Comparing political regimes : a thematic introduction to comparative politics / Alan Siaroff.

Author/creator Siaroff, Alan author.
Format Book
EditionFourth edition.
PublicationToronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022.
Description1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
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Abstract "Comparing Political Regimes provides a current and comprehensive empirical assessment of the world’s 195 sovereign states. Alan Siaroff analyses and classifies countries in terms of economic development, political evolution, and state strength, ultimately outlining and contrasting the aspects of four regime types: liberal democracies, electoral democracies, semi-open autocracies, and closed autocracies. The fourth edition explains institutional differences within democracies and autocracies respectively, including how regimes evolve in key countries and how this change is incremental. An invaluable reference for students to refer to, this book provides a thorough foundational introduction to the comparative politics of countries and contains several unique figures and tables on the world’s sovereign states. This new edition modifies the conceptual focus regarding some features of democracy and democratic party systems, expands on variations in autocracies, and adds a new chapter on the historical evolution of democracy, including key thresholds of representative democracy and levels of participation and competition at various historical junctures for all countries."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other formsIssued also in electronic format.
Issued in other formOnline version: Siaroff, Alan. Comparing political regimes. Fourth edition. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022 1487536925 9781487536923
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