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2 Introducing Comparative Politics Fourth Edition 3 4 Introducing Comparative Politics Concepts and Cases in Context Fourth Edition STEPHEN ORVIS Hamilton College CAROL ANN DROGUS Colgate University 5 FOR INFORMATION: CQ Press 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 E-mail: [email protected] SAGE Publications Ltd. 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. B 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 India SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. 3 Church Street #10-04 Samsung Hub Singapore 049483 Copyright © 2018 by CQ Press, an Imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc. CQ Press is a registered trademark of Congressional Quarterly Inc. 6 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Orvis, Stephen Walter, 1959- author. | Drogus, Carol Ann, author. Title: Introducing comparative politics : concepts and cases in context / Stephen Orvis, Carol Ann Drogus. Description: Fourth edition | Los Angeles : CQ Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016051048 | ISBN 9781506375465 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Comparative government. | Comparative government—Case studies. Classification: LCC JF51 .D76 2018 | DDC 320.3—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016051048 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Acquisitions Editor: Carrie Brandon Development Editor: Elise Frasier Editorial Assistant: Duncan Marchbank elearning Editor: John Scappini Production Editor: Kelly DeRosa Copy Editor: Talia Greenberg Typesetter: C&M Digitals (P) Ltd. Proofreader: Lawrence Baker Indexer: Joan Shapiro Cover Designer: Janet Kiesel Marketing Manager: Amy Whitaker 7 Brief Contents World Map Regional and Country Coverage Preface About the Authors PART I A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING COMPARATIVE POLITICS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2. THE MODERN STATE CHAPTER 3. STATES, CITIZENS, AND REGIMES CHAPTER 4. STATES AND IDENTITY PART II POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND HOW THEY WORK CHAPTER 5. GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS IN DEMOCRACIES CHAPTER 6. INSTITUTIONS OF PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION IN DEMOCRACIES CHAPTER 7. CONTENTIOUS POLITICS: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, POLITICAL VIOLENCE, AND REVOLUTION CHAPTER 8. AUTHORITARIAN INSTITUTIONS CHAPTER 9. REGIME CHANGE PART III POLITICAL ECONOMY AND POLICY CHAPTER 10. POLITICAL ECONOMY OF WEALTH CHAPTER 11. POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 12. PUBLIC POLICIES WHEN MARKETS FAIL: WELFARE, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT Glossary Index 8 Detailed Contents World Map Regional and Country Coverage Preface About the Authors PART I A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING COMPARATIVE POLITICS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION The Big Issues Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It? Three Key Questions in Comparative Politics What Explains Political Behavior? Who Rules? Where and Why? Plan of the Book Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources CHAPTER 2. THE MODERN STATE Characteristics of the Modern State Historical Origins of Modern States Strong, Weak, and Failed States Case Studies of State Formation The Strongest States Case Study: Germany: The First Modern Welfare State Case Study: United Kingdom: The Long Evolution of a Strong State Case Study: The United States: A Consciously Crafted State Case Study: Japan: Determined Sovereignty Moderately Strong States Case Study: Brazil: A Moderately Strong, and Now Legitimate, Modern State Case Study: Mexico: Challenges to Internal Sovereignty Case Study: China: Economic Legitimacy over Political Reform Case Study: India: Enduring Democracy in a Moderately Weak State Case Study: Russia: Strong External Sovereignty with Weak Rule 9 of Law The Weakest States Case Study: Iran: Claiming Legitimacy via Theocracy Case Study: Nigeria: An Extremely Weak State Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources CHAPTER 3. STATES, CITIZENS, AND REGIMES Citizens and Civil Society Regimes, Ideologies, and Citizens Liberal Democracy Case Study: United Kingdom: “Cradle of Democracy” Communism Case Study: Russia: The First Self-Proclaimed Communist Regime Fascism Case Study: Germany: Rise of the Nazi Party and a Totalitarian State Modernizing Authoritarianism Case Study: Brazil: A Modernizing Authoritarian Regime in Military Form, 1964–1985 Personalist Regimes Case Study: Nigeria: A Personalist Regime in Uniform, 1993– 1998 Electoral Authoritarianism Case Study: Mexico: Electoral Authoritarianism under the PRI Theocracy Case Study: The Islamic Republic of Iran: Theocratic State, 1979– Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources CHAPTER 4. STATES AND IDENTITY Understanding Identity The Policy Debate The Demands of Identity Groups Arguments for Group Rights and Recognition Arguments against Group Rights 10