Comparing Political Regimes – A Thematic Introduction to Comparative Politics, …

Comparing Political RegimesA Thematic Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fourth Edition\nAuthor(s): Alan Siaroff\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487507770, 978-1487507770\nSynopsis\nComparing Political Regimes provides a current and comprehensive empirical assessment of the worlds 195 sovereign states. Alan Siaroff analyses and classifies countries in terms of economic development, political evolution, and state strength, ultimately outlining and contrasting the aspects of four regime types: liberal democracies, electoral democracies, semi-open autocracies, and closed autocracies.\n\n The fourth edition explains institutional differences within democracies and autocracies respectively, including how regimes evolve in key countries and how this change is incremental. An invaluable reference for students to refer to, this book provides a thorough foundational introduction to the comparative politic.