Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Potter, David C.
2. Castles, Francis G. (Francis Geoffrey), 1943-

Description

1. viii, 380 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Series statement

1. Set books / Open University

Uniform title

1. Set books (Open University)

Subject

1. Comparative government
2. 89.00 political science: general
3. Vergleichende politische Wissenschaft
4. Politieke wetenschappen

Genre/Form

1. Educational tools (form)

Contents

1. What is politics? I. / R.A. Dahl -- What is politics? II. / Max Weber -- The nature of comparative analysis / R.C. Macridis -- Comparative politics / G.A. Almond -- Comparative government / S.E. Finer -- Why does M. Rouget, a French worker, vote communist? / A. Przeworski and H. Teune -- Does the civil service expand regardless of the amount of work (if any) to be done? / C.N. Parkinson -- What is the best form of constitution? / Aristotle -- How does a democracy come into existence? / D.A. Rustow -- Do public policies vary in different types of democratic system? / B.C. Peters, J.C. Doughtie, and M.K. McCulloch -- Why do different governments make different decisions and pursue different policies? / A. King -- Why do revolutions occur? / J.C. Davies -- Why have the outcomes of the Russian and Chinese revolutions been different? / T. Skocpol -- Non-comparable data / R. Holt and J. Turner -- Biased data / R. Jenkins -- Inescapable subjective judgments / A. Hacker -- Faulty concepts / G. Sartori -- Is a science of comparative politics possible? / A.C. MacIntyre -- The explanation of politics : comparison, strategy, and theory / G. Roberts -- Comparative politics : methods or theories? / R. Looker -- Comparative history / L.M. Salamon -- The primacy of politics / G.D. Paige.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographies and indexes.