Comparative Politics: Principles of Democracy and Democratization (Principles of Political Science)

Comparative Politics: Principles of Democracy and Democratization (Principles of Political Science) by Ishiyama, John T.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781405186865.

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 countrys 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 countrys 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