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PublisherCQ Press
ISBN-101506360734
ISBN-139781506360737
eBay Product ID (ePID)28038401092
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Number of Pages456 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFoundations of Comparative Politics
SubjectComparative Politics, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science
AuthorWilliam Roberts Clark, Sona N. Golder, Matt Golder
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight27.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.5 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2018-019762
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal320.3
Table Of ContentPrefaceAbout the AuthorsPART I: What is Comparative Politics?1: INTRODUCTIONOverview of the BookThe Approach Taken in This BookKey Concepts2: WHAT IS SCIENCE?What is Science?The Scientific MethodAn Introduction to LogicMyths About ScienceConclusionKey Concepts3: WHAT IS POLITICS?The Exit, Voice, and Loyalty (EVL) Theory of PoliticsWhat Happens in the EVL Theory?Insights from the EVL TheoryConclusionKey ConceptsPART II: The Modern State: Democracy or Dictatorship?4: THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN STATEWhat is a State?Syria: A Failed StateHow Unusual Is Syria?The Contractarian View of the StateThe Predatory View of the StateConclusionKey Concepts5: THE ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIPDemocracy in Historical PerspectiveModernization Theory and DemocracyA Variant of Modernization TheoryConclusionKey Concepts6: THE CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIPClassical Cultural Arguments: Mill and MontesquieuDoes Democracy Require a Civic Culture?Are Some Religions Incompatible with Democracy?Experiments and CultureConclusionKey Concepts7: DEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONSBottom-Up Transitions to DemocracyTop-Down Transitions to DemocracyConclusionKey ConceptsPART III: Varieties of Democracy and Dictatorship8: VARIETIES OF DICTATORSHIPA Common Typology of Authoritarian RegimesThe Two Fundamental Problems of Authoritarian RuleSelectorate TheoryConclusionKey Concepts9: PROBLEMS WITH GROUP DECISION MAKINGProblems with Group Decision MakingArrows TheoremConclusionKey Concepts10: PARLIAMENTARY, PRESIDENTIAL, AND SEMI-PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACIESClassifying DemocraciesGovernments in Parliamentary DemocraciesGovernments in Presidential DemocraciesGovernments in Semi-Presidential DemocraciesConclusionKey Concepts11: ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMSElections and Electoral IntegrityElectoral SystemsLegislative Electoral System ChoiceConclusionKey Concepts12: SOCIAL CLEAVAGES AND PARTY SYSTEMSPolitical Parties: What Are They, and What Do They Do?Party SystemsWhere Do Parties Come From?Types of Political Parties and Social CleavagesNumber of Parties: Duvergers TheoryConclusionKey Concepts13: INSTITUTIONAL VETO PLAYERSFederalismBicameralismConstitutionalismVeto PlayersConclusionKey ConceptsPART IV: Varieties of Democracy and Political Outcomes14: CONSEQUENCES OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONSMajoritarian or Consensus Democracy?The Effect of Political Institutions on Fiscal PolicyElectoral laws, Federalism, and Ethnic ConflictPresidentialism and Democratic SurvivalConclusionKey ConceptsReferencesIndex
SynopsisAdapted from the groundbreaking bestseller, Principles of Comparative Politics, Third Edition!Foundations of Comparative Politicspresents a scientific approach to the rich world of comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship, providing students a guide to cross-national comparison and why it matters to them. This condensed, more accessible format introduces students to the key questions in comparative politics, using brief insights from tools such as decision, social choice, and game theory to help them understand clearly why some explanations for political phenomena are stronger than others. Foundations concentrates on describing the core features of regimes and institutions and on analyzing how these fundamental attributes drive variation in the economic and political outcomes we care about most. This approach more closely replicates what comparative scholars do: constructing and testing theories on political phenomena over basic memorization of country-specific facts--to explain, rather than describe. Illustrated with current examples that show the application of theory, students gain invaluable real-world skills in critical thinking and empirical analysis that they will carry with them long after the course is over. Give your students the SAGE edge!SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning., Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Principles of Comparative Politics , Third Edition! Foundations of Comparative Politics presents a scientific approach to the rich world of comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship, providing you a guide to cross-national comparison and why it matters. This condensed, more accessible format introduces you to the key questions in comparative politics, using brief insights from tools such as decision, social choice, and game theory to help you understand clearly why some explanations for political phenomena are stronger than others. Foundations concentrates on describing the core features of regimes and institutions and on analyzing how these fundamental attributes drive variation in the economic and political outcomes we care about most. This approach more closely replicates what comparative scholars do: constructing and testing theories on political phenomena over basic memorization of country-specific facts--to explain, rather than describe. Illustrated with current examples that show the application of theory, you will gain invaluable real-world skills in critical thinking and empirical analysis that you will carry with you long after the course is over., Adapted from the groundbreaking Principles of Comparative Politics,now in its third edition,Foundations of Comparative Politics presents a scientific approach to the rich world of comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship, providing students a guide to cross-national comparison and why it matters to them.
LC Classification NumberJF51.C52 2018
