Reviews what has been learned about national development in the Third World in the last fifty years: what works and what doesn't, surveying all the major themes and theories in the field: developmentalism, dependency theory, democratisation, globalisation and neo-liberalism.[...]
This text focuses on European regional integration and the effects of globalization. It emphasises the post-Cold War issues and trends in the forefront of contemporary comparative political analysis and discusses the decline of political parties and ideologies.[...]
Focusing on millennial trends, issues and controversies, this text introduces students to the field, traces the history and development of comparative politics, assesses approaches to the field and takes account of turn-of-century events.[...]
Political culture refers to the basic values, ideas, beliefs and political orientations by which countries, societies, and whole regions are guided. The underlying belief systems that shape cultures and societies and cause them to behave in certain, often distinct ways. The puzzle or query that chi[...]