a new textbook in comparative politics and government, presenting all the basic ideas in the field as well as examining them by means of a comprehensive set of data drawn from 130 countries. aeo The book outlines a new theory about the conditions for state stability and state performance.

Table of Contents
Forword.

Introduction: Art and Craft of Comparative Politics.

1. Comparative Approaches.

2. States in the World.

3. State Longevity.

4. Regimes, Constitutions and Stability.

5. State Performance.

6. Explanatory Models of State Properties.

7. Structural Models.

8. Institutional Models.

9. Actor Models.

10. Efficiency and Legitimacy.

11. Transition Models.

Concluding Chapter.

Appendices.

References.

Index.

Comparative Politics An Introduction and New

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/10/1994
      ISBN13: 9780745612577, 978-0745612577
      ISBN10: 0745612571
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      aeo This is a new textbook in comparative politics and government, presenting all the basic ideas in the field as well as examining them by means of a comprehensive set of data drawn from 130 countries. aeo The book outlines a new theory about the conditions for state stability and state performance.

      Table of Contents
      Forword.

      Introduction: Art and Craft of Comparative Politics.

      1. Comparative Approaches.

      2. States in the World.

      3. State Longevity.

      4. Regimes, Constitutions and Stability.

      5. State Performance.

      6. Explanatory Models of State Properties.

      7. Structural Models.

      8. Institutional Models.

      9. Actor Models.

      10. Efficiency and Legitimacy.

      11. Transition Models.

      Concluding Chapter.

      Appendices.

      References.

      Index.

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