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Politics in Developed States
Chapter Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Comparative Politics
- What are Developed States?
- A Brief Postwar History of the Developed World
- Post-Industrialization and Political Authority
- Case Studies
- Canada
- The United States
- South Korea
- The European Union
- Conclusion
- Self-Assessment Questions
- Weblinks
- Further Reading
- Film and Video Clips
Learning Objectives
This chapter will help you to
- understand the comparative method in political studies;
- appreciate the important links between politics and the economy in development and between domestic economy and foreign economic policy;
- recognize some of the most important issues facing developed nations;
- identify how we apply political concepts to specific countries; and
- compare and contrast the political economies of Canada, the United States, South Korea, and the EU.