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Combining thematic and country approaches to show students what comparative politics is really about, The Good Society organizes itself around a key question-why are some countries better than others at improving their citizens' lives?This brief survey offers a focused look at political institutions and uses in-depth country studies to compare how different institutional arrangements yield different political results. By concentrating on how politics affects citizens' lives, The Good Society offers a uniquely relevant introduction to comparative politics that goes to the heart of the field and helps students develop a critical point-of-view.
Contents
Brief Table of ContentsChapter 1. Good SocietiesChapter 2. The StateChapter 3. State and SocietyChapter 4. Political CultureChapter 5. Political EconomyChapter 6. AuthoritarianismChapter 7. DemocracyChapter 8. Development and UnderdevelopmentChapter 9. Developed Countries and the Good SocietyChapter 10. Less Developed Countries and the Good SocietyDetailed Table of Contents: PrefaceCHAPTER 1. GOOD SOCIETIESIntroductionThe Logic and Practice of Comparative Political AnalysisComparative Political Analysis: Does Gender Equality Help Girls Do Better in School? Visions of the Good Society: Gross National Product and Gross National HappinessIn Brief: Criticisms of the GNP and GNH as Measures of the Good Society Capabilities and the Quality of LifePhysical Well-beingThe Good Society In Depth: Costa Rica - Doing More with LessInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracySome CaveatsIn Brief: Operationalizing ConceptsResponding to Criticisms of the Capability ApproachConclusionCHAPTER 2. THE STATEIntroductionInstitutions and PowerThe StateThe Good Society In Depth: Somalia - The Weightlessness of StatelessnessThe Origins of the StatePolitical InstitutionsFederal and Unitary SystemsIn Brief: Federal and Unitary SystemsThe LegislatureThe ExecutiveThe BureaucracyIn Brief: BureaucracyThe MilitaryThe JudiciaryComparative Political Analysis: Does the Design of Political Institutions Make a Difference in People's Lives?ConclusionCHAPTER 3. STATE AND SOCIETYIntroductionPolitical ParticipationPolitical PartiesIn Brief: Strong and Weak Political PartiesThe Good Society In Depth: Iraq - From Bullets to Ballots (and perhaps back again)Interest GroupsIn Brief: Pluralist and Corporatist Interest GroupsSocial MovementsPatron-Client RelationsWeak and Strong StatesComparative Political Analysis: Why Do Some Political Institutions Work Better than Others?Weak States, Strong States, and The Good SocietyPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracyConclusionCHAPTER 4. POLITICAL CULTURE IntroductionCulture and Political CultureThree Approaches to the Study of Culture and Political CultureThe Social Character ApproachThe Congruence ApproachThe Social Capital ApproachIn Brief: Social Character, Congruence, and Social CapitalPolitics of IdentityEthnicityIn Brief: Ethnicity and RaceThe Good Society In Depth: Kenya - Ethnic Violence and CapabilitiesComparative Political Analysis: Is Ethnic Diversity a Root Cause of Civil Wars?NationalismReligion Political Culture, Identities, and The Good SocietyPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracyConclusionCHAPTER 5. POLITICAL ECONOMYIntroductionIn Brief: Market SystemsStates and MarketsThe Advantages of Market SystemsThe Dark Side of MarketsThe Shifting Balance of States and Markets The Good Society In Depth: India - From States to MarketsGlobalizationComparative Political Analysis: Does Globalization Help or Hurt Workers in the Developing World?Forms of State InterventionFiscal PolicyMonetary PolicyRegulatory PolicyNationalizationMarkets and The Good SocietyPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracyConclusionSuggested ReadingsCHAPTER 6. AUTHORITARIANISM IntroductionAuthoritarian and Totalitarian RegimesTypes of Authoritarian RegimesMonarchyMilitary RegimesSingle-Party RegimesElectoral Authoritarian RegimesIn Brief: Types of Authoritarian RegimesComparative Political Analysis: Why Do Some Authoritarian Regimes Survive Elections While Others Do Not?Personal RuleThe Good Society In Depth: Zimbabwe - How to Wreck and Economy and Lower CapabilitiesExplaining Authoritarian PersistenceIn Brief: Distinguishing Middle Eastern Countries from Arab CountriesAuthoritarianism and The Good SocietyPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracyConclusionCHAPTER 7. DEMOCRACYIntroductionTransitions to DemocracyThe Good Society In Depth: Mauritius - A Democratic EnigmaComparative Political Analysis: Does Diversity Undermine Democracy?Presidential and Parliamentary DemocracyIn Brief: Presidential SystemsIn Brief: Parliamentary SystemsElectoral Rules and Party SystemsDemocracy, Authoritarianism, and Economic DevelopmentDemocracy, Authoritarianism, and The Good SocietyPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyConclusionCHAPTER 8. DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENTIntroductionEconomic Development and Human DevelopmentThe Good Society In Depth: South Korea - From Least Likely to Succeed to Most Successful in its ClassIn Brief: Economic Development and Human DevelopmentLower and Less Secure CapabilitiesCitizens' CapabilitiesPoorer and More Vulnerable EconomiesWeaker and Less Democratic StatesWhy Did Some Countries become More Developed than Others?ImperialismGeographyCultureInstitutionsLeadershipIn Brief: Five Explanations of Different Levels of Development among CountriesComparative Political Analysis: Institutions as the Main Cause of Development and UnderdevelopmentDevelopment, Underdevelopment, and The Good SocietyPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracyConclusionCHAPTER 9. DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND THE GOOD SOCIETYIntroductionSocial DemocracySwedenHistorical BackgroundThe StateState and SocietyPolitical CulturePolitical EconomyExtreme Market DemocracyThe United StatesHistorical BackgroundThe StateState and SocietyPolitical CulturePolitical EconomyChristian DemocracyGermany Historical BackgroundThe StateState and SocietyPolitical CulturePolitical EconomyComparative Politics Analysis: Why Do Unions Pursue Different Strategies in Response to Similar Challenges?Comparing Capabilities between Sweden, The United States, and GermanyPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracyConclusionCHAPTER 10. LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND THE GOOD SOCIETYIntroductionWeak DemocraciesNigeriaHistorical BackgroundThe StateComparative Political Analysis: Can Corruption Kill?State and SocietyPolitical CulturePolitical EconomyElectoral DemocracyBrazilHistorical BackgroundThe StateState and SocietyPolitical CulturePolitical EconomyElectoral AuthoritarianismIranHistorical BackgroundThe StateState and SocietyPolitical CulturePolitical EconomyComparing Capabilities between Nigeria, Brazil, and IranPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracyConclusionCHAPTER 11. COMMUNISM, POST-COMMUNISM, AND THE GOOD SOCIETYIntroductionThe Institutional Basis of Communist RegimesCommunist Party RuleState Owned, Centrally-Planned Economies The Collapse of Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet UnionRussia and China as Post-Communist RegimesRussiaHistorical BackgroundThe StateState and SocietyPolitical CulturePolitical EconomyChinaHistorical BackgroundThe StateState and SocietyComparative Political Analysis: Will Chinese Capitalists Lead the Way to Democracy in China?Political CulturePolitical EconomyComparing Capabilities between Russia and ChinaPhysical Well-beingInformed Decision-makingSafetyDemocracyConclusion
