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Comparative politics today: a world view/ edited by Gabriel A. Almond, G. Bingham Powell and Kaare Strom

Contributor(s): Almond, Gabriel A., ed | Powell, G. Bingham, ed | Strom, Kaare, ed Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Pearson/Longman, c2008Edition: 9th edDescription: xxiv, 776 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN: 0205529313; 9780205529315Subject(s): Comparative governmentDDC classification: 320.3

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 -- Index.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 --
Index.

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