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

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, and on secession of regions.

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

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, and on secession of regions.

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

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

by Alan Siaroff
Comparing Political Regimes: A Thematic Introduction to Comparative Politics, Third Edition

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

by 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, and on secession of regions.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781442607026
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 08/01/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 352
File size: 20 MB
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About the Author

Alan Siaroff is a professor in the department of political science at the University of Lethbridge.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements

1. Introduction
2. Development and Political Development
3. State Effectiveness and Political Economy
4. Electoral Democracies, Liberal Democracies, and Autocracies
5. Factors Conducive to Democracy
6. Institutional Variations of Democracies
7. Electoral Systems, Party Systems, and Government Formations in Democracies
8. Overall Centralization versus Decentralization in Democracies
9. Varieties of Autocracies: Totalitarianism, Sultanism, and Authoritarianism
10. Democratic Transitions, Consolidations, and Breakdowns
11. Postscript: Democracies and Autocracies in the Future

Glossary
Recommended Sources for Further Research
Bibliography
Index
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