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005			20151022121535.0
008			101104s2012 enka frb 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2010047216
020			_a9781405186865 (paperback)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dDLC _dEG-ScBUE
082	0	4	_a321.8 _bISH _222
100	1		_aIshiyama, John T., _d1960- _938548
245	1	0	_aComparative politics : _bprinciples of democracy and democratization / _cJohn T. Ishiyama.
250			_a1st. ed.
260			_aChichester : _bWiley-Blackwell / John Wiley & Sons Ltd., _c2012.
300			_a253 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
490	0		_aPrinciples of political science series
500			_aIndex : p. 238-253.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_a"By revealing the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, Comparative Politics shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances. Addresses the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development . Reveals that democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances. Applies theories and principles relating to the promotion of the development of democracy to the contemporary case studies"--
520			_a"How does one promote the development of political democracy? And what are the factors that help explain the emergence of political democracy? By providing the answers to questions like these, Comparative Politics helps shape our understanding of why the "building" of democracy in post-war Iraq remains so elusive -- and reveals that democracy may not, in fact, be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances. After examining the historical development of democracy in such cases as Great Britain, France, the U.S., Germany, Russia, and Japan, chapters proceed to address the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development. Choices and elements of the "design" of political systems are then considered, including presidential vs. parliamentary vs. "mixed" systems, legislative and judicial design, and the relationship between military and civilian authorities. With scholarly precision, Comparative Politics offers rich insights into the reasons why there is no universally applicable institutional design that can help "promote" democracy -- along with the impediments that can prevent the fruition of any such design"--
650		0	_aComparative government. _2BUEsh
650		0	_aDemocracy. _2BUEsh
650		0	_aDemocratization. _2BUEsh
651			_2BUEsh
653			_bBUSBOL _cOctober2015
655			_vReading book _934232
942			_2ddc _k321.8 ISH
999			_c20947 _d20919