Introduction to Comparative Politics

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Part 1 Introduction......Page 20
CHAPTER 1 Introducing Comparative Politics......Page 22
1 THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS......Page 23
2 WHAT—AND HOW—COMPARATIVE POLITICS COMPARES......Page 29
3 THEMES FOR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS......Page 35
4 CLASSIFYING POLITICAL SYSTEMS......Page 44
5 ORGANIZATION OF THE TEXT......Page 50
Part 2 Established Democracies......Page 64
CHAPTER 2 Britain......Page 66
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN BRITISH STATE......Page 67
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 80
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 89
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 98
5 BRITISH POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 110
CHAPTER 3 France......Page 118
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN FRENCH STATE......Page 119
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 133
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 141
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 153
5 FRENCH POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 165
CHAPTER 4 Germany......Page 176
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN GERMAN STATE......Page 177
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 190
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 199
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 208
5 GERMAN POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 222
CHAPTER 5 Japan......Page 230
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN JAPANESE STATE......Page 231
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 243
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 253
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 265
5 JAPANESE POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 277
CHAPTER 6 India......Page 284
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN INDIAN STATE......Page 285
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 297
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 305
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 313
5 INDIAN POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 325
CHAPTER 7 The United States......Page 332
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN AMERICAN STATE......Page 333
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 345
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 354
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 363
5 UNITED STATES POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 373
Part 3 Developing Democracies......Page 380
CHAPTER 8 Nigeria......Page 382
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN NIGERIAN STATE......Page 383
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 396
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 407
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 416
5 NIGERIAN POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 425
CHAPTER 9 Brazil......Page 434
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN BRAZILIAN STATE......Page 435
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 447
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 459
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 467
5 BRAZILIAN POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 480
CHAPTER 10 Mexico......Page 490
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MEXICAN STATE......Page 491
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 504
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 512
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 518
5 MEXICAN POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 528
CHAPTER 11 Russia......Page 536
THE MAKING OF THE MODERN RUSSIAN STATE......Page 537
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 550
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 561
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 572
5 RUSSIAN POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 585
Part 4 Non-Democracies......Page 596
CHAPTER 12 IRAN......Page 598
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN IRANIAN STATE......Page 599
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 616
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 624
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 632
5 IRANIAN POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 638
CHAPTER 13 China......Page 644
1 THE MAKING OF THE MODERN CHINESE STATE......Page 645
2 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 658
3 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY-MAKING......Page 668
4 REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION......Page 679
5 CHINESE POLITICS IN TRANSITION......Page 694