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AP Comparative Government & Politics Conceptual Review
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Authoritarian RuleA system of rule in which power depends not on popular legitimacy but on the coercive force of the political authorities.
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AuthorityThe legal right to exercise power on behalf of the society and/or government
Compared/contrasted with “power”
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BonyadsQuasi-private foundations and religious endowments that are charged with aiding the poor by managing many state-owned enterprises
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BureaucracyA hierarchically structured organization charged with carrying out policies determined by those with political authority
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Camarilla A complex organization of patronage typically lead by the president where you have to show loyalty to a higher ranking to curry favor
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Catch All PartyA political party whose aim is to gather support from a broad range of citizens through a de-emphasis of ideology and an emphasis on pragmatism, charismatic leadership, and marketing
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ClientelismAn exchange system in which clients offer
support and loyalty to patrons who offer material and intangible benefits
An informal aspect of policymaking in which a powerful patron offers resources such as land, contracts, protection, or jobs in return for the support and services of lower-status and less powerful clients
Corruption, preferential treatment, and inequality are characteristics of Clientelism
Patron-client networks
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CleavagesFactors that separate groups within a
societyMay be cultural, historic, geographic,
economic, ethnic, racial, etc.The wider and deeper the cleavages, the
less unified the societyCleavages which coincide with one
another can reinforce each other Cleavages that don’t coincide can
weaken divisions between groups.
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Civil ServiceA system of carefully describing
tasks involved in performing government jobs, evaluating applicants for those jobs (civil service exams), and hiring people from among those applicants based on skills and experience rather than political factors
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Civil SocietyRefers to the space occupied by
voluntary associations outside of the state
For example, professional associations, trade unions, student groups, women’s groups, religious bodies and other voluntary association groups
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Code Lawno tradition of judicial review or
consistent application of the law. letter of the law is what matters. great in theory. no interpretation of judge—follow the
code (the law)Most developing countries have this
system
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Common LawCommon Law
Law based on tradition, past practices, and legal precedents set by the courts through interpretations of statutes, legal legislation, and past rulings
In short, “one application determines the next application of the law”
Precedence
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CorporatismA state in which interest groups become an institutional part of the political structure
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Charismatic Authority
A style of leadership based on the leader's exceptional personal qualities
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Checks and Balances
A governmental system of divided authority in which coequal branches can restrain each other’s actions
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Coup d'étatA forceful replacement of a regime or a government by a small elite group or groups
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Command Economy
An economic/political system in which government decisions rather than markets determine resource use and output (central planning)
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CommunismA system of social organization based on the common ownership and coordination of production.
Never realized!Justified single party states
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Controlled Interest Group Systems
There is a single group for each social sector.
Membership is often compulsory.Each group is normally hierarchically
organized.Groups are controlled by the
government or its agents in order to mobilize support for government policy. (Communism!)
Key Point: Groups exist to facilitate government control of society!
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Neo-Corporatist Interest Group Systems
A single peak association normally represents each societal interest.
Membership in the peak association is often compulsory and nearly universal.
Peak associations are centrally organized and direct the actions of their members.
Groups are often systematically involved in making and implementing policy.
Key Point: Interest group part of policy process!
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Comparative Economic Sectors (Ethel Wood)
Primary Sector (agriculture)Secondary Sector (industry)Tertiary Sector (services)
Cont.
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Comparative Economic Sectors (Ethel Wood)
Primary Sector (agriculture) The part of the economy that draws raw materials from
the natural environment. Agriculture, raising animals, fishing, forestry, and mining Is largest in low-income, pre-industrial nations.
Secondary Sector (industry) The part of the economy that transforms raw materials
into manufactured goods. This sector grows quickly as societies industrialize Refining petroleum into gasoline and turning metals into
tools and automobiles. Creates migration from rural to urban areas to take
advantage of new jobs created by industrialization.
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Comparative Economic Sectors (Ethel Wood)
Tertiary Sector (services)The part of the economy that involves
services rather than goodsThis sector grows with industrialization and
comes to dominate post-industrial societies, or countries where most people are no longer employed in industry
Finance, trade, construction, private services, real estate, government and transportation.
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ConstitutionA supreme law that defines the structure of a nation-state’s regime and the legal processes governments must follow
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CorporatismA system of governance in which
the government is dominated by representatives of groups within society; may or may not be democratic to some degree
Compared to pluralismA political theory or system of power sharing
among a number of political parties
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Correlation and Causation
CorrelationAn apparent association
between variablesCausation
A correlation in which a change in one variable results in a change in others
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DemocracyA system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
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Democratic DeficitA democratic deficit occurs when ostensibly democratic organizations or institutions in fact fall short of fulfilling what are believed to be the principles of democracy
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DemocratizationThe spread of representative governments to more countries and the process of making governments more representative
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Developed Countries
Nation-states which have industrial and post-industrial economies
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Developing Countries
Nation-states which are industrializing
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DevelopmentA specified state of growth or advancement
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DevolutionA process in a unitary system of delegating some decision making to local public bodies
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Economic Development Theories
Westernization Model The copy Britain model… Any country that wants its economy to grow should
study the paths taken by the industrial nations, and logically they too can reap the benefits of modernization, or “Westernization”.
Dependency Theory Holds that the economic development of many
countries is blocked by that the fact that industrialized nations exploit them.
Outgrowth of Marxism. Governments have responded by experimenting with
forms of socialism with the intent of nationalizing industry and narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor.
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ExecutiveThe executive office carries
out the laws and policies of the state.
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Electoral SystemA legal system for making democratic choices
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Elite RecruitmentThe process by which people are encouraged or chosen to become members of an elite within a political system or state
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ExtractionGovernment efforts to gather valuable resources for public use (think taxes).
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FactionA group organized on the grounds of self-perceived common interest within a political party, interest group, or government.
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Failed StateA state within which the government has lost the ability to provide the most basic of public services or implement its policies.
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FunctionsThe things governments
actually do.
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Structuresthe specialized agencies within a
government used to carry out the disparate activities of the government
in order to carry out public policies, government structures such as parliaments, bureaucracies, and administrative agencies perform functions, which in turn enable the government to formulate, implement, and enforce policies
there are many types of structures: parliaments, congresses, administrative agencies, political parties, interest groups, legislatures.
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Federal SystemA system of governance in which political authority is shared between the national government and regional or state governments
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Confederal SystemA system of government that spreads power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government
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First-past-the-post
An electoral system in which winners are determined by which candidate receives the largest number of votes (regardless of whether or not a majority is received)
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FragmentationThe process or state of breaking or being broken into small or separate parts
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Free Market Economy
A system in which government regulation of the economy is absent or limited
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Fusion of PowersA system of governance in
which authority of government is concentrated in one body
In Britain, Parliament is the supreme legislative, executive, and judicial authority.
Common pattern in parliamentary systems
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Separation of Power
An organization of political institutions within the state in which the executive, legislature, and judiciary have autonomous powers and no branch dominates the others
Common pattern in presidential systems
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GDPGross Domestic Product
The total value of goods and services produced by an economy (very similar to gross national product or GNP)
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GNPGross National ProductGNP is a measure of national
economic developmentGNP is the total economic output
of a country per personUsed to compare the economic
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Gini IndexThis index measures the degree of
inequality in the distribution of family income in a country
Measures relative degree of economic inequality within a country
The higher the number the more unequal a country’s income distribution
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GlasnostGorbachev’s policy of “openness” or “publicity”, which involved an easing of controls on the media, arts, and public discussion, leading to an outburst of public debate and criticism covering most aspects of Soviet history, culture, and policy
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GlobalizationThe increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of people, cultures, economies, and nation-states facilitated by technology, trade, and cultural diffusion
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GovernmentThe part of the state with legitimate public authority
The group of people and organizations that hold political authority in a state at any one time
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Head of Government
The office and the person occupying the office charged with leading the operation of a government
The head of government deals with the everyday tasks of running the state and usually directs the activities of other members of the executive branch.
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Head of StateThe head of state is a role that
symbolizes the and represents the people, both nationally and internationally, and may or may not have any real policy making power.
The chief public representative of a state.
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Illiberal Democracy
A procedural democratic regime where the citizenry does not benefit from the full array of rights and freedoms that one would expect in a democracy
Example: competitive elections but lack of civil liberty and rights
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Industrialized Democracy
A government that provides the five characteristics of a liberal democracy (C3R2)Capitalism and AffluencyCompetitive ElectionsCivil societyRule of LawRights and liberties
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Interest Articulation
The methods by which citizens and groups can express their desires and make demands upon government (political participation, lobbying, protests, etc.)
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Interest Aggregation
Ways in which demands of citizens and groups are combined into proposed policy packages (leadership, political parties, etc.)
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Iron TriangleMutually beneficial relationships between private interests, bureaucrats, and legislators
Sometimes called an “integrated elite”
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Judicial ReviewThe power of the courts to modify or nullify the actions of legislatures, executives, and lower courts
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Linkage Institution
Groups within a society that connect government to its citizens, such as political parties, interest groups, and print and electronic media.
Their size and development depends partly on the size of the population , and partly on scope of government activity.
The large the population, and the more complex the government policymaking activities, the more likely the country is to have well developed linkage institutions.
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Mass LineMechanism or party platform line to deliver propaganda to masses
In theory, this information flows “from the masses to the masses”
Used in authoritarian regimes
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ModernizationThe major cultural trend that has
transformed the world is modernization.
World wide more people are moving to cities and are exposed to modern political cultures, which have an impact on citizens’ attitudes
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Minimum Winning Threshold
The minimum percentage of votes a party must receive in order to be seated in a legislature
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Mixed Presidential Parliamentary System
A democracy that has some characteristics of a presidential system and some characteristics of a parliamentary system
Also referred to as “semi-presidential”
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NationA group of people who identify themselves as belonging together because of cultural, geographic, or linguistic ties
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StateAn assembly of all those people and groups within a nation-state that have power to effect change at some level of society through direct action or political participation
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Nation-StateA territorial unit controlled by a single state and governed by a single government
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Neoliberalism A term used to describe government policies aiming to promote free competition among business firms within the market
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Newly Industrialized
CountriesA term used to describe a group of
countries that achieved rapid economic development beginning in the 1960s, largely stimulated by robust international trade (exports) and guided by government policies
Core NICs: Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore
Also: Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, Mexico, and Thailand
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NomenklaturaA system of personnel selection under
which the Communist Party maintained control over the appointment of important officials in all spheres of social, economic, and political life
The term is also used to describe individuals chosen through this system and thus refers more broadly to the privileged circles in the Soviet Union and China
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Non Government Organization (NGO)
Private group that pursues self-defined goals outside of government
Common activities are publicizing issues, lobbying, making demands on government, providing direct services
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ParastatalA government-owned corporation
to compensate for the lack of economic development or to ensure complete and equitable service to the whole country (can be anything from a national airline or railroad to a postal system or manufacturing and marketing operations)
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Parliamentary System
A system of governance in which the head of government is chose by and serves at he pleasure of the legislature.
The legislature rules over all! Prime Minister is NOT directly elected by people , but by the
legislature. Because the prime minister and the cabinet are also leaders of
the majority party in the legislature, no separation of powers exists between executive and legislative branches—instead they are fused together.
Fusion of Power! Executive power is separated between Head of Government
(PM) and the Head of Government (royalty, president) Parliamentary system stands in contrast to a presidential
system, in which the chief executive is elected in a national ballot and is independent of the legislative branch.
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Parliamentary System
Characteristics:High Party DisciplineMajority party almost always
gets its policies implementedCabinet is VERY powerful—
initiates legislation and makes policy
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Presidential System
An electoral system in which the chief executive is elected in a national ballot and is independent of the legislative branch.
The roles of the head of state and head of government are given to one person—the president.
Executive is directly elected by the people.Three branches of government are
therefore separate from one another and can check each other’s power.
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Presidential SystemCharacteristics:
Separation of PowerPower shared equally between
legislature and executiveLower party disciplineSince power is diffused,
policymaking process is slowed because one branch may question decision made by other groups.
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Patron Client Networks
A usually informal alliance between a person holding power and less powerful or lower status people
The powerful patron provides power, status, jobs, land, goods, and/or protection in exchange for loyalty and political support
Corruption, preferential treatment, and inequality are characteristics of patron client networks
Clientelism, prebendalism, patrimonialsim
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PerestroikaThe economic policy of restructuring
embarked on by Gorbachev in 1985Initially, the policy emphasized
decentralization of economic decision making , increased enterprise autonomy, expanded public discussion of policy issues, and a reduction in the international isolation of the Soviet economy
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PluralismA political theory or system of power sharing among a number of political parties
Compared to corporatismA system of governance in which the
government is dominated by representatives of groups within society; may or may not be democratic to some degree
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PluralityThe number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other candidate but does not receive an absolute majority
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Pluralist Interest Group Systems
Multiple groups may represent a single society interest.
Group membership is voluntary and limited.
Groups often have a loose or decentralized organizational structure.
There is a clear separation between interest groups and the government.
United States is perfect example.
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Political Legitimacy
The citizens belief that a government is a proper one and that it has the right to rule.
In the contemporary world, a state is said to possess legitimacy when it enjoys consent of the governed, which usually involves democratic procedures and the attempt to evenly distribute resources
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Political Participation
The actions by citizens which involve them in the process of selecting leaders and making policies
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Political CultureThe collection of history, values, beliefs, assumptions, attitudes, traditions, and symbols that define and influence political behavior within a nation-state
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Political Efficacy Political efficacy is a citizen’s belief that he or she
can understand and influence government or political affairs.
It indicates a citizens' faith and trust in government and their own belief that they can understand and influence political affairs.
Political efficacy may also be understood as a self-organized group’s beliefs that its members can understand and influence governmental affairs or political issues.
The ability to produce a desired or intended result
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Political Recruitment
Refers to the selection of people for political activity and government offices.
In a democracy, competitive elections play a major role in political recruitment.
In authoritarian systems, recruitment may be dominated by a single party, as in China, or unelected religious leaders, as in Iran.
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Political Parties
Are groups or organizations that seek to place candidates in office under their label.
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Political Socialization
Involves schools, families, communications, media, religious organizations, and all the various political structures that develop, reinforce, and transform the political culture, the attitudes of political significance in the society.
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PolitburoThe principal policymaking committee of the Communist Party
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Post Materialist Values
Beliefs in the importance of policy goals beyond one’s immediate self-interest, as well as one’s prosperity and security
Examples: Environmentalism and cultural diversity
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PowerThe ability to direct the behavior of others through coercion, persuasion, or leadershipContrasted/compared to “authority”
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PrebendalismThe form of patron-client politics that legitimizes the exploitation of government power for the benefit of the office holders and their followers.
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Oligarchya system of governance dominated by a small powerful and wealthy group in a state
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RegimeA political system with a
specific pattern of relationship between the state, society, markets, and the world at large.
A pattern of organization for a government (often described in a constitution or supreme law)
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ReferendumA general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision
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Socialist Market Economy
The term used by the government of China to refer to the country’s current economic system
Meant to convey a mix of state control (socialism) and market forces (capitalism) that China is now following
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PrivatizationThe sale of state-owned enterprises
to private companies or investorsThe process of putting ownership of
productive resources into the hands of non-governmental organizations and people
Common component of structural adjustment programs (SAP)
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Proportional Representation (PR)
An electoral system in which voters select parties rather than individual candidates and parties are represented in legislatures in proportion to the shares of votes they win
Leads to multiparty legislatures
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Rentier StateA country that obtains much of its revenue from the export of oil or other natural resources
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Rent-seekingThe practice of political leaders who, for the purposes of remaining in a position of power, “rent” public access (resources or tax support services) to patrons who profit from those public assets
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RevolutionA process by which a political regime is overthrown and replaced because of a broad popular support and participation in the process
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Rule of LawA governance system operating predictably under a known and transparent set of procedural rules (laws)
Also know as, constitutionalism
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Single Member Districts
An electoral system in which voters chose and individual running for office in each legislative district (also called “first past the post if the winner is chosen by plurality)
An electoral system in which candidates run for a single seat from a specific geographic district.
The winner is the person who receives the most votes, whether or not that is a majority
Increase the likelihood of a two-party state
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Structural Adjustment/Import
SubstitutionWorld Bank programs which offer financial and management aid to poor countries while demanding privatization, trade liberalization, and governmental fiscal restraint
SAPs often involve the necessity for privatization, trade liberalization, and fiscal restraint.
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MarxismA theory of historical development
that emphasizes the struggle between exploiting and exploited classes, particularly the struggle between the bourgeoisie (capitalists) and the proletariat (industrial working class)
The theoretical foundation of communism based on the ideas of German philosopher Karl Marx
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Shock TherapyA variant of market reform that
involves the state simultaneously imposing a wide range of radical economic changes, with the purpose of “shocking” the economy into a new mode of operation
Shock therapy can be contrasted with amore gradual approach to market reform.
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SovereigntyIndependent legal authority over a population in a particular place;
the degree in which a state controls its own territory and independently make and carry out policy
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Strong StateA state with extensive capacity to carry out policies adopted or a state in which there are few limitations on the actions of one or more parts of the state
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SupranationalOrganizations or events in which nations are not totally sovereign actors (the European Union or global warming)
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TheocracyA state dominated by the clergy, who rule on the grounds that they are the only interpreters of God’s will and law.
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TotalitarianA political system in which the state
attempts to exercise total control over all aspects of public and private life, including, the economy, culture, education, and social organizations, through an integrated system of ideological, economic and political control.
Usually rely on terror as a means to exercise power
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Two Party SystemAs system of governance where two parties have emerged as the only viable political forces
Common in first past the post or single member district pluralities
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Two Ballot SystemAn electoral system where two
rounds of voting may take places to ensure a majority winner.
Several candidates my be on first ballot, if no majority is chose, second ballot is run-off of top two vote getters.
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Unitary SystemConcentration of political power in a central government as opposed to federalism
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Vote of Confidence
A vote in parliament expressing support for a government
A government losing a vote of confidence is a often expected to resign
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Welfare StateA state which provides a wide array of social services to its members
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Weak StateA state with little capacity for carrying out policies adopted or a state in which the powers of the state are limited.
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Military RuleMilitary control of the government by armed forces
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First World Countries
“Industrialized Democracies”“Durable Democratic Regimes”“Early Developers”When authors or text writers use these
terms they are usually talking about rich, Western countries with relatively long histories of political development.
These countries have some form of representative democracy.
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Second World Countries
“Communist and Former Communist Regimes”
“Middle Developers”Most of the countries in this catagory
share authoritarian/totalitarian political histories.
These countries also shared command economies
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Third World Countries
“Less Developed Countries or Developing Nations” “Newly Industrializing Countries” “Late Developers” Text writers and textbook authors usually are
talking about countries that were once colonies of Western Industrialized countries.
Origin of term is rooted in Cold War where there was the capitalist/democratic world (“First World”) and the communist world (“Second World”)
The “Third World” were a group of countries that didn’t want to participate in this rather childish, but critically important, game of polarization.
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Multinational Corporation (MNC)
Corporations that are in multiple countries
Helping in developing LDC’s
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Multiparty SystemCountries with multiple political parties sharing (vying for) power
Examples:“Russia”“UK”EUMexicoNigeria
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Two Party SystemCountry with only two dominant parties rule
EXAMPLE = USA
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One Party SystemCountry where only one party dominates the political system
Examples:IranChina
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One Party Dominant System
Country with multiple political parties but only one party dominates the political system
Examples:United RussiaPRI