El conocimiento del lenguaje : su naturaleza, origen y uso ; versión española de Eduardo Bustos Guadaño.

The polarizing election of Donald Trump. The dramatic Brexit vote. The impeachment of Brazil's president. Russia's drift toward authoritarianism. In INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS, 8th Edition, you'll study a sampling of political regimes, levels of economic development and geographic regions in case studies on 13 countries and the European Union. Updated to reflect today's contentious political climate, the text offers a country-by-country approach that allows you to examine similarities and differences among countries and within and between political systems. Each chapter offers descriptions and analyses of a country's politics, political challenges and changing agendas. As you read, marginal key terms and guiding questions help you make connections and comparisons about the countries presented. Cover 1 Brief Contents 5 Contents 7 Preface 25 Chapter 1: Introducing Comparative Politics 31 Section 1 Comparative Politics in a Volatile World 32 Section 2 What-and How-Comparative Politics Compares 36 Section 3 Themes for Comparative Analysis 43 Section 4 Classifying Political Systems 52 Section 5 Organization of the Text 56 Key Terms 67 Suggested Readings 67 Suggested Websites 67 Chapter 2: Britain 68 Section 1 The Making of the Modern British State 69 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 80 Section 3 Governance and Policymaking 88 Section 4 Representation and Participation 97 Section 5 British Politics in Transition 108 Chapter Summary 112 Key Terms 112 Suggested Websites 112 Suggested Readings 113 Chapter 3: France 114 Section 1 The Making of the Modern French State 115 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 128 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 135 Section 4 Representation and Participation 144 Section 5 French Politics in Transition 157 Chapter Summary 161 Key Terms 161 Suggested Readings 162 Suggested Websites 162 Chapter 4: Germany 163 Section 1 The Making of the Modern German State 164 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 176 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 184 Section 4 Representation and Participation 192 Section 5 German Politics in Transition 206 Chapter Summary 210 Key Terms 211 Suggested Readings 211 Suggested Websites 212 Chapter 5: European Union 213 Section 1 The Making of the European Union 214 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 219 Section 3 EU Governance and Policy-Making 228 Section 4 The EU and Its Policies 235 Section 5 Representation and Participation in the EU 245 Section 6 Europolitics in Transition 252 Key Terms 257 Suggested Readings 257 Suggested Websites 257 Chapter 6: Japan 258 Section 1 The Making of the Modern Japanese State 259 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 271 Section 3 Governance and Policymaking 278 Section 4 Representation and Participation 287 Section 5 Japanese Politics in Transition 301 Chapter Summary 304 Key Terms 305 Suggested Readings 305 Chapter 7: India 306 Section 1 The Making of the Modern Indian State 307 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 319 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 326 Section 4 Representation and Participation 333 Section 5 Indian Politics in Transition 345 Chapter Summary 352 Key Terms 353 Suggested Readings 353 Suggested Websites 353 Chapter 8: The United States 354 Section 1 The Making of the Modern American State 355 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 364 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 374 Section 4 Representation and Participation 382 Section 5 United States Politics in Transition 392 Chapter Summary 397 Key Terms 397 Suggested Readings 397 Suggested Websites 398 Chapter 9: Brazil 399 Section 1 The Making of the Modern Brazilian State 400 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 412 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 420 Section 4 Representation and Participation 428 Section 5 Brazilian Politics in Transition 437 Chapter Summary 442 Key Terms 443 Suggested Readings 443 Suggested Websites 444 Chapter 10: Mexico 445 Section 1 The Making of the Modern Mexican State 446 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 460 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 468 Section 4 Representation and Participation 475 Section 5 Mexican Politics in Transition 485 Chapter Summary 489 Key Terms 490 Suggested Readings 490 Suggested Websites 491 Chapter 11: South Africa 492 Section 1 The Making of the Modern South African State 493 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 506 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 513 Section 4 Representation and Participation 522 Section 5 South African Politics in Transition 532 Chapter Summary 537 Key Terms 538 Suggested Readings 538 Suggested Websites 538 Chapter 12: Nigeria 539 Section 1 The Making of the Modern Nigerian State 542 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 554 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 562 Section 4 Representation and Participation 569 Section 5 Nigerian Politics in Transition 577 Chapter Summary 583 Key Terms 583 Suggested Readings 584 Suggested Websites 584 Chapter 13: The Russian Federation 585 Section 1 The Making of the Modern Russian State 586 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 597 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 606 Section 4 Representation and Participation 616 Section 5 Russian Politics in Transition 628 Chapter Summary 635 Key Terms 635 Suggested Readings 636 Suggested Websites 636 Chapter 14: Iran 637 Section 1 The Making of the Modern Iranian State 638 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 652 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 659 Section 4 Representation and Participation 669 Section 5 Iranian Politics in Transition 676 Chapter Summary 681 Key Terms 682 Suggested Readings 682 Suggested Websites 682 Chapter 15: China 683 Section 1 The Making of the Modern Chinese State 684 Section 2 Political Economy and Development 696 Section 3 Governance and Policy-Making 704 Section 4 Representation and Participation 712 Section 5 Chinese Politics in Transition 721 Chapter Summary 727 Key Terms 728 Suggested Readings 729 Suggested Websites 729 Endnotes 731 Glossary 739 About the Editors and Contributors 751 Index 753 Content: Part I: INTRODUCTION.1. Introducing Comparative Politics.Part II: CONSOLIDATED DEMOCRACIES.2. Britain.3. France.4. Germany.5. European Union.6. Japan.7. India.8. The United States.Part III: MIXED SYSTEMS.9. Brazil.10. Mexico.11. South Africa.12. Nigeria.13. The Russian Federation.Part IV: AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES.14. Iran.15. China.