A few Comp. Gov. Terms
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- corporatism
- a political system in which interest groups become an institutionalized part of the state or dominant political party
- neo-liberal model of development
- a strategy for economic development in which a country promotes open competition among business firms in its national market, and gives relatively free rein to market forces
- informal sector
- the portion of an economy largely outside government control in which employees work without contracts or benefits
- agro-export model of development
- a strategy for economic development in which a country exports agricultural products, minerals and petroleum, and imports manufactured goods
- clientelism
- an informal aspect of policymaking in which a powerful patron offers resources such as land, contacts, protection or jobs in return for the support and services of lower-status and less powerful clients; corruption, preferential treatment and inequality are characteristic of clientelist politics
- Para-statal
- state-owned, or state-controlled, corporations created to undertake a broad range of activities, from the control and marketing of agricultural production to the provision of banking services and the operation of airlines, other transportation facilities an public utilities
- interest groups
- organizations that seek to represent the interest (usually the economic interests) of their members in dealing with the government
- patron-client relations
- neofeudal relationships in which "patrons" gain the support of "client" through the mutual exchange of benefits and obligations
- export-centered development strategy
- a strategy for development in which a country exports goods and services in which it has a comparative advantage; part of a neo-liberal development model
- anti-clericalism
- opposition to the political power of religious institutions or the clergy
- accomodation
- an agreement between a government and important interest groups in response to the interest groups' concerns about government policy or program benefits, an agreement between a government and important interest groups in response to the interest groups' concerns about government policy or program benefits
- state capitalism
- an economic development strategy in which the state guides the process of private industrial and agricultural developement, encourages the formation of investment capital and the establishment of businesses, and protects domestic businesses from foreign competition
- state corporatism
- a political system in which the state requires all members of a particular economic sector to join an officially designated interest group
- civil society
- a network of voluntary associations that exists outside the state, such as professional organiztions, trade unions, student and women's groups, religious bodies, fraternal organizations, athletic leagues, musical societies, etc.
- Import-substituting industrialization
- a strategy for industrialization in which a country manufactures domestically goods that it previously imported, in order to satisfy domestic market demands
- divided government
- a government in which the president or chief executive is from a different political party than the political party that has a majority in, or which dominates, the national legislature