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Comparative Politics: An Institutional and Cross National Approach
Comparative Politics An Institutional and Cross National Approach Author:Gregory S. Mahler An exceptionally clear, jargon-free writing style and an emphasis on political institutions and behaviorrather than on abstract conceptual frameworksmake this volume consistently more accessible to readers than most others on comparative politics. It features both a cross-national approachpermittin... more »g readers to develop a truly comparative understanding of the types of institutions (e.g. constitutions, executives, legislatures, political parties, etc.)as well as a country-by-country approach that examines those institutions within the context of eight different countriesenabling readers to see how all the pieces fit together. The volume analyzes comparative political analysis, constitutions and ideologies, political development and political economics, legislatures and legislative structures, the executive, judiciary and the legal order, interest groups, political parties and the individual and the political environments of The British, French, German, Japanese, Canadian, Mexican, Nigerian, and Russian political systems. For those interested in a comprehensive look at comparative politics.« less