Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global Order

by (Editor: Jeffrey Kopstein) (Editor: Mark Lichbach)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (2000-08-15)
ISBN: 0521633567
EAN: 9780521633567
Binding/Media: Paperback - 448 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: 102209079
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Softcover, has about 20 pages of yellow highlighting and I noticed one that has pen underlining, there is also some yellow highlighting in the contents section, firm binding, has some shelfwear to edges and corners also has a used label on the spine and back cover, pages are crisp and clean. All items ship from a smoke-free home.

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Why are the countries of the world governed so differently? How did this diversity of political orders come about? Will liberal capitalism retain its appeal and spread further around the globe in the 21st century, or will new and hostile challengers come on the scene? These are the questions that guide this new introductory text to comparative politics. Cast through the lens of ten theoretically informed and historically grounded country studies, it illustrates and explains how the three major concepts of comparative political analysis - interests, identities, and institutions - shape the politics of nations. A novel feature of this textbook is its explicit discussion of the international challenges to each country's chosen path of development. These challenges frequently alter domestic interests and identities, and force countries to find new institutional solutions to the problems of modern politics. Written in a style free of heavy handed jargon and organized in a way that speaks to contemporary comparativists' concerns, this textbook provides students with the conceptual tools and historical background they need to understand the politics of today's complex world.

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