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Comparative politics today: A world view/ (Record no. 146596)

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International Standard Book Number	9780205529315
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Classification number	320.3
Item number	ALM/C
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Comparative politics today: A world view/
Statement of responsibility, etc.	edited by Gabriel A. Almond .
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement	9th ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	New York:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Pearson Longman,
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2008.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	776 p.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note	Machine derived contents note: Contents --<br/>PART ONE: Introduction --<br/>Chapter 1: Issues in Comparative Politics --<br/>What is Politics? --<br/>Governments and the State of Nature --<br/>Why Governments? --<br/>When Does Government Become the Problem --<br/>Political Systems and States --<br/>The Diversity of States --<br/>Building Community --<br/>Fostering Economic Development --<br/>Fostering Democracy, Human Rights, and Civil Liberties --<br/>Looking Forward --<br/>Critical Review Questions --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 2: Comparing Political Systems --<br/>Why We Compare --<br/>How We Compare --<br/>Political Systems: Environment and Interdependence --<br/>Political Systems: Structures and Functions --<br/>An Illustrative Comparison: Regime Change in Russia --<br/>The Policy Level: Performance, Outcome, and Evaluation --<br/>How We Explain --<br/>Critical Review Questions --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>PART TWO: System, Process, and Policy --<br/>Chapter 3: Political Culture and Political Socialization --<br/>Mapping the Three Levels of Political Culture --<br/>Why Culture Matters --<br/>Political Socialization --<br/>Agents of Political Socialization --<br/>Trends Shaping Contemporary Political Cultures --<br/>Critical Review Questions --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 4: Interest Articulation --<br/>Citizen Action --<br/>How Citizens Participate --<br/>Interest Groups --<br/>Interest Group Systems --<br/>Access to the Influential --<br/>Policy Perspectives on Interest Articulation --<br/>Interest Group Development --<br/>Critical Review Questions --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 5: Interest Aggregation and Political Parties --<br/>Personal Interest Aggregation --<br/>Institutional Interest Aggregation --<br/>Competitive Party Systems and Interest Aggregation --<br/>Authoritarian Party Systems --<br/>The Military and Interest Aggregation --<br/>Trends in Interest Aggregation --<br/>Significance of Interest Aggregation --<br/>Review Questions --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 6: Government and Policymaking --<br/>Constitutions and Decision Rules --<br/>Democracy and Authoritarianism --<br/>Separation of Government Powers --<br/>Geographic Distribution of Government Power --<br/>Limitations on Government Power --<br/>Checking the Top Policymakers --<br/>Assemblies --<br/>Political Executives --<br/>Functions of the Chief Executive --<br/>The Bureaucracy --<br/>Review Questions --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 7: Public Policy --<br/>Government and What It Does --<br/>Distribution --<br/>Extraction --<br/>Regulation --<br/>Community-building and Symbolic Policies --<br/>Outcomes: Domestic Welfare --<br/>Domestic Security Outcomes --<br/>International Outputs and Outcomes --<br/>Political Goods and Values --<br/>Trade-offs and Opportunity Costs --<br/>Review Questions --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>PART THREE: Country Studies --<br/>Chapter 8: Politics in Britain --<br/>Country Bio¿United Kingdom --<br/>Policy Challenges Facing Britain --<br/>The Environment of Politics --<br/>The Legacy of History --<br/>The Structure of Government --<br/>The Cabinet and Cabinet Ministers --<br/>Political Culture and Legitimacy --<br/>Political Socialization --<br/>Political Participation --<br/>Organizing Group Interest --<br/>Party System and Electoral Choice --<br/>Central Authority and Decentralized Delivery of Policies --<br/>Policy Outcomes and Changes in Society --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Chapter 9: Politics in France --<br/>Country Bio¿France --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>A Historical Perspective --<br/>Economy and Society --<br/>Constitution and Governmental Structure --<br/>Political Culture --<br/>Political Socialization --<br/>Recruitment and Style of Elites --<br/>Interest Groups --<br/>Political Parties --<br/>The Main Parties: Right and Center --<br/>The State and Territorial Relations --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 10: Politics in Germany --<br/>Country Bio¿Germany --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>The Historical Legacy --<br/>Following Two Paths --<br/>Social Forces --<br/>The Institutions and Structure of Government --<br/>Remaking Political Cultures --<br/>Political Learning and Political Communication --<br/>Citizen Participation --<br/>Politics at the Elite Level --<br/>Interest Groups --<br/>The Party System --<br/>The Role of Elections --<br/>Party Government --<br/>The Policy Process --<br/>Policy Performance --<br/>Addressing the Policy Challenges --<br/>After the Revolution --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 11: Politics in Japan --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>Historical Origins of the Modern Japanese State --<br/>The Occupation --<br/>Political Institutions --<br/>Electoral Systems and the Nature of Electoral Competition --<br/>The Japanese Party System --<br/>Political Participation and Voting Behavior --<br/>Interest Groups --<br/>Political Culture and Issue Cleavages --<br/>Political Socialization --<br/>The Policy-making Process --<br/>Policy Performance --<br/>Concluding Thoughts About Japanese Politics --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 12: Politics in Russia --<br/>Country Bio¿Russia --<br/>Rebuilding the Russian State --<br/>Historical Legacies --<br/>The Contemporary Constitutional Order --<br/>Russian Political Culture in the Post-Soviet Period --<br/>Political Participation --<br/>Interest Articulation: Between Statism and Pluralism --<br/>Parties and the Aggregation of Interest --<br/>The Politics of Economic Reform --<br/>Rule Adjudication: Toward the Rule of Law --<br/>Russia and the International Community --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Questions for Review --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 13: Politics in China --<br/>Country Bio¿China --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>Historical Setting --<br/>Social Conditions --<br/>Structure of the Party-State --<br/>Political Socialization --<br/>Political Culture --<br/>Political Participation --<br/>Interest Articulation and Aggregation --<br/>Policymaking and Implementation --<br/>Policy Performance --<br/>Hong Kong --<br/>Taiwan --<br/>China¿s Political Future --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 14: Politics in Mexico --<br/>Country Bio¿Mexico --<br/>The Disputed Election of 2006 --<br/>Historical Perspectives --<br/>Political Culture and Socialization --<br/>Political Structure and Institutions --<br/>Recruiting the Political Elite --<br/>Interest Representation and Political Control --<br/>Political Parties --<br/>Government Performance --<br/>Mexico¿s Political Future --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Study Questions --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 15: Politics in Brazil --<br/>Country Bio¿Brazil --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>Historical Perspectives --<br/>Economy and Society --<br/>Institutions and Structures of Government --<br/>Political Culture --<br/>How Democratic Are Brazilians --<br/>Socialization and Mass Communication --<br/>Political Recruitment and Political Participation --<br/>Interest Groups --<br/>Political Parties and Elections --<br/>The Policymaking Process --<br/>Policy Performance --<br/>International Relations --<br/>Prospects for the Future --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 16: Politics in Iran --<br/>Country Bio¿Iran --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>Historical Legacy --<br/>Institutions of the Islamic Republic --<br/>Elections and Parties --<br/>Political Culture --<br/>Political Socialization --<br/>Recruiting the Political Elite --<br/>Interest Articulation and Aggregation --<br/>Policy Formulation --<br/>Policy Outcomes --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 17: Politics in India --<br/>Country Bio¿India --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>The Twin Legacies of Colonial Rule and the Anticolonial Movement --<br/>The ¿Givens¿ of Indian Society: From Hierarchy to Plurality --<br/>Political Institutions and the Policy Process --<br/>The Federal Structure --<br/>The Articulation of Interests --<br/>The Party System --<br/>Political Socialization and Political Culture --<br/>Political Recruitment --<br/>Policies to Address the Economy, Welfare, and Poverty --<br/>Conclusion: Democracy and Development --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 18: Politics in Nigeria --<br/>Country Bio¿Nigeria --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>The Effects of History --<br/>Environmental Potential and Limitations --<br/>Political Cultures and Subcultures --<br/>Political Socialization --<br/>Political Recruitment --<br/>Political Structure --<br/>Interest Articulation --<br/>Political Participation --<br/>Parties and Elections --<br/>Policy Formation and Implementation --<br/>Nigeria in Africa and in the World --<br/>Prospects for Development --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Suggested Readings --<br/>Chapter 19: Politics in the United States --<br/>Country Bio¿the United States --<br/>Current Policy Challenges --<br/>The United States Among the World¿s Systems --<br/>The Constitutional System --<br/>Political Culture and Socialization --<br/>Political Participation and Recruitment --<br/>Recruitment of Leaders --<br/>Interest Articulation: Pressure Groups and PACs --<br/>The Special Characteristics of American Political Parties --<br/>A Special Consequence: Divided Party Control of Government --<br/>The Policymaking Process in America --<br/>Policy Performance --<br/>American Exceptionalism: Myth or Reality? --<br/>Conclusions --<br/>Key Terms --<br/>Review Questions --<br/>Internet Sources --<br/>Suggested Readings --
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Personal name	Almond, Gabrial A,ed.
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Koha item type	General Books

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