TY - BOOK ED - NewEarthMedia. TI - The book of rule: how the world is governed SN - 0789493543 (alk. paper) AV - JF 51 B724 2004 U1 - 320.3 PY - 2004/// CY - London, New York PB - DK KW - Comparative government KW - Political parties KW - Political science N1 - Includes index; The global matrix -- The systems of rule : Monarchal rule -- Theocratic rule -- Military rule -- Democratic rule -- Multiparty democracies -- Presidential democracies -- Presidential regimes -- Non-party democracies -- Single party rule -- Transitional rule N2 - Offers an overview of world governments and political systems, looking at the governments of the different nations of the world, from major powers to tiny developing countries, to review the fundamental principles of each political system and the evolution of government from ancient times to the present UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2003055501-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2003055501-d.html ER -