ABSTRACT

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

part |2 pages

PART I General framework and concepts

chapter 3|21 pages

Types of political system

chapter 4|14 pages

Political development

chapter 5|15 pages

Legitimacy, integration and coercion

part |2 pages

PART II Society and government

chapter 6|16 pages

The social bases of political systems

chapter 7|18 pages

Groups and political systems

chapter 8|14 pages

Political communication and the media

part |2 pages

PART III Political parties and elections

chapter 10|27 pages

Party systems

chapter 11|19 pages

Parties, elections and direct democracy

chapter 12|14 pages

Parties in the world today

part |2 pages

PART IV Governmental structures

chapter 13|14 pages

Constitutions

chapter 14|19 pages

Centralization and decentralization

chapter 15|19 pages

Representation: legislatures and parliaments

chapter 16|21 pages

National executives

chapter 17|17 pages

Political leadership

part |2 pages

PART V Implementation and control

chapter 18|16 pages

Bureaucracies

chapter 20|19 pages

Rule adjudication and judges

chapter 21|13 pages

The policy process