Comparative Government: An IntroductionA comprehensive and systematic introduction to the institutions and patterns of behaviour of political systems worldwide. The book is concept rather than country based, looking in depth at the key elements necessary to an understanding of political science such as the state, types of political institutions and political change. It also looks at the part played by bureaucracies, the military and the courts in political life and the extent to which people participate directly in politics. This revised edition includes more material on typologies of political systems and the policy making process. |
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Political systems and the role of institutions | 14 |
Types of political system | 34 |
Political development | 48 |
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