Comparative Politics is a book that helps students understand the complex world of politics and help them enhance their critical thinking skill with regards to the political matters around the world and the social aspects. The key thing is to understand to understand different countries with respect to their political regimes and how the leaders’ decisions affect the civilians’ way of life and the nation. the book equips students with different ways to make better more informed decisions when it comes to public policy and foreign policy. Understanding their different sates, nations and institutions equips readers with vast knowledge of how political hierarchy works. Since most nations rule through democracy, Klesner explains all the factors that help in making a nation democratic and how political participation and culture helps to create a democratic model nation.

Regime can be defined as a set of rules or protocols that dictates the form of governance in a given country. It describes the procedures of ruling. On the other hand, the states a set of apparatuses that ruler have at their disposal in order to implement their policy choices. The government is a group of people elected or selected that have the mandate to control the different states at a specified time. Whereas institutions are formal bodies created by the state, for the state for addressing the political issues (Klesner 2014).

The government type is stipulated by the regime type of a given country, the government on creates states that that have different institutions of the government that help in attaining the goals set out by the government. Institutions are legally sanctioned bodies that help in ratifying a set of practices and regimes. Though governments continually change states remain through the different successions. Though the state, institution, government and regimes are conceptually distinct they are not mutually exclusive and they always interact with each other. For a country to run smoothly there should be trust between all these branches. (Klesner 2014)

Statecraft is not just a game. It is designed to help students understand the world dynamic as it stands presently. The students are faced with challenges in their country and opportunities that will help them gain power, wealth and ability to improve their nations. It is important that all students follow a code of ethics and ensure that they do not destroy other students since the main aim is to have global peace. Global peace can be achieved if all countries and their leaders should respect the political regime of the other nations whether it is democratic, constitutional monarchy, communist totalitarian or military dictatorship.

Since every country has an obligation to improve its quality of life index by improving their health, safety, education, culture, environment and welfare, it might get a little competitive but it is important that each country has a moral code of ethics as they do this. As they exercise their rights and freedom, it is important that they try to prevent international problems that could create a war. To deal with any problems that might be there between the nations, it is important to balance diplomacy so a s to survive. Countries whose political regime is military dictatorship should ensure they respect territorial boundaries.  Statecraft is a model that reflects the real world and therefore the theory that anything goes cannot be followed since in the real world rules and regulations are enhanced to ensure healthy international relationships.

Reference

Klesner, J. L. (2014). Comparative politic; an introduction. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.