Simple majority rule is less important than achieving a broad, civic participation in government and broad agreement on the policies that the government should pursue. (Lijphart, p
There are both advantages and disadvantages to typologies in comparative politics. One of the advantages of using typologies in the political analysis is the fact that a theoretical framework is created for a particular subject (Goodin and Klingeman, 2000)
Military rulers considered that a leader's influence over the country would be stronger if locally-elected municipalities got the chance of holding power. This proved to be an essential factor in making Brazil one of the most advanced developing countries, as "whereas the national and state governments are strained by budget constraints and deficits, municipal governments are flush with cash as a result of fiscal transfers" (Arsenault)
Decentralization affects both economy and politics, thus meaning that it is very likely for the government to have lesser and lesser influence over the people in the following years. These two factors are particulary important, especially when considering that "the location of party brokers and the expected career path for political careers affected decentralization after the 1980s" (Oatis, 2005, p
These specializations will shift of the nation's workforce from dependents on state created positions to economically determined specialization. The nation's workforce will inherently move away from being controlled by the state thereby, reducing a state's control and autonomy over productive resource (Lipset, 1959, p
By focusing on Serbia, Georgia, and Ukraine, McFaul is able to specifically account for the reasons that these three countries could be said to be more successful in their politics than other post-communist which have struggled to find their way after the fall of communism. In his own words, McFaul's study is "seeking to learn lessons from the democratic breakthrough" (McFaul 17)
Once he has his data, which is qualitative as a political historic overview of the two countries, he then finds the reasons for the ethnic violence. In Rwanda, he determines that prejudice has been institutionalized and accepted (Uvin 12)
Trump's election could thus touch off a tariff war, trade embargoes, currency wars (as multiple countries engage in deflationary/inflationary tactics), and both hot- and cold- wars. Although Trump has stated that he will work with world leaders to overcome challenges, he has also made it clear that he will not be bullied or taken advantage of by other countries' leaders (Stockman, 2016)