Comparative Politics : Critical Concepts in Political Science

This collection reprints essential articles in the systematic study of all of the world's political systems. The pieces here focus on issues such as public opinion formation, interest group lobbying, political party activity, as well as the institutions of government, including executives, legislatures, and legal systems. br br The editors have also written an introductory volume explaining the history main approaches, and controversies in the field, covering the debates on formal-legalism, developmentalism, dependency theory, corporatism, rational choice, and much more.Wiarda, Howard J. is the author of 'Comparative Politics : Critical Concepts in Political Science', published 2005 under ISBN 9780415330947 and ISBN 0415330947.