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Test Bank for Introducing Comparative Politics The Essentials 2nd Edition Orvis
Downloadable Instructor Test Bank for Introducing Comparative Politics The Essentials 2nd Edition By Stephen Orvis, Carol Ann Drogus, ISBN: 9781544379043
Table Of Content
Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It?
Three Key Questions in Comparative Politics
Characteristics of the Modern State
Historical Origins of Modern States
Strong, Weak, and Failed States
Conclusion
Citizens and Civil Society
Regimes, Ideologies, and Citizens
Conclusion
Understanding Identity
The Policy Debate
Nations, Nationalism, and Immigration
Ethnicity
Race
Social Class
Religion: Recognition, Autonomy, and the Secular State
Gender and Sexual Orientation: The Continuing Struggle for Recognition, Social Status, and Representation
Conclusion
Executives and Legislatures
Comparing Executive-Legislative Institutions
Judiciary
Bureaucracy
Federalism
Conclusion
The Electoral System
Formal Institutions: Political Parties and Party Systems
Civil Society
Conclusion
Framing Contentious Politics
Political Violence
Revolution
Conclusion
Trends in Authoritarian Rule
The Dictator’s Dilemma: Governing Authoritarian Regimes
Elections, Parties, and Legislatures
Clientelism and Civil Society
Conclusion
Trends in Regime Change
Regime Change: Transitions to Democracy
Regime Change: Transitions to Authoritarian Rule
Conclusion
The Market, Capitalism, and the State
Key Economic Debates
Types of Capitalist Economies
Globalization: A New World Order, or Déjà Vu All Over Again?
Conclusion
What Is “Development”?
Development and Globalization
The Development Debate
Conclusion
“Welfare”: Social Policy in Comparative Perspective
Health Care and Health Policy
Environmental Problems and Policy
Conclusion
