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List of tables | p. ix |
Preface | p. x |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Approaches to comparative analysis | p. 5 |
Theories of comparative politics: a brief overview | p. 7 |
The state | p. 8 |
The political system | p. 11 |
Bringing the state back in | p. 16 |
Conclusion | p. 20 |
The comparative study of politics | p. 23 |
A synthesis | p. 25 |
An alternative approach | p. 26 |
Conclusion | p. 33 |
States and social institutions | p. 35 |
State institutions | p. 35 |
Social institutions | p. 38 |
Conclusion | p. 42 |
A framework for analysis | p. 44 |
The state-in-society approach | p. 45 |
A sharper focus | p. 47 |
Analytical applications | p. 65 |
Conclusion | p. 66 |
State in comparative perspective | p. 69 |
Democratic states | p. 71 |
State classifications | p. 72 |
First World democracies | p. 75 |
New democracies | p. 80 |
Pseudo-democracies | p. 84 |
Conclusion | p. 86 |
Non-democratic states | p. 89 |
Inclusionary Populist Regimes | p. 89 |
Bureaucratic-authoritarian dictatorships | p. 96 |
Conclusion | p. 101 |
State-society interactions: revolution and democratization | p. 103 |
Revolutions | p. 105 |
Causes of revolutions | p. 106 |
State breakdown | p. 109 |
Revolutionary mass mobilization | p. 120 |
Conclusion | p. 135 |
Democratization | p. 138 |
Civil society and civil society organizations | p. 141 |
Democratic transitions | p. 148 |
Conclusion | p. 155 |
Conclusion | p. 157 |
Notes | p. 161 |
Bibliography | p. 183 |
Index | p. 208 |
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