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Informationen zum Autor Alan Siaroff is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
