Orvis, Stephen Walter, 1959-
Introducing comparative politics : concepts and cases in context / Stephen Orvis, Hamilton College, Carol Ann Drogus - Fifth edition International student edition - Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of Sage Publications, Inc., c2021. - xxviii, 618 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
A framework for understanding comparative politics. Introduction ; The modern state ; States, citizens, and regimes ; States and identity -- Political systems and how they work. Governing institutions in democracies ; Institutions of participation and representation in democracies ; Contentious politics: social movements, political violence, and revolution ; Authoritarian institutions ; Regime change -- Political economy. Political economy of wealth ; Political economy of development ; Public policies when markets fail: welfare, health, and the environment
"Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics-Who rules? What explains political behavior? Where and why?-Introducing Comparative Politics, Fifth Edition integrates a set of extended case studies of 11 core countries directly into the narrative. Serving as touchstones, the cases are set in chapters where they make the most sense topically-not separated from theory or in a separate volume-and vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context. The book's hybrid organization allows instructors to teach the way you want to teach and gives students a more accurate sense of comparative study"--
9781071807705 1071807706 9781544374451 1544374453
2019035765
Comparative government.
Comparative government--Case studies
Case studies.
JF51 / .D76 2021
320.3
Introducing comparative politics : concepts and cases in context / Stephen Orvis, Hamilton College, Carol Ann Drogus - Fifth edition International student edition - Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of Sage Publications, Inc., c2021. - xxviii, 618 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
A framework for understanding comparative politics. Introduction ; The modern state ; States, citizens, and regimes ; States and identity -- Political systems and how they work. Governing institutions in democracies ; Institutions of participation and representation in democracies ; Contentious politics: social movements, political violence, and revolution ; Authoritarian institutions ; Regime change -- Political economy. Political economy of wealth ; Political economy of development ; Public policies when markets fail: welfare, health, and the environment
"Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics-Who rules? What explains political behavior? Where and why?-Introducing Comparative Politics, Fifth Edition integrates a set of extended case studies of 11 core countries directly into the narrative. Serving as touchstones, the cases are set in chapters where they make the most sense topically-not separated from theory or in a separate volume-and vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context. The book's hybrid organization allows instructors to teach the way you want to teach and gives students a more accurate sense of comparative study"--
9781071807705 1071807706 9781544374451 1544374453
2019035765
Comparative government.
Comparative government--Case studies
Case studies.
JF51 / .D76 2021
320.3