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If you’re wondering why you should buy this new edition of Comparative Politics Today, here are 8 good reasons!, i
Contributors, ii
Copyright, iv
A Guide to Comparing Nations, xii
A Brief Guide to Analyzing Visuals, xiv
Preface, xxi
Part One. Introduction, 1
Chapter 1. Issues in Comparative Politics, 1
What Is Politics?, 1
Governments and the State of Nature, 2
Why Governments?, 3
When Does Government Become the Problem?, 6
Political Systems and States, 8
The Diversity of States, 10
Building Community, 13
Fostering Economic Development, 17
Fostering Democracy, Human Rights, and Civil Liberties, 23
Looking Forward, 25
Review Questions, 26
Key Terms, 26
Suggested Readings, 26
Chapter 2. Comparing Political Systems, 28
Why We Compare, 28
How We Compare, 28
Political Systems: Environment and Interdependence, 29
Political Systems: Structures and Functions, 31
An Illustrative Comparison: Regime Change in Russia, 35
The Policy Level: Performance, Outcome, and Evaluation, 38
How We Explain, 39
Review Questions, 41
Key Terms, 41
Suggested Readings, 42
Part Two. System, Process, and Policy, 43
Chapter 3. Political Culture and Political Socialization, 43
Mapping the Three Levels of Political Culture, 43
Why Culture Matters, 49
Political Socialization, 51
Agents of Political Socialization, 52
Trends Shaping Contemporary Political Cultures, 56
Review Questions, 57
Key Terms, 57
Suggested Readings, 58
Chapter 4. Interest Articulation, 60
Citizen Action, 60
How Citizens Participate, 61
Interest Groups, 64
Interest Group Systems, 69
Access to the Influential, 70
Policy Perspectives on Interest Articulation, 74
Interest Group Development, 74
Review Questions, 76
Key Terms, 77
Suggested Readings, 77
Chapter 5. Interest Aggregation and Political Parties, 79
Personal Interest Aggregation, 79
Institutional Interest Aggregation, 80
Competitive Party Systems and Interest Aggregation, 81
Authoritarian Party Systems, 92
The Military and Interest Aggregation, 94
Trends in Interest Aggregation, 95
Significance of Interest Aggregation, 97
Review Questions, 98
Key Terms, 98
Suggested Readings, 99
Chapter 6. Government and Policymaking, 101
Constitutions and Decision Rules, 101
Democracy and Authoritarianism, 103
Separation of Government Powers, 103
Geographic Distribution of Government Power, 107
Limitations on Government Power, 107
Checking the Top Policymakers, 109
Assemblies, 110
Political Executives, 113
The Bureaucracy, 120
Review Questions, 124
Key Terms, 124
Suggested Readings, 124
Chapter 7. Public Policy, 127
Government and What It Does, 127
Distribution, 128
Extraction, 133
Regulation, 136
Community-Building and Symbolic Outputs, 138
Outcomes: Domestic Welfare, 138
Outcomes: Domestic Security, 143
International Outputs and Outcomes, 145
Political Goods and Values, 147
Trade-Offs and Opportunity Costs, 149
Review Questions, 150
Key Terms, 150
Suggested Readings, 150
Part Three. Country Studies, 152
Chapter 8. Politics in Britain, Richard Rose, 152
Country Bio—United Kingdom, 153
Policy Challenges Facing the British Government, 154
The Environment of Politics: One Crown, but Five Nations, 156
The Legacy of History, 160
The Structure of Government, 164
The Cabinet and Cabinet Ministers, 168
Political Culture and Legitimacy, 173
Political Socialization, 176
Political Participation and Recruitment, 179
Organizing Group Interests, 182
Party System and Electoral Choice, 185
Centralized Authority and Decentralized Delivery of Government Policies, 190
Why Public Policy Matters, 194
Review Questions, 197
Key Terms, 198
Suggested Readings, 198
Internet Resources, 198
Chapter 9. Politics in France, Martin A. Schain, 200
Country Bio—France, 201
Current Policy Challenges, 201
A Historical Perspective, 202
Economy and Society, 203
Constitution and Governmental Structure, 205
Political Culture, 208
Political Socialization, 212
Recruitment and Style of Elites, 216
Interest Groups, 218
Political Parties, 223
Patterns of Voting, 230
Policy Processes, 235
The State and Territorial Relations, 241
Performance and Prospects, 243
Key Terms, 248
Suggested Readings, 248
Internet Resources, 249
Chapter 10. Politics in Germany, Russell J. Dalton, 252
Country Bio—Germany, 253
Current Policy Challenges, 254
The Historical Legacy, 255
Following Two Paths, 258
Social Forces, 260
The Institutions and Structure of Government, 263
Remaking Political Cultures, 267
Political Learning and Political Communication, 272
Citizen Participation, 274
Politics at the Elite Level, 276
Interest Groups, 277
The Party System, 280
The Role of Elections, 286
Party Government, 287
The Policymaking Process, 289
Policy Performance, 293
Addressing the Policy Challenges, 297
After the Revolution, 300
Key Terms, 300
Suggested Readings, 301
Internet Resources, 301
Chapter 11. Politics in Japan, Frances Rosenbluth and Michael F. Thies, 304
Country Bio—Japan, 305
Current Policy Challenges, 306
Historical Origins of the Modern Japanese State, 308
The Occupation, 309
Political Institutions, 311
Electoral Systems and Electoral Competition, 315
The Japanese Party System, 320
Political Participation and Voting Behavior, 327
Interest Groups, 328
Political Culture and Issue Cleavages, 330
Political Socialization, 335
The Policymaking Process, 338
Policy Performance, 343
Concluding Thoughts About Japanese Politics, 349
Key Terms, 350
Suggested Readings, 350
Internet Resources, 351
Chapter 12. Politics in Russia, Thomas F. Remington, 354
Country Bio—Russia, 355
Ensuring Continuity of Power, 355
Current Policy Challenges, 356
Historical Legacies, 358
The Contemporary Constitutional Order, 362
Russian Political Culture in the Post-Soviet Period, 370
Political Participation, 374
Interest Articulation: Between Statism and Pluralism, 377
Parties and the Aggregation of Interests, 381
The Politics of Economic Reform, 386
Rule Adjudication: Toward the Rule of Law, 391
Russia and the International Community, 394
Review Questions, 395
Key Terms, 396
Suggested Readings, 396
Internet Resources, 396
Chapter 13. Politics in China, Melanie Manion, 400
Country Bio—China, 401
Current Policy Challenges, 402
Historical Setting, 404
Social Conditions, 408
Structure of the Party-State, 409
Political Socialization, 420
Political Culture, 422
Political Participation, 423
Interest Articulation and Aggregation, 428
Policymaking and Implementation, 430
Policy Performance, 436
Hong Kong, 441
Taiwan, 442
China’s Political Future, 442
Key Terms, 443
Suggested Readings, 443
Internet Resources, 444
Chapter 14. Politics in Mexico, Wayne A. Cornelius and Jeffrey A. Weldon, 448
Country Bio—Mexico, 449
Current Policy Challenges, 454
Historical Perspectives, 455
Political Culture and Socialization, 463
Political Structure and Institutions, 467
Recruiting the Political Elite, 477
Interest Representation and Political Control, 479
Political Parties, 480
Government Performance, 488
Mexico’s Political Future, 495
Review Questions, 497
Key Terms, 497
Suggested Readings, 497
Internet Resources, 498
Chapter 15. Politics in Brazil, Frances Hagopian, 500
Country Bio—Brazil, 501
Current Policy Challenges, 501
Historical Perspectives, 503
Economy and Society, 506
Institutions and Structures of Government, 510
Political Culture, 515
Socialization and Mass Communication, 521
Political Recruitment and Political Participation, 522
Interest Groups, 527
Political Parties and Elections, 531
The Policymaking Process, 539
Policy Performance, 542
International Relations, 549
Prospects for the Future, 551
Key Terms, 551
Suggested Readings, 552
Internet Resources, 553
Chapter 16. Politics in Iran, H. E. Chehabi and Arang Keshavarzian, 556
Country Bio—Iran, 557
Current Policy Challenges, 558
Historical Legacy, 559
Institutions of the Islamic Republic, 564
Elections and Parties, 568
Political Culture, 574
Political Socialization, 577
Recruiting the Political Elite, 582
Interest Articulation and Aggregation, 583
Policy Formulation, 586
Policy Outcomes, 590
Conclusion, 597
Key Terms, 598
Suggested Readings, 598
Internet Resources, 599
Chapter 17. Politics in India, Subrata K. Mitra, 602
Country Bio—India, 603
Current Policy Challenges, 604
The Twin Legacies of Colonial Rule and the Anticolonial Movement, 606
The “Givens” of Indian Society: From Hierarchy to Plurality, 610
Political Institutions and the Policy Process, 615
The Federal Structure, 623
The Articulation of Interests, 625
The Party System, 629
Political Socialization and Political Culture, 635
Political Recruitment, 639
Policies to Address the Economy, Welfare, and Poverty, 641
Conclusion: Democracy and Development, 645
Key Terms, 648
Suggested Readings, 649
Internet Resources, 650
Chapter 18. Politics in Nigeria, Robert J. Mundt, Oladimeji Aborisade, and A. Carl LeVan, 654
Country Bio—Nigeria, 655
Current Policy Challenges, 655
The Effects of History, 656
Environmental Potential and Limitations, 660
Political Culture and Subcultures, 666
Political Socialization, 672
Political Recruitment, 676
Political Structure, 678
Interest Articulation, 684
Political Participation, 687
Parties and Elections, 687
Policy Formation and Implementation, 693
Nigeria in Africa and in the World, 700
Prospects for Development, 701
Key Terms, 703
Suggested Readings, 703
Internet Resources, 704
Chapter 19. Politics in the United States, Austin Ranney and Thad Kousser, 706
Country Bio—the United States, 707
Current Policy Challenges, 707
The United States Among the World’s Nations, 709
The Constitutional System, 712
Political Culture and Socialization, 716
Political Participation and Recruitment, 719
Recruitment of Leaders, 721
Interest Articulation: Pressure Groups and PACs, 723
The Special Characteristics of American Political Parties, 727
The Policymaking Process in America, 735
Policy Performance, 738
American Exceptionalism: Myth or Reality?, 742
Conclusion, 745
Review Questions, 745
Key Terms, 745
Suggested Readings, 746
Internet Resources, 746
Index, 749

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