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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811277603321

Autore

Siaroff Alan

Titolo

Comparing political regimes : a thematic introduction to comparative politics / / Alan Siaroff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

North York, Ontario ; ; Tonawanda, New York : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4426-0702-5

1-4426-0701-7

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Disciplina

320.3

Soggetti

Comparative government

Textbooks.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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."--Pub. desc



"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."