TY - BOOK AU - Mayer,Lawrence C. TI - Comparative politics: the quest for theory and explanation SN - 1597380024 AV - JF51 .M3745 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. PB - Sloan Pub. KW - Comparative government KW - Democracy KW - Democratization KW - Developing countries KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Comparative politics as a field of study -- The contextual foundation of advanced industrial democracies -- The constitutionally designated format of modern democracies -- Political parties and party systems -- The third wave of democratization -- Political change and modernization -- Conclusions : an evolving field in a changing world ER -