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Introducing comparative politics : concepts and cases in context / Stephen Orvis, Hamilton College, Carol Ann Drogus

By: Orvis, Stephen Walter, 1959-Contributor(s): Drogus, Carol AnnMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of Sage Publications, Inc., c2021Edition: Fifth edition International student editionDescription: xxviii, 618 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cmISBN: 9781071807705; 1071807706; 9781544374451; 1544374453Subject(s): Comparative government | Comparative government -- Case studiesGenre/Form: Case studies.DDC classification: 320.3 LOC classification: JF51 | .D76 2021
Contents:
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
Summary: "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"--
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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"--

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