Local Government Reforms in Countries in Transition explores the impacts that the end of the Cold War and increased globalization have had on government around the world.
Local Government Reforms in Countries in Transition explores the impacts that the end of the Cold War and increased globalization have had on governme...
Terry Nichols Clark Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot Terry Nichols Clark
The New Political culture, which began to take shape in the 1970s, continues to challenge many assumptions of traditional politics, especially on issues of environmentalism, growth management, gay rights, and abortion. Concerned mostly with home, consumption, and lifestyle, the New Politics emerges fully in cities with more highly educated citizens, higher incomes, and more high-tech service occupations. Leadership does not come from parties, unions, or ethnic groups but rather shifts from issue to issue: leaders on abortion are distinct from leaders on environmental issues. Based on data...
The New Political culture, which began to take shape in the 1970s, continues to challenge many assumptions of traditional politics, especially on issu...
Among social scientists consensus exists on urbanization as an indispensable aspect of social modernization. During the last century, the process of industrialization was accompanied by a huge wave of migration from rural to urban areas. The formation of big cities, in tum, made up the base for an increase of mass education as well as the spread of mass media. The changes induced by urbanization did not only have a strong impact on the structure of the society, but also did deeply change the way of social life. By the end of the 21st century, again, a close link seems to exist between the...
Among social scientists consensus exists on urbanization as an indispensable aspect of social modernization. During the last century, the process of i...
