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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alan SiaroffPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Edition: 4th New edition Dimensions: Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9781487525361ISBN 10: 1487525362 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 27 October 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introducing Comparative Politics 2. Development and Political Development 3. State Effectiveness and Political Economy 4. Electoral Democracies, Liberal Democracies, and Autocracies 5. Factors Conducive to Democracy 6. Institutional Variations of Democracies 7. Electoral Systems, Party Systems, and Government Formation in Democracies 8. Varieties of Autocracies: Totalitarianism, Sultanism, and Authoritarianism 9. Democratic Transitions, Consolidations, and Breakdowns 10. The Historical Evolution of Democracy Glossary Recommended Sources for Further Research Bibliography IndexReviewsThis is an exceptional textbook. It treats the field of comparative politics very effectively, its broad coverage puts the entire world within reach of students, and it innovates at many points by offering fresh and revealing ways to consider the issues at stake. - Bruce Morrison, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Western University This is an extremely sophisticated and very insightful textbook on comparative politics. Its clear writing, underpinned by sustained analytic thinking, makes this book a top choice for introductory undergraduate courses. The book notably includes many useful tables and classifications of 195 countries in the world that will also be of much value to advanced researchers. Highly recommended. - Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development and Associate Professor of Political Science, McGill University ""This is an extremely sophisticated and very insightful textbook on comparative politics. Its clear writing, underpinned by sustained analytic thinking, makes this book a top choice for introductory undergraduate courses. The book notably includes many useful tables and classifications of 195 countries in the world that will also be of much value to advanced researchers. Highly recommended."" --Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development and Associate Professor of Political Science, McGill University ""This is an exceptional textbook. It treats the field of comparative politics very effectively, its broad coverage puts the entire world within reach of students, and it innovates at many points by offering fresh and revealing ways to consider the issues at stake."" --Bruce Morrison, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Western University This is an exceptional textbook. It treats the field of comparative politics very effectively, its broad coverage puts the entire world within reach of students, and it innovates at many points by offering fresh and revealing ways to consider the issues at stake. - Bruce Morrison, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Western University This is an extremely sophisticated and very insightful textbook on comparative politics. Its clear writing, underpinned by sustained analytic thinking, makes this book a top choice for introductory undergraduate courses. The book notably includes many useful tables and classifications of 195 countries in the world that will also be of much value to advanced researchers. Highly recommended. - Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development and Associate Professor of Political Science, McGill University Author InformationAlan Siaroff is a professor in the department of political science at the University of Lethbridge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |