Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics: An Introduction
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of briefing boxes -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I Why, how, and problems of comparison -- 1 Why compare countries? -- Reasons for comparison -- The science in political science -- Scientific terms and concepts -- Summary -- Further reading -- 2 How to compare countries -- Methods of comparison -- Comparing many countries -- Comparing few countries -- Single-country studies as comparison -- Choosing countries and problems of comparison -- Summary -- Further reading -- 3 Comparing many countries