| Description |
xxviii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge textbooks in comparative politics |
|
Cambridge textbooks in comparative politics.
|
| Contents |
pt. I. The state : origins and development -- 1. The development of the modern state -- 2. The democratic state -- pt. II. The polity : structures and institutions -- 3. Constitutions -- 4. Presidential and parliamentary government -- 5. Multi-level government : international, national and sub-national -- 6. Policy making and legislating : executives and legislatures -- 7. Implementation : the public bureaucracy -- pt. III. Citizens, elites and interest mediation -- 8. Political attitudes and behaviour -- 9. Pressure groups and social movements -- 10. The mass media -- 11. Voters and elections -- 12. Party government -- pt. IV. Policies and performance -- 13. Political ideologies : conservatism, liberalism, Christian democracy and socialism -- 14. Decision making -- 15. Defence and security -- 16. Welfare -- 17. The future of the democratic state. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Democracy.
|
|
Comparative government.
|
|
Representative government and representation.
|
| Added Author |
Deth, Jan W. van.
|
| ISBN |
0521829313 hardback |
|
9780521829311 hardback |
|
0521536200 paperback |
|
9780521536202 paperback |
| Standard No. |
9780521829311 (hbk.) |
|
9780521536202 (pbk.) |
|
