Good Society, The: An Introduction to Comparative Politics, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (12 May 2015) © 2016

  • Alan Draper St. Lawrence University
  • Ansil Ramsay St. Lawrence University
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The Good Society: An Introduction to Comparative Politics examines why some governments are better than others. Redefining the common case-study and thematic approaches, the text presents comparative politics in a relevant and meaningful way that helps you understand how different governments function.

Table of contents

1. Comparative Politics and the Good Society
2. The State
3. State and Society
4. Political Culture and Identity
5. Political Economy
6. Authoritarianism
7. Democracy
8. Economic and Human Development
9. Developed Countries and the Good Society
10. Less-Developed Countries and the Good Society
11. Communism, Post-communism, and the Good Society

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