| ISBN | 9781107582859 (Paperback) |
| Call Number | JC423 .N484 2016 |
| Author | Newton, Kenneth. (3) |
| Title | Foundations of Comparative Politics : Democracies of the Modern World / Ken Newton and Jan W. Van Deth. |
| Edition | Third edition. |
| Imprint | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016. |
| Physical | xxviii, 437 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Series | Cambridge textbooks in comparative politics. (2) |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Content | Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. The State: Origins and Development -- 1. The development of the modern state -- 2. States and democracy -- 3. Democratic change and persistence -- Part II. The Polity: Structures and Institutions -- 4. Constitutions -- 5. Presidential and parliamentary government -- 6. Multi-level government: international, national and sub-national -- 7. Policy making and legislating: executives and legislatures -- 8. Implementation: the public bureaucracy -- Part III. Citizens, Elites and Interest Mediation -- 9. Political attitudes and behaviour -- 10. Pressure groups and social movements -- 11. The mass media -- 12. Voters and elections -- 13. Party government -- Part IV. Policies and Performance -- 14. Political ideologies: conservatism, liberalism, Christian democracy and socialism -- 15. Decision making -- 16. Public spending and public policies -- 17. The future of the democratic state; Postscript: how and what to compare?. |
| Subject | Democracy. (240) |
| | Comparative government. (84) |
| | Representative government and representation. (40) |
| Added Entry | Deth, Jan W. van. (4) |
| Holding | LIC |
