Each case is organized around the same framework, helping students make comparisons among the countries as they read. For example, when reading about the political economy or society of one country, students can turn to any other case in the text and find information to make a direct comparison.
Designed to complement the text but flexible enough to be used independently. Chapters are organized thematically around major topics beginning with a classic or fundamental reading.
An affordable companion reader to Essentials of Comparative Politics, including the classic ideas and contemporary debates that inform comparative politics today.
The Essentials of Comparative Politics family-including a core textbook, reader, and casebook of country studies-is the most comprehensive, flexible, and affordable package for introductory courses. For this Second Edition, each book has been reorganized to best complement the others and updated to reflect recent developments.
Essentials of Comparative Politics introduces students to the concepts that political scientists use to study and compare political systems and the particulars of specific political systems.