Comparative Politics

An Introduction and New Approach
1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-7456-1257-7
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

This is a new introductory textbook on comparative politics and government, providing students with a guide to the literature and a new approach to the subject.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lane, Jan-Erik

Ersson, Svante

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Forword.

Introduction: Art and Craft of Comparative Politics.

1. Comparative Approaches.

2. States in the World.

3. State Longevity.

4. Regimes, Constitutions and Stability.

5. State Performance.

6. Explanatory Models of State Properties.

7. Structural Models.

8. Institutional Models.

9. Actor Models.

10. Efficiency and Legitimacy.

11. Transition Models.

Concluding Chapter.

Appendices.

References.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson are joint authors of Politics and Society in Western Europe (Sage, 1991) and Comparative Political Economy (Pinter, 1993). Lane is also the author of The Public Sector: Concepts, Models and Approaches (Sage, 1993).