Comparative democratic politics a guide to contemporary theory and research (SAGE, 2002)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-319) and index
pt. 1 - The comparative approach to democracy -- - Comparative approach to democracy - Hans Keman -- - Development of the study of comparative politics - Hans Daalder -- - Comparing democracies: theories and evidence - Hans Keman -- - pt. 2. Parties and government in democracies -- - Comparative government and democracy - Ian Budge, Richard Hofferbert, Hans Keman, Michael McDonald, Paul Pennings -- - Voters, elections and ideology in European democracies - Paul Pennings -- - In the aggregate: mass electoral behaviour in Western Europe, 1950-2000 - Peter Mair -- - pt. 3. Democratic institutions and political action -- - Interest intermediation: the cases of consociational democracy and corporatism - Klaus Armingeon -- - Impact of political parties, constitutional structures and veto players on public policy - Manfred G. Schmidt -- - Comparative politics and the welfare state - Kees van Kersbergen and Uwe Becker -- - pt. 4. The political performance of democracies -- - Policy performance in the democratic state: an emergent field of study - Francis G. Castles -- - Democratic performance: are there institutional effects? - Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson -- - Democratic institutions, governance and political performance - Hans Keman with the collaboration of Malika Aït Mallouk
Democracy is the most widely used way of organizing politics in the contemporary world. Comparative Democratic Politics brings together a team of renowned international scholars to provide a comprehensive review of theory and research in this essential area of comparative study