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Introduction: why comparative politics?; Part I. The State: Origins andDevelopment: 1. The development of the modern state; 2. States and democracy;3. Democratic change and persistence; Part II. The Polity: Structures andInstitutions: 4. Constitutions; 5. Presidential and parliamentary government;6. Multi-level government: international, national and sub-national; 7.Policy making and legislating: executives and legislatures; 8.Implementation: the public bureaucracy; Part III. Citizens, Elites andInterest Mediation: 9. Political attitudes and behaviour; 10. Pressure groupsand social movements; 11. The mass media; 12. Voters and elections; 13. Partygovernment; Part IV. Policies and Performance: 14. Political ideologies:conservatism, liberalism, Christian democracy and socialism; 15. Decisionmaking; 16. Defence and security; 17. Welfare; 18. The future of thedemocratic state; Postscript: how and what to compare.