Comparative Politics

This exploration of comparative world politics focuses on a wide range of nations--Western and Eastern, developed and developing. The first half of the book looks at various political institutions as they exist in various countries--allowing readers to see the commonality of the institutions under examination (e.g., constitutions, legislatures, executives, judiciaries, political parties, interest groups, etc). The second half of the book features separate chapters on individual countries--with a look at all of the various institutions within one country, showing how the various ingredients "fit together" in a single unit. Constitutions and Ideologies. Political Development and Political Economics. Legislatures and Legislative Structures. The Executive. Judiciaries and the Legal Order. Interest Groups, Political Parties. The Individual and the Political Environment. The British Political System. The French Political System. The German Political System. The Japanese Political System. The Canadian Political System. The Mexican Political System. The Nigerian Political System. The Russian Political System. For anyone interested in Comparative Politics or World Politics.Mahler, Gregory S. is the author of 'Comparative Politics', published 1983 under ISBN 9780870736834 and ISBN 0870736833.