{"product_id":"politics-canadian-edition-9781442605336","title":"Politics Canadian Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe latest edition of Politics offers a comprehensive and comparative approach to the essential components of democratic politics in today's states.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures      Introduction: The Dimensions of Politics and an Approach to its Study      What Politics Is...   A Comparative Approach       Chapter 1: Co-operation, Coercion, and Consent-Opening Ideas      Our Social Nature   Authority and Leadership   Civil Society   Beyond the State   Conclusion    References   Further Reading       Chapter 2: The Many Ways of Studying Politics    \t  Politics as Philosophy   Politics as Social Science   Units of Analysis: Individual, Group, or Class?   Politics as Anthropology   Back to Bismarck: Politics and the Study of Politics   References   Further Reading      Chapter 3: From The Republic to the Liberal Republic: History and Ideas      Classical Antiquity   Feudal Society (the Medieval Era)   The Reformation   The Enlightenment   The Market Economy   Synergy   Political Revolution   Liberal Government   Philosophical Works   References   Further Reading      Chapter 4: The Fall and Reluctant Rise of Democracy    \t  Democracy Defined   Distrust of Democracy   From Liberal Government to Liberal Democracy   Assessing Representative Democracy   Democracy's Prospects   Consolidating Democracy   References   Further Reading      Chapter 5: Roadmap to the Rest (A Comparative Framework)    \t  Who's In and Who's Out   Functions, Institutions, Systems   Functions, Institutions, Systems   Functions, Institutions, Systems   The Judiciary as a Branch of Government   Bicameralism-Do Two Houses Make a Home?   Degrees of Federalism   Electoral and Party Systems   Type of Government   Recapping   Appendix: Comparative Data Set   Further Reading      Chapter 6: Systems of Government: Parliamentary Options    \t  Components of Parliamentary Government   Majority, Minority, or Coalition   The Government-Formation Process   The Conclusion of a Government and Its Implications   A Closer Look at Coalition Government   Cabinets: Size and Structure   Executive Dominance   References   Further Reading      Chapter 7: Systems of Government (2): Degrees of Presidentialism      Madisonian Presidentialism   Coalitional Presidentialism in Latin America   Semi-Presidentialism   An Exceptional Case: Switzerland   Conclusion   References   Further Reading      Chapter 8: Dividing the State: Federalism and Other Options      Unitary, Federal, Confederal   Components of Federalism   Asymmetrical Federalism   Bicameralism   Amending Formula   Non-federal Options   References   Further Reading      Chapter 9: Who Wants What? The Political Process      Social Cleavages   Ideology: The Role of Ideas   References   Further Reading      Chapter 10: Who Gets In? The Machinery of Democratic Elections      What Is an Electoral System?   Criteria for Evaluating Electoral Systems   Electoral Systems Considered   Electoral Administration   References   Further Readings   Appendix: Electoral System Data      Chapter 11: Who is Heard? Varieties of Representation      Political Parties   Party Systems   Election Campaigns   Organized Interests   Corporatism   Social Movements   Conclusion   References   Further Readings      Chapter 12: The Official Response: Public Policy and Administration      Two Theories about Public Policy   Who Does What: Examining the Policy Cycle   Types of Policy   The Bureaucracy   References   Further Reading      Chapter 13: The Rule of Law in Practice: The Justice System      The Nature of Law   The Legislative Process   Direct Democracy   Private Law   Administrative Law   Court Systems   Rights   Judicial Review   Automatic Justice?   References   Further Reading      Chapter 14: Governing in an Age of Decline? Social and Economic Policy       The Nature of Capitalist Market Society   Classic Liberalism and Laissez-faire   Models versus Reality   The Reform of Market Capitalism   The Welfare State   The Age of Deficit and Debt   Going Forward   References   Further Reading   Appendix: Economic Statistics      Glossary   Index","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408346980695,"sku":"9781442605336","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442605336.jpg?v=1730502533","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/politics-canadian-edition-9781442605336","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}