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<u>&nbsp;</u> <p>Brief Table of Contents: </p> <p></p> <p>Chapter 1. Good Societies</p> <p>Chapter 2. The State</p> <p>Chapter 3. State and Society</p> <p>Chapter 4. Political Culture</p> <p>Chapter 5. Political Economy</p> <p>Chapter 6. Authoritarianism</p> <p>Chapter 7. Democracy</p> <p>Chapter 8. Development and Underdevelopment</p> <p>Chapter 9. Developed Countries and the Good Society</p> <p>Chapter 10. Less Developed Countries and the Good Society</p> <p>Chapter 11. Communism, Post-Communism, and the Good Society</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <u><p>Detailed Table of Contents: </p></u> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>CHAPTER 1. GOOD SOCIETIES</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The Logic and Practice of Comparative Political Analysis</p> <p>Comparative Political Analysis: Does Gender Equality Help Girls Do Better in School? </p> <p>Visions of the Good Society: Gross National Product and Gross National Happiness</p> <p>In Brief: Criticisms of the GNP and GNH as Measures of the Good Society </p> <p>Capabilities and the Quality of Life</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Physical Well-being</p> <p>The Good Society In Depth: Costa Rica - Doing More with Less</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Informed Decision-making</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Safety</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Democracy</p> <p>Some Caveats</p> <p>In Brief: Operationalizing Concepts</p> <p>Responding to Criticisms of the Capability Approach</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>CHAPTER 2. THE STATE</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Institutions and Power</p> <p>The State</p> <p>The Good Society In Depth: Somalia - The Weightlessness of Statelessness</p> <p>The Origins of the State</p> <p>Political Institutions</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Federal and Unitary Systems</p> <p>In Brief: Federal and Unitary Systems</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Legislature</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Executive</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Bureaucracy</p> <p>In Brief: Bureaucracy</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Military</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Judiciary</p> <p>Comparative Political Analysis: Does the Design of Political Institutions Make a Difference in People’s Lives?</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>CHAPTER 3. STATE AND SOCIETY</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Political Participation</p> <p>Political Parties</p> <p>In Brief: Strong and Weak Political Parties</p> <p>The Good Society In Depth: Iraq - From Bullets to Ballots (and perhaps back again)</p> <p>Interest Groups</p> <p>In Brief: Pluralist and Corporatist Interest Groups</p> <p>Social Movements</p> <p>Patron-Client Relations</p> <p>Weak and Strong States</p> <p>Comparative Political Analysis: Why Do Some Political Institutions Work Better than Others?</p> <p>Weak States, Strong States, and The Good Society</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Physical Well-being</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Informed Decision-making</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Safety</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Democracy</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>CHAPTER 4. POLITICAL CULTURE </p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Culture and Political Culture</p> <p>Three Approaches to the Study of Culture and Political Culture</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Social Character Approach</p> <p>The Congruence Approach</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Social Capital Approach</p> <p>In Brief: Social Character, Congruence, and Social Capital</p> <p>Politics of Identity</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Ethnicity</p> <p>In Brief: Ethnicity and Race</p> <p>The Good Society In Depth: Kenya - Ethnic Violence and Capabilities</p> <p>Comparative Political Analysis: Is Ethnic Diversity a Root Cause of Civil Wars?</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Nationalism</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Religion </p> <p>Political Culture, Identities, and The Good Society</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Physical Well-being</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Informed Decision-making</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Safety</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Democracy</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>CHAPTER 5. POLITICAL ECONOMY</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>In Brief: Market Systems</p> <p>States and Markets</p> <p>The Advantages of </p>