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

By: Orvis, Stephen Walter, 1959-.
Contributor(s): Drogus, Carol Ann.
Los Angeles, California : SAGE/CQ Press, ©2015Edition: Third edition.Description: xxxiv, 729 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781452241524 (pbk.).Subject(s): Comparative government | Comparative government -- Case studiesDDC classification: 320.3/Or9 Other classification: CAS
Contents:
Regional and country coverage -- Part I: A framework for understanding comparative politics. Introduction ; The modern state ; States, citizens and regimes ; States and identity ; States and markets -- Part II: Political systems and how they work. Governing institutions in democarcies ; Institutions of participation and representation in democracies ; Authoritarian institutions ; Regime change -- Part III: Issues and policies. Globalization, economic sovereignty, and development ; Public policies when markets fail : welfare, health, and the environment ; Policies and politics of inclusion and clashing values -- Glossary.
Summary: Taking a hybrid approach, this book - packed full with case studies and a host of pedagogical features - examines the key concepts in comparative politics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Regional and country coverage -- Part I: A framework for understanding comparative politics. Introduction ; The modern state ; States, citizens and regimes ; States and identity ; States and markets -- Part II: Political systems and how they work. Governing institutions in democarcies ; Institutions of participation and representation in democracies ; Authoritarian institutions ; Regime change -- Part III: Issues and policies. Globalization, economic sovereignty, and development ; Public policies when markets fail : welfare, health, and the environment ; Policies and politics of inclusion and clashing values -- Glossary.

Taking a hybrid approach, this book - packed full with case studies and a host of pedagogical features - examines the key concepts in comparative politics.

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