Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Political Systems -- Supranational Political Systems -- Empires -- Leagues -- Achaean League -- The United Nations -- Confederations and Federations -- National Political Systems -- Unitary Nation-States -- Federal Systems -- Subnational Political Systems -- Tribal Communities -- Villages and Rural Communities -- Cities -- Regions -- Tennessee Valley Authority -- Chapter 2 Types of Government -- Types of Classifi cation Scheme -- Modern Classifying Systems -- Gaetano Mosca -- Classifi cation by Mode of Succession -- Hereditary Succession -- Act of Settlement -- Succession by Constitutional Prescription -- Succession by Election -- Succession by Force -- Autocratic Versus Nonautocratic Rule -- Classifi cation by Stage of Development -- The Emergence of Advanced Nation-States -- Chapter 3 Structures of Government -- Contemporary Forms of Government -- Monarchy -- Romanov Dynasty -- Dictatorship -- Oligarchy -- Constitutional Government -- Contemporary Levels of Government -- National Government -- Risorgimento -- Regional and State Government -- City and Local Government -- Contemporary Divisions of Government -- The Executive -- The Legislature -- The Judiciary -- Chapter 4 Functions of Government -- The Tasks of Government -- Command Economy -- Self-Preservation -- Supervision and Resolution of Conflicts -- Regulation of the Economy -- Protection of Politicaland Social Rights -- Ricci v. DeStefano -- Provision of Goods and Services -- Public Administration -- Chapter 5 Development and Change in Political Systems -- Causes of Stability and Instability -- Unstable Political Systems -- The Commune of Paris -- Stable Political Systems -- Types of Political Change -- Radical Revolution -- The Glorious Revolution -- Structural Revision -- Change of Leaders.

Change of Policies -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.