17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2003
Why are some countries democratic and others not? How do political institutions affect economic development and political conflict? How do politics in the United States compare to politics in other countries? This class first reviews cultural, social, and institutional explanations for political out...
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| description | Why are some countries democratic and others not? How do political institutions affect economic development and political conflict? How do politics in the United States compare to politics in other countries? This class first reviews cultural, social, and institutional explanations for political outcomes. It then turns to more detailed examination of specific topics: ethnic conflict in India, democratic collapse in Weimar Germany, regional disparities in Italy, market-oriented reform (or lack thereof) in Brazil, corruption in Mexico, ethnic violence in Yugoslavia, the impoverishment of post-Communist Russia, and the prospects for democracy in China. Each of these examples is meant to stand in for a range of cases, allowing you to extrapolate to new material. At the end of the course, you should be able to analyze political events around the world, drawing on the theoretical explanations provided in the class. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/348712019-09-12T19:30:00Z 17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2003 Introduction to Comparative Politics Lawson, Chappell H., 1967- Rodden, Jonathan Democracy political institutions economic development political conflict ethnic conflict India Weimar Germany market-oriented reform Brazil Corruption Mexico ethnic violence Yugoslavia post-Communist Russia China Comparative government Why are some countries democratic and others not? How do political institutions affect economic development and political conflict? How do politics in the United States compare to politics in other countries? This class first reviews cultural, social, and institutional explanations for political outcomes. It then turns to more detailed examination of specific topics: ethnic conflict in India, democratic collapse in Weimar Germany, regional disparities in Italy, market-oriented reform (or lack thereof) in Brazil, corruption in Mexico, ethnic violence in Yugoslavia, the impoverishment of post-Communist Russia, and the prospects for democracy in China. Each of these examples is meant to stand in for a range of cases, allowing you to extrapolate to new material. At the end of the course, you should be able to analyze political events around the world, drawing on the theoretical explanations provided in the class. 2003-12 17.50-Fall2003 local: 17.50 local: IMSCP-MD5-244170dec3242150d42cbff8463c550e http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34871 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2003. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license"). The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. 15288 bytes 21323 bytes 50356 bytes 21214 bytes 12553 bytes 16133 bytes 16763 bytes 11 bytes 4586 bytes 18932 bytes 11897 bytes 18567 bytes 4755 bytes 27322 bytes 25313 bytes 4039 bytes 301 bytes 354 bytes 339 bytes 180 bytes 285 bytes 67 bytes 17685 bytes 49 bytes 143 bytes 247 bytes 19283 bytes 262 bytes 82963 bytes 158681 bytes 19283 bytes 3486 bytes 811 bytes 813 bytes 830 bytes 531 bytes 2097 bytes 15359 bytes 8493 bytes 8495 bytes 9021 bytes 8575 bytes 8468 bytes 8351 bytes 10251 bytes 8480 bytes 8593 bytes text/html Fall 2003 |
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| title_short | 17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2003 |
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| topic | Democracy political institutions economic development political conflict ethnic conflict India Weimar Germany market-oriented reform Brazil Corruption Mexico ethnic violence Yugoslavia post-Communist Russia China Comparative government |
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