The subject of this monograph is to describe how different types of democracies might be expected to change through the course of time. There are three settings; the two party case, the multiple party case, and the constrained multiple party case. The most important feature of the work is its use of structurally unstable dynamical systems to model the evolution of different democratic policies. Methods are also introduced to deal with the nonequilibrium aspects of democratic practice. The fundamental argument presented by the book is that democracy is not and cannot be an equilibrium type of...

"There was once a witch who desired to know everything. But the wiser a witch is, the harder she knocks her head against the wall when she comes to it. Her name was Watho, and she had a wolf in her mind . . . " A witch raises her foster children in utter darkness and eternal light. A princess is born without gravity. A boy and girl must make a journey to death's shores . . . This collection brings together George MacDonald's loveliest fairy tales, full of beauty and humor, terror and delight. C. S. Lewis famously called MacDonald his master, and J. R. R. Tolkien, G. K. Chesterton, and...

Brighten your meals with the tasty tang of homemade vinegar. Chef Bill Collins shows you how to make your own vinegars, including wine, apple cider, malt, white, and rice vinegars, and then flavor them with herbs for exactly the taste you want. You'll also learn how to use your custom-made vinegars in everything from a basic Italian salad dressing to Asian coleslaw, sweet potato salad, caponata, sauerbraten, caprese sliders, pickles, chutneys, and even chocolate chip cookies.

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