Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas, 4th Edition

Mark Kesselman - Columbia University

Joel Krieger - Wellesley College

William A. Joseph - Wellesley College

Ervand Abrahamian - Baruch College

Christopher S. Allen - University of Georgia

Joan DeBardeleben - Carleton University

Louis DeSipio - University of California, Irvine

Shigeko N. Fukai - Okayama University

Haruhiro Fukui - University of California, Santa Barbara

Merilee S. Grindle - Harvard University

Darren Kew - University of Massachusetts, Boston

Peter Lewis - American University

Atul Kohli - Princeton University

Amrita Basu - Amherst College

Alfred P. Montero - Carleton College

ISBN-10: 0618604472  ISBN-13: 9780618604470

752 Pages   Paperbound

© 2007     Published

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Table of Contents

I. Introduction
1. Introducing Comparative Politics (Mark Kesselman, Joel Krieger, and William Joseph)
The Global Challenge of Comparative Politics
What--and How--Comparative Politics Compares
Themes for Comparative Analysis
Classifying Political Systems
Organization of the Text
II. Consolidated Democracies
2. Britain (Joel Krieger)
The Making of the Modern British State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
British Politics in Transition
3. France (Mark Kesselman)
The Making of the Modern French State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
French Politics in Transition
4. Germany (Christopher S. Allen)
The Making of the Modern German State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
German Politics in Transition
5. Japan (Shigeko N. Fukai and Haruhiro Fukui)
The Making of the Modern Japanese State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
Japanese Politics in Transition
6. India (Atul Kohli and Amrita Basu)
The Making of the Modern Indian State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
Indian Politics in Transition
7. The United States (Louis DeSipio)
The Making of the Modern American State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
United States Politics in Transition
III. Transitional Democracies
8. Russia (Joan DeBardeleben)
The Making of the Modern Russian State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
Russian Politics in Transition
9. Brazil (Alfred P. Montero)
The Making of the Modern Brazilian State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
Brazilian Politics in Transition
10. Mexico (Merilee S. Grindle)
The Making of the Modern Mexican State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
Mexican Politics in Transition
11. Nigeria (Darren Kew and Peter Lewis)
The Making of the Modern Nigerian State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
Nigerian Politics in Transition
IV Authoritarian Regimes
12. Iran (Ervand Abrahamian)
The Making of the Modern Iranian State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
Iranian Politics in Transition
13. China (William A. Joseph)
The Making of the Modern Chinese State
Political Economy and Development
Governance and Policy-Making
Representation and Participation
Chinese Politics in Transition