Comparative Politics: Comparative public policyTaylor & Francis, 2005 |
Contents
The politics of social choice | 13 |
déjà vu all over again? | 37 |
What is lessondrawing? | 52 |
The five stagesofgrowth a summary | 81 |
The changing definition of development and development | 109 |
The Third Wave | 127 |
The rise of illiberal democracy | 149 |
Democracy in its one and many forms | 165 |
Spreading the wealth | 199 |
A race to the bottom or governance from the top? | 217 |
green light or red light? | 241 |
The three political economies of the welfare state | 313 |
Hopeful Houdinis | 341 |
What is right about the Canadian health care system? | 350 |
Purple is the color of the future | 356 |
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