Comparative Politics: Principles of Democracy and Democratization

By Ishiyama, John Ishiyama, John T. Ishiyama

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00APYA6I2
• ISBN13: 9781405186865
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"