Comparative Government and Politics
An Introduction
5th Edition
Published on 27. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-333-92972-8 (ISBN)
Description
Well established as a leading text in the field, the 5th edition has been comprehensively revised and rewritten throughout to cover key developments into the 21st century with new chapters added on political communication and on non democratic regimes. This text is accessible and student friendly, as well as international in its coverage, with a wide range of pedagogical features including full page country case studies, debate boxes and many charts and exhibits.
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Series
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
charts
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
634 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-92972-8 (9780333929728)
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Other editions
New editions
Rod Hague | Martin Harrop
Comparative Government and Politics
Book
04/2004
6th Edition
Palgrave MacMillan
€49.75
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Previous edition
Book
06/1998
4th Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€22.31
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Persons
ROD HAGUE is Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. - MARTIN HARROP is Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Content
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS - Politics and Government - Democracy - Authoritarian Rule - The State in a Global Context - The Comparative Approach - PART 2: POLITICS AND SOCIETY - Political Culture - Political Communication - Political Participation - PART 3: LINKING SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT - Elections and Voters - Interest Groups - Political Parties - PART 4: GOVERNMENT - Constitutions and the Legal Framework - Federal, Unitary and Local Government - Legislatures - The Political Executive - The Bureaucracy - PART 5: PUBLIC POLICY - The Policy Process