Comp Politics in Transit 5e (New Horizons in Comparative Politics) - Softcover

MCCORMICK

 
9780495007609: Comp Politics in Transit 5e (New Horizons in Comparative Politics)

Synopsis

COMPARATIVE POLITICS IN TRANSITION combines a thematic framework with a country by country approach to provide a truly thoughtful and effective introduction to Comparative Politics, one that assumes very little prior knowledge on the part of students. The author uses an "arenas" classification to organize and frame the systematic comparative analysis, rather than the traditional "three worlds" framework. The "arenas" classification reflects the contemporary political, economic, and social realities of different political systems, allowing the author to provide an historical, theoretical, and conceptual background through nine country case studies.

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Synopsis

In ten case studies from around the world McCormick (political science, Indiana U.-Purdue U. Indianapolis) gives undergraduate students a background in how societies approach politics with varying values and priorities. He includes in the mix countries that are developed and in the process of developing as well as those with relatively stable gover

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