17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics, Spring 2014

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Lawson, Chappell
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Introduction to Comparative Politics
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Abstract
This course examines why democracy emerges and survives in some countries rather than in others; how political institutions affect economic development; and how American politics compares to that of other countries.
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2014-06
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/151189
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17.50-Spring2014
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17.50
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democracy, economic development, politics, Germany, Iraq, Mexico, United States, Middle East, Latin America, Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Greece, Aristotle, foreign affairs, Lee Kuan Yew, democratic institution, social divisions, Federalist Papers, Karl Marx, Communist Party, leadership, polarization, gridlock, Arab Spring, Weimar Republic, imposed sovereignty, Austri, regime breakdown, Brazil, capitalism, industrial policy, women's emancipation, women's suffrage, Athens, the Constitution, reform, presidentialism, federalism, bicameralism
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