Comparing Political Regimes A Thematic Introduction to Comparative Politics, Third Edition

Name: Comparing Political Regimes A Thematic Introduction to Comparative Politics, Third Edition
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ISBN: 9781442607002

ISBN-10: 1442607009

ISBN-13: 9781442607002

Edition: 3rd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Alan Siaroff

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Comparing Political Regimes provides a comprehensive assessment of the world?s political systems by outlining and contrasting the aspects of four different regime types: liberal democracies, electoral democracies, semi-liberal autocracies, and closed autocracies. The third edition is thoroughly revised and updated. It now incorporates the two new countries that have appeared since the last edition-Kosovo and South Sudan-and covers the regime changes that have occurred in many countries, including the liberalization (but not yet actual democratization) of the Arab Spring. Extra material has also been added on demography and political economy, especially with regards to economic development,…

Book details

List price: $61.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 8/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.20" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Alan Siaroff is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge.



List of Figures


List of Tables


Acknowledgements



Introducing Comparative Politics



Development and Political Development



State Effectiveness and Political Economy



Electoral Democracies, Liberal Democracies, and Autocracies



Factors Conducive to Democracy



Institutional Variations of Democracies



Electoral Systems, Party Systems, and Government Formation in Democracies



Overall Centralization versus Decentralization in Democracies



Varieties of Autocracies: Totalitarianism, Sultariism, and Authoritarianism



Democratic Transitions, Consolidations, and Breakdowns



Postscript: Democracies and Autocracies in the Future


Glossary


Recommended Sources for Further Research


Bibliography


Index