TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hague,Rod
AU  - Harrop,Martin
AU  - Hague,Rod
TI  - Comparative government and politics: an introduction 
T2  - Comparative government & politics
SN  - 0391035606 (pbk.)
U1  - 320.3 19
PY  - 1987///, 1990 printing
CY  - Atlantic Highlands, NJ
PB  - Humanities Press International
KW  - Comparative government
N1  - Spine title: Comparative government & politics; Rev. ed. of: Comparative government. 1982; Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-345) and index; STUIDYING POLITICS 1 Political Concepts -- The Comparative Approach -- The Comparative Approach -- The NationState in Three Worlds -- The NationState in hree Worlds -- Revolution Ideology and Political Change -- The NationState in One World -- The NationState in One World -- Summary -- The Bureaucracy -- Summary -- The Military and the Police -- Summary -- POLICIES AND PERFORMANCE -- POLICIES AND PERFORMANCE 16 The Policy Process -- Summary -- THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF POLITICS -- Political Culture -- Political Participation -- Summary -- Elections and Voters -- Interest Groups -- Political Parties -- Political Parties -- THE STRUICTUIRES OF GOVERNMENT -- THE STRUICTUIRE OF GOVERNMENT 11 The Constitutional Framework -- Assemblies -- Summary -- The Political Executive
N2  - This revised and updated edition of a core textbook - one of the most well-established texts in the field of comparative politics - offers a comprehensive introduction to the comparison of governments and political systems, helping students to understand not just the institutions and political cultures of their own countries but also those of a wide range of democracies and authoritarian regimes from around the world. The book opens with an overview of key theories and methods for studying comparative politics and moves on to a study of major institutions and themes, such as the state, constitutions and courts, elections, voters, interest groups and political economy. In addition, two common threads run throughout the chapters in this edition - the reversal of democracy and declining trust in government - ensuring that the book fully accounts for the rapid developments in politics that have taken place across the world in recent times. Written by a team of experienced textbook authors and featuring a range of engaging learning features, this book is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Comparative Politics, Comparative Government, Introduction to Politics and Introduction to Political Science."--Publisher's description
ER  -