Comparative politics: principles of democracy and democratization

By revealing the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, Comparative Politics shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances. Addresses the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development Reveals that democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances Applies theories and principles relating to the promotion of the development of democracyto the contemporary case studies INDICE: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Comparative Politics and Democracy. Chapter 2 The development of democracy in historical perspective. Chapter 3 Economic and Political Development. Chapter 4: Political Culture and Ethnicity. Chapter 5: Social Structure and Civil Society. Chapter 6: The Global and International Environment. Chapter 7: Electoral Systems. Chapter 8: The Structure of the Executive and the Legislature. Chapter 9: Comparative Judicial Politics andthe territorial arrangement of the political system. Chapter 10: Conclusion: Principles in Application.

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8685-8
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 264
• Fecha Publicación: 15/04/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés