Stephen Walter Orvis & Carol Ann Drogus 
Introducing Comparative Politics [EPUB ebook] 
Concepts and Cases in Context

Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics, the
Sixth Edition of
Introducing Comparative Politics integrates a set of extended case studies that vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context for 11 countries. The cases are placed within the chapters where they make the most sense —not separated from the theory or in a separate volume—helping students make connections between theory and practice earlier in the semester and giving them a more holistic view of comparative politics.

Tabella dei contenuti

Part I: A Framework For Understanding Comparative Politics

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Modern State

Chapter 3: States, Citizens, And Regimes

Chapter 4: States And Identity

Part II: Political Systems And How They Work

Chapter 5: Governing Institutions In Democracies

Chapter 6: Institutions Of Participation And Representation In Democracies

Chapter 7: Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, And Revolution

Chapter 8: Authoritarian Institutions

Chapter 9: Regime Change

Part III: Political Economy And Policy

Chapter 10: Political Economy Of Wealth

Chapter 11: Political Economy Of Development

Chapter 12: Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, And The Environment

Circa l’autore

Carol Ann Drogus is a retired Professor of Government at Hamilton College. She is a specialist on Brazil, religion, and women’s political participation. She taught introduction to comparative politics for more than twenty years, as well as courses on Latin American politics, gender and politics, and women in Latin America. She has written two books and numerous articles on the political participation of women in religious movements in Brazil.