TY - GEN AU - Hague, Rod AU - Harrop, Martin. TI - Comparative government and politics: : an introduction SN - 9780230231023 PY - 2010/// CY - Basingstoke PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Comparative government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Studying politics -- Political concepts -- Theoretical approaches -- Research strategies -- Part II: States and regimes -- The state -- Democracy -- Authoritarian rule -- Part III: Political mobilization -- Political culture -- Political communication -- Political participation -- Elections and voters -- Political parties -- Interest groups -- Part IV: Government and governance -- Constitutions and law -- Multilevel governance -- Legislatures -- The political executive -- Public management -- Part V: Public policy -- The policy process -- Political economy -- References -- Index N2 - "Long established as the leading text in the field, the 8th edition has been comprehensively updated and rewritten. Accessible, student-friendly and truly international in its coverage, this edition has an improved structure and new material on methodology." - From the Book ER -