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