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    Comparing Political Regimes
    A Thematic Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fourth Edition

    Alan Siaroff (Author)

    9781487507770

    Hardback, published 3 October 2022

    352 pages, 9 b&w figures, 51 b&w tables
    24.3 x 20.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.79 kg

    Comparing Political Regimes provides a current and comprehensive empirical assessment of the world’s 195 sovereign states. Alan Siaroff analyses and classifies countries in terms of economic development, political evolution, and state strength, ultimately outlining and contrasting the aspects of four regime types: liberal democracies, electoral democracies, semi-open autocracies, and closed autocracies.

    The fourth edition explains institutional differences within democracies and autocracies respectively, including how regimes evolve in key countries and how this change is incremental. An invaluable reference for students to refer to, this book provides a thorough foundational introduction to the comparative politics of countries and contains several unique figures and tables on the world’s sovereign states. This new edition modifies the conceptual focus regarding some features of democracy and democratic party systems, expands on variations in autocracies, and adds a new chapter on the historical evolution of democracy, including key thresholds of representative democracy and levels of participation and competition at various historical junctures for all countries.

    List of Figures
    List of Tables
    Acknowledgments
    1. Introducing Comparative Politics
    2. Development and Political Development
    3. State Effectiveness and Political Economy
    4. Electoral Democracies, Liberal Democracies, and Autocracies
    5. Factors Conducive to Democracy
    6. Institutional Variations of Democracies
    7. Electoral Systems, Party Systems, and Government Formation in Democracies
    8. Varieties of Autocracies: Totalitarianism, Sultanism, and Authoritarianism
    9. Democratic Transitions, Consolidations, and Breakdowns
    10. The Historical Evolution of Democracy
    Glossary
    Recommended Sources for Further Research
    Bibliography
    Index
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