Theories of comparative political economy / Ronald H. Chilcote.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chilcote, Ronald H.

Contributor:

Chilcote, Ronald H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 316 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 2000.

Contents:

1 Political Economy and the Comparative Understanding of History 1

Origins and Evolution of Political Economy 2

Sorting Theories 6

The Comparative Approach 13

Case Studies Through History 18

Historical Studies 29

2 Theories of Transition 45

Precapitalism and Capitalism 46

The Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism 48

The Transition from Capitalism to Socialism 66

3 Theories of Class 89

Origins 89

Class and the Paradox of Pluralism and Individual Choice 94

Class and Structuralism 99

Class Analysis 103

Examples of Class Analysis 117

4 Theories of the State 133

Two Conceptions of the State 133

Toward a Theory of the State 145

Current Thinking on the State 148

Issues of State Theory 163

5 Theories of Imperialism 175

Traditional and Classical Imperialism 177

Contemporary Analyses of Imperialism 203

Responses to Imperialism: Understanding Development and Underdevelopment 210

Innovative Theories of Capitalist and Socialist Development 219

Strategies and Issues of Capitalist and Socialist Development 229

Whither Imperialism and Development Theory? 232

6 Theories of Democracy 253

Democracy and Capitalism 260

Democracy and Socialism 267

Alternative Directions: Toward Participatory Democracy 272.

Notes:

Sequel to: Theories of comparative politics. 2nd ed. 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Chilcote, Ronald H. Theories of comparative politics.

ISBN:

0813310180

0813310199

OCLC:

43032764