wyszukanych pozycji: 10
(S)Electing the President: The Perils of Democracy
ISBN: 9781138212268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Selecting political leaders by popular election is an unquestioned hallmark of representative democracies--the institutional manifestation of Lincoln's promise of a government of the people and by the people. But in 2016, Lincoln's promise seems to have given way to Hamilton's nightmare--with his worries that popular elections would produce demagogues who paid an "obsequious court to the people," appealing to their passions and prejudices rather than to their reason. This book examines the commitment to the widest level of participation among the largest number of citizens in the selection... Selecting political leaders by popular election is an unquestioned hallmark of representative democracies--the institutional manifestation of Linco... |
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251,80 zł |
Representative Democracy: Legislators and their Constituents
ISBN: 9780742547704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Although we tend to use the terms 'representative democracy' and 'democracy' as synonyms, they are not. Democracy means that the people govern; representative democracy means that the people elect others to govern for them. This raises the question of the extent to which representative government approximates democracy, a question that turns on the relationship between representatives and those whom they represent. Rich in thoughtful analysis, Representative Democracy incorporates normative, empirical, and comparative perspectives on representation. It is perfectly suited for use in an...
Although we tend to use the terms 'representative democracy' and 'democracy' as synonyms, they are not. Democracy means that the people govern; repres...
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248,54 zł |
Congress, the President, and Public Policy
ISBN: 9780367156725 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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209,82 zł |
(S)Electing the President: The Perils of Democracy
ISBN: 9781138212251 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Selecting political leaders by popular election is an unquestioned hallmark of representative democracies--the institutional manifestation of Lincoln's promise of a government of the people and by the people. But in 2016, Lincoln's promise seems to have given way to Hamilton's nightmare--with his worries that popular elections would produce demagogues who paid an "obsequious court to the people," appealing to their passions and prejudices rather than to their reason. This book examines the commitment to the widest level of participation among the largest number of citizens in the selection... Selecting political leaders by popular election is an unquestioned hallmark of representative democracies--the institutional manifestation of Linco... |
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787,03 zł |
Congress, the President, and Public Policy
ISBN: 9780367006853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book looks at the relationship between Congress and the president and how this interaction shapes public policy. The relationship between the president and the Congress has been under discussion as long as the U.S. Constitution has existed. It has been a discussion in which presidents, congressional leaders, Supreme Court justices, scholars
This book looks at the relationship between Congress and the president and how this interaction shapes public policy. The relationship between the ...
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708,33 zł |
Representative Democracy: Legislators and their Constituents
ISBN: 9780742547698 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Although we tend to use the terms "representative democracy" and "democracy" as synonyms, they are not. Democracy means that the people govern; representative democracy means that the people elect others to govern for them. This raises the question of the extent to which representative government approximates democracy, a question that turns on the relationship between representatives and those whom they represent. Rich in thoughtful analysis, Representative Democracy incorporates normative, empirical, and comparative perspectives on representation. It is perfectly suited for use in an...
Although we tend to use the terms "representative democracy" and "democracy" as synonyms, they are not. Democracy means that the people govern; repres...
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618,58 zł |
Male Victims of Sexual Assault
ISBN: 9780192629326 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This timely new edition provides an update on the advances in research, availability of data, and theoretical perspectives on the topic. The book continues to drive forward the debate on male sexual assault, co vering such issues as the prevelence pf sexual victimization, advances in the area of legel reform and the impact of these changes, and impr ovements in treatment for male victims of rape.
This timely new edition provides an update on the advances in research, availability of data, and theoretical perspectives on the topic. The book cont...
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901,03 zł |
Legislative Decline in the 21st Century: A Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780367342968 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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708,33 zł |
Legislative Decline in the 21st Century: A Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780367342951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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199,33 zł |
Distributive Politics in Developing Countries: Almost Pork
ISBN: 9780739180686 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book explores the increasing use of Constituency Development Funds (CDFs) in emerging democratic governments in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Oceania. CDFs dedicate public money to benefit parliamentary constituencies through allocations and/or spending decisions influenced by Members of Parliament (MPs). The contributors employ the term CDF as a generic term although such funds have a different names, such as electoral development funds (Papua New Guinea), constituency development catalyst funds (Tanzania), or Member of Parliament Local Area Development Fund (India), etc. In some...
This book explores the increasing use of Constituency Development Funds (CDFs) in emerging democratic governments in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and ...
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563,35 zł |