Economic Principles
GDP+income from outside the country
Gross National Product
An authoritarian regime that seeks to control and transform all aspects of society
Totalitarianism
the tendency to decentralize decision making power to regional governments
devolution
type of change that seeks to change more basic institutions of government; generally political, social or economic
revolution
symbol of the power of the regime
Head of state
a measure of how far earnings get a citizen of a country
purchasing power parity (PPP)
belief that rapid, dramatic changes need to be made in existing society often including political system
Radicalism
forces that bind together the people of a state
centripetal forces
a type of change that does not advocate the overthrow of basic institutions, but seeks to make adjustments to the system to get results
Reform
deals with day-to-day tasks of running government
head of government
The government owns the means of production or controls the economy
Command Economy
does not support change in general, seeing it as disruptive but occasionally necessary
Conservatism
divisions that still allow cooperation
cross cutting cleavages
type of change that simply seeks stability ; generally through violence
Coup d'etat
the rules that a state sets and follows in exerting its power are referred to collectively as regimes
regimes
an arrangement in which government officials interact with people/groups outside the government in an unhealthy way before setting policy
Corporatism
political ideology that accepts the idea that people and groups are superior or inferior to one another
fascism
winner-take-all single member district system
first-past-the-post (FPTP)
Crisis preceded by an improvement of the standards of living
Revolution of rising expectations
stable, long lasting organizations that help to turn political ideas into policy
institutions
the process of limiting the power of the state over the private property and market forces
Economic liberalization
political ideology that places a premium on political and economic freedom
Liberalism
the power to make small decisions in implementing legislative and executive decisions
discretionary power
Waves of democratization
1. The enlightenment/ early revolutions
2. post WWII
3. post cold war
the way citizens organize and define themselves and their intrest
Civil society