Principles of Comparative Politics - 3rd Edition

Informationen zum Autor William Roberts Clark is head of the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University and a fellow at the Institute for the Study of Religion at Baylor University. He is the author of Capitalism, Not Globalism, and his articles have appeared in American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Political Analysis, and European Union Politics, among other journals. He has been teaching at a wide variety of public and private schools (William Paterson College, Rutgers University, Georgia Tech, Princeton, New York University, and the University of Michigan) for more than three decades. Klappentext William Roberts Clark, Matt Golder, and Sona Nadenichek Golder's groundbreaking Principles of Comparative Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship. In this thoroughly revised Third Edition, readers have an even better guide to cross-national comparison and why it matters. Readers are offered a new intuitive take on statistical analyses and a clearer explanation of how to interpret regression results; a thoroughly-revised chapter on culture and democracy that now includes a more extensive discussion of cultural modernization theory and a new overview of survey methods for addressing sensitive topics; and a revised chapter on dictatorships that incorporates a principal-agent framework for understanding authoritarian institutions.Examples from the gender and politics literature have been incorporated into various chapters and empirical examples and data on various types of institutions have been updated. The book's outstanding pedagogy includes more than 250 tables and figures, numerous photos and maps, end of chapter exercises and problem sets, and a broader set of works cited.New to this Edition A new intuitive take on statistical analyses and a clearer explanation of how to interpret regression results are included. A thoroughly-revised chapter on culture and democracy includes a more extensive discussion of cultural modernization theory and a new overview of survey methods for addressing sensitive topics. A revised chapter on dictatorships incorporates a principal-agent framework for understanding authoritarian institutions. Examples from the gender and politics literature have been incorporated into various chapters. Empirical examples and data on various types of institutions have been updated. Online videos and tutorials guide students through some of the methodological components addressed in the book.This study aid provides detailed explanation of the cases in the Business Associations casebook by Klein. The discussion of each case provides the facts of the case, issues, holdings, and the court's reasoning. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface PART I. WHAT IS COMPARATIVE POLITICS? 1. INTRODUCTION Overview of the Book The Approach Taken in This Book Key Concepts 2. WHAT IS SCIENCE? What Is Science? The Scientific Method An Introduction to Logic Myths about Science Conclusion Key Concepts Problems 3. WHAT IS POLITICS? The Exit, Voice, and Loyalty Game Solving the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty Game Evaluating the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty Game Conclusion Key Concepts Preparation for the Problems Problems PART II. THE MODERN STATE: DEMOCRACY OR DICTATORSHIP? 4. THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN STATE What Is a State? Somalia and Syria: Two Failed States The Contractarian View of the State The Predatory View of the State Conclusion Key Concepts Preparation for the Problems Problems 5. DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT Democracy and Dictatorship in Historical Perspective Classifying Democracies and Dictatorships Conclusion Key Concepts Problems 6. THE ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF D...

Product details

• Authors: William Roberts Clark, Matt Golder, Sona Golder
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.03.2017
• EAN: 9781506318127
• ISBN: 978-1-5063-1812-7
• Subject: Non-fiction book