TY - BOOK AU - Derbyshire, J Dennis AU - Derbyshire, Ian TI - Political systems of the world SN - 1-85986-303-5 PY - 1999/// N2 - Describes political systems and connects its relations with social and economic influences.Distinguishes among nations whose citizens have complete choice in control of the levers of political power and those where that choice is limited.Provides understanding of political institutions and events in the contemporary world through :considering all the contemporary states ,identifying connections between a country's political systemand its historical,social and economic background,noting the details at the dyanmics of political systems ,including the activities of parties and similar groupings,as well as the formal institutions that states have created,providing understanding of the geographical and demographic influences ,looking at hte examples of how sovereign states,either by choice or necessity ,have found it increasingly profitable to cooperate with each other rather than compete ER -