{"product_id":"comparing-political-regimes-alan-siaroff-9781487525361","title":"Comparing Political Regimes: A Thematic Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComparing Political Regimes\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Siaroff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487525362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487525361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 7.48w x 0.79d","brand":"Alan Siaroff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066025144575,"sku":"9781487525361","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b92dd28-52d6-4e90-be6f-4c4dedae814d.jpg?v=1685404904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparing-political-regimes-alan-siaroff-9781487525361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}