Governments around the World: From Democracies to Theocracies

Providing a valuable resource for secondary school and college students as well as the general public investigating the process of governance in different countries, this book provides a comprehensive comparative summary of how governments are constituted and operated worldwide.

• Provides readers with information about different and contrasting systems of governance used throughout the world

• Highlights the intrinsic links between governance and human rights

• Describes the purposes, charters, and operation of a broad range of international organizations

• Includes primary sources such as excerpts from constitutions and charters that are interpreted in the text