This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary encyclopedia describes and analyzes how the governments profiled affect citizens in the daily exercise of their rights and responsibilities. Arranged alphabetically and richly illustrated, Governments of the World features biographies and historical surveys on different types of political systems, such as constitutional monarchies, presidential systems, democracies and dictatorships, and much more.

Electronic reproduction.

Preface -- Introduction -- Thematic outline of topics -- Directory of contributors -- Vol. 1. Afghanistan - Djibouti -- Vol. 2. Dominica - Italy -- Vol. 3. Jamaica - Political protest -- Vol. 4. Popular sovereignty - Zimbabwe -- Primary source documents -- Filmography -- Glossary -- Cumulative index.