Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Illustrations and features
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the author
• Guide to learning features
• Guide to the website
• List of abbreviations
• 1 Comparing government and politics
• Overview
• What is comparative politics?
• Why do we compare?
• What do we compare?
• How do we compare?
• Classifying political systems
• Comparing economies
• Comparing societies
• The future of comparative government and politics
• 2 Political systems
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Constitutions
• Executives
• Legislatures
• Judiciaries
• Sub-national government
• Elections
• Political parties
• The future of political systems
• 3 United Kingdom
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of British government and politics
• 4 Germany
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of German government and politics
• 5 United States
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of American government and politics
• 6 Japan
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of Japanese government and politics
• 7 France
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of French government and politics
• 8 India
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of Indian government and politics
• 9 Mexico
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of Mexican government and politics
• 10 Nigeria
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of Nigerian government and politics
• 11 Turkey
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of Turkish government and politics
• 12 Russia
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of Russian government and politics
• 13 China
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of Chinese government and politics
• 14 Iran
• Overview
• Political development
• Political culture
• Political system
• Political processes
• The future of Iranian government and politics
• Conclusions
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index