TY  - GEN
AU  - Bara, Judith, ed.
AU  - Pennington, Mark, ed.
TI  - Comparative politics: explaining democratic systems
SN  - 9780761943730
U1  - 320.3 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Los Angele
PB  - Sage
KW  - Comparative government
KW  - Political science
N1  - Part 1: Theories and Methods --
1. Theories, Institutions and Comparative Politics / Mark Pennington --
2. Methodologies for Comparative Politics / Judith Bara --
Part 2: Institutions --
3. The Nation State / Brendan O'Duffy --
4. Electoral Systems / Jocelyn A.J. Evans --
5. Legislatures and Executives / Catherine Needham --
6. The Bureaucracy / Mark Pennington --
7. The Courts / David Robertson --
8. The Territorial Dimension / Brendan O'Duffy --
Part 3: Actors --
9. Voters, Parties and Participation / Judith Bara --
10. Interest Groups / Mark Pennington --
11. Leadership: The Long Road to Theory / David S. Bell
ER  -