Howard J. Wiarda ; with the assistance of Esther M. Skelley.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Lanham [Md.] :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Rowman & Littlefield Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 291 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The field of comparative politics -- Introduction -- New directions in comparative politics -- Approaches to the field -- Political development -- Political culture and comparative politics -- Corporatism and comparative politics -- Indigenous theories of change -- Political development revisited and its alternatives -- Hot issues -- Comparative democracy and democratization -- Is civil society exportable? -- The developing nations : what works in development and what doesn't -- Frontiers of research in comparative politics -- Comparative politics : toward new frontiers -- The end of the great systems debate? implications for comparative politics -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings.