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List of Maps | |
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About the Author | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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What Is Comparative Politics? | |
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The Comparative Method | |
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Quantitative versus Qualitative Research | |
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Debates in Comparative Politics | |
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A Guiding Approach: Political Institutions | |
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A Guiding Idea: Reconciling Freedom and Equality | |
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In Sum: Looking Ahead | |
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States | |
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Defining the State | |
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The Origins of Political Organization | |
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The Rise of the Modern State | |
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Comparing State Power | |
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Legitimacy | |
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Centralization or Decentralization | |
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In Sum: Studying States | |
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Nations and Society | |
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Ethnic Identity | |
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National Identity | |
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Citizenship and Patriotism | |
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Ethnic Identity, National Identity, and Citizenship: Origins and Persistence | |
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Sources of Ethnic and National Conflict | |
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Political Attitudes and Political Ideology | |
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Political Attitudes | |
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Political Ideology | |
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Fundamentalism and the Crisis of Ideology | |
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Political Culture | |
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In Sum: Society and Politics | |
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Political Economy | |
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The Components of Political Economy | |
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Markets and Property | |
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Public Goods | |
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Social Expenditures: Who Benefits? | |
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Taxation | |
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Money, Inflation, and Unemployment | |
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Regulation | |
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Trade | |
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Political-Economic Systems | |
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Liberalism | |
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Social Democracy | |
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Communism | |
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Mercantilism | |
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Political-Economic Systems and the State: Comparing Outcomes | |
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | |
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Gini Index | |
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Human Development Index (HDI) | |
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The Future of Political Economy | |
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In Sum: The End of Economic History? | |
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Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism | |
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Defining Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism | |
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Sources of Nondemocratic Rule | |
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Economic Sources of Nondemocratic Rule | |
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Societal Sources of Nondemocratic Rule | |
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Nondemocratic Regimes and Political Control | |
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Coercion and Surveillance | |
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Co-optation | |
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Personality Cults | |
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Nondemocratic Regimes and Legitimacy | |
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Types of Nondemocratic Rule | |
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Personal and Monarchical Rule | |
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Military Rule | |
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One-Party Rule | |
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Theocracy | |
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Illiberal Regimes | |
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In Sum: Nondemocratic Regimes in Retreat? | |
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Democracy | |
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What Is Democracy? | |
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The Origins of Liberal Democracy and the Rule of Law | |
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Athenian Democracy and Roman Republicanism | |
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England: The Birthplace of Liberal Democracy | |
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Institutionalizing Democracy | |
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Participation: Voting and Elections | |
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Electoral Systems | |
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Referendum and Initiative | |
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Competition: Political Parties and the Separation of Powers | |
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Political Parties | |
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The Separation of Powers | |
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Liberty: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and Civil Society | |
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In Sum: Future Challenges to Democracy | |
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Advanced Democracies | |
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Defining Advanced Democracy | |
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Freedom and Equality in Advanced Democracies | |
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Advanced Democracies Today | |
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States and Sovereignty: Challenges and Opportunities | |
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The European Union: Integration, Expansion, and Resistance | |
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Devolution and Democracy | |
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Social Change and Conflict | |
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Postmodern Values and Organization | |
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Diversity, Identity, and the Challenge to Postmodern Values | |
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Economic Change | |
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Postindustrialism | |
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Maintaining the Welfare State | |
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In Sum: The Advanced Democracies in Transition | |
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Communism and Postcommunism | |
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Communism, Equality, and the Nature of Human Relations | |
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Revolution and the "Triumph" of Communism | |
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Putting Communism into Practice | |
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Communist Political Economy | |
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Societal Institutions under Communism | |
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The Collapse of Communism | |
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Political Institutions in Transition | |
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Reorganizing the State and Constructing a Democratic Regime | |
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Evaluating Political Transitions | |
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Economic Institutions in Transition | |
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Privatization and Marketization | |
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Evaluating Economic Transitions | |
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Societal Institutions in Transition | |
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Re-creating Identities | |
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Evaluating Societal Transitions | |
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In Sum: The Legacy of Communism | |
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Less-Developed and Newly Industrializing Countries | |
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Freedom and Equality in the Newly Industrializing and Less-Developed Countries | |
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Imperialism and Colonialism | |
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Institutions of Imperialism | |
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Exporting the State | |
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Social Identities | |
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Dependent Development | |
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The Challenges of Postimperialism | |
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Building State Capacity and Autonomy | |
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Forging Social Identities | |
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Generating Economic Growth | |
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Prospects for Democracy and Development | |
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Rebuilding State Power | |
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Supporting Civil Society | |
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Promoting Economic Prosperity | |
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In Sum: The Challenges of Development | |
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Globalization | |
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What Is Globalization? | |
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Institutions and Globalization | |
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Political Globalization | |
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Economic Globalization | |
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Societal Globalization | |
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Globalization: Myths and Realities | |
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Is Globalization New? | |
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Is Globalization Exaggerated? | |
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Is Globalization Inevitable? | |
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In Sum: Freedom and Equality in a Globalized World | |
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Political Violence | |
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What Is Political Violence? | |
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Why Political Violence? | |
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Institutional Explanations | |
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Ideational Explanations | |
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Individual Explanations | |
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Forms of Political Violence | |
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Revolution | |
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Terrorism | |
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Terrorism and Revolution: Means and Ends | |
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Political Violence in Context: Faith, Terrorism, and Revolution | |
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Countering Political Violence | |
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In Sum: Meeting the Challenge of Political Violence | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |