ilość książek w kategorii: 2120
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Tyranny of the Majority: Funamental Fairness in Representative Democracy
ISBN: 9780029131695 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At last...the public hearing she was denied...These essays reveal keen powers of analysis applied to some of the most obdurate problems that bedevil electoral politics. Anyone who cares about the mechanisms of democracy should be engaged by her tough-minded explorations. It doesn't matter where you think you stand: it's all here, to argue or agree with.
-- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Lani Guinier's fascinating book is a prophetic intervention into a public conversation we desperately need to rejuvenate. There is no doubt that her powerful voice will produce good consequences for our... At last...the public hearing she was denied...These essays reveal keen powers of analysis applied to some of the most obdurate problems that bedevil e...
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79,37 |
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Restoration
ISBN: 9780029347133 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pulitzer Prize winner/author Will now pens a biting, humorous and perceptivesifting of much of the sand that fouls the national political machinery (TheNew York Times Book Review). His closely reasoned arguments ought to stir upnew thinking.--Christian Science Monitor.
Pulitzer Prize winner/author Will now pens a biting, humorous and perceptivesifting of much of the sand that fouls the national political machinery (T...
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74,81 |
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How Women Legislate
ISBN: 9780195085082 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The number of women in public office increased dramatically in recent elections, especially in state legislatures where one-fifth of the seats are now held by women. How Women Legislate offers a uniquely comprehensive and timely study of the effects women have had on legislation and the lawmaking process, analyzing the differences between women's and men's backgrounds before entering public office, and differences in their agendas, priorities, working styles, and leadership once they are in office. Arguing that there is a significant difference in legislative outcomes when the number...
The number of women in public office increased dramatically in recent elections, especially in state legislatures where one-fifth of the seats are now...
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724,78 |
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How Congress Evolves: Social Bases of Institutional Change
ISBN: 9780195161953 / Angielski / Twarda / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the end of the New Deal until quite recently, the U.S. House of Representatives was dominated by a conservative coalition that thwarted the Democratic majority and prevented the enactment of measures proposed by a succession of liberal Presidents. Today Presidents aren't necessarily liberal and the House of Representatives is not necessarily the graveyard of presidential proposals. What happened? Congress evolved. It all began with airconditioning.
In this entertaining tale of one of our most august institutions, Nelson Polsby describes how the Democratic majority finally succeeded... From the end of the New Deal until quite recently, the U.S. House of Representatives was dominated by a conservative coalition that thwarted the Democ...
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367,06 |
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The Legislative Branch
ISBN: 9780195172850 / Angielski / Twarda / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The checks and balances provided by the three branches of federal government are essential to nurturing and maintaining American democracy. With the guidance of coeditors Paul J. Quirk and Sarah A. Binder, this collection of essays examines the role of the Legislature in American democracy and the dynamic between the other branches of government, and discusses possible measures for reform.
The volume addresses questions such as: How does Congress serve the values of democracy and American constitutional principles? Which conceptions of those values does it implement, and which does it... The checks and balances provided by the three branches of federal government are essential to nurturing and maintaining American democracy. With the g...
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352,62 |
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Political Tactics
ISBN: 9780198207726 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Political Tactics, composed for the Estates General in the months just prior to the outbreak of the French Revolution, is one of Jeremy Bentham's most original works. It contains the earliest and perhaps most important theoretical analysis of parliamentary procedure ever written. With typical thoroughness and insight, Bentham discusses such central themes as the publicity of procedings, the rules of debate, and the proper steps to be taken in composing, proposing, and voting on a motion.
Political Tactics, composed for the Estates General in the months just prior to the outbreak of the French Revolution, is one of Jeremy Bentham's most...
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1509,44 |
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The Impact of Women in Congress
ISBN: 9780198296737 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a major new assessment of the impact of women members of the US Congress on public policy and Congress itself. Drawing on three key case studies (reproductive health, women's health, and health policy) from the 103rd and 104th Congresses, Dodson highlights the complex forces that shape what women members do and their influence on the institution.
This is a major new assessment of the impact of women members of the US Congress on public policy and Congress itself. Drawing on three key case studi...
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198,65 |
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The Impact of Women in Congress
ISBN: 9780198296744 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a major new assessment of the impact of women members of the US Congress on public policy and Congress itself. Drawing on three key case studies--reproductive health, women's health, and health policy--from the 103rd and 104th Congresses, Dodson highlights the complex forces that shape what women members do and their influence on the institution.
This is a major new assessment of the impact of women members of the US Congress on public policy and Congress itself. Drawing on three key case studi...
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691,73 |
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Why Congressional Reforms Fail: Reelection and the House Committee System
ISBN: 9780226007564 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For decades, advocates of congressional reforms have repeatedly attempted to clean up the House committee system, which has been called inefficient, outmoded, unaccountable, and even corrupt. Yet these efforts result in little if any change, as members of Congress who are generally satisfied with existing institutions repeatedly obstruct what could fairly be called innocuous reforms.
What lies behind the House's resistance to change? Challenging recent explanations of this phenomenon, Scott Adler contends that legislators resist rearranging committee powers and jurisdictions for the same... For decades, advocates of congressional reforms have repeatedly attempted to clean up the House committee system, which has been called inefficient, o...
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149,65 |
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Going Home: Black Representatives and Their Constituents
ISBN: 9780226241302 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now in its fourth edition, this title has been updated to cover the latest developments in areas such as nasal endoscopy and digital hearing aids. The concise text is divided into five main sections - examination, ear, nose, pharynx and larynx, and head and neck. The focus is on examination and diagnosis of both common and atypical disorders, with brief details of medical and surgical treatment where appropriate.
Now in its fourth edition, this title has been updated to cover the latest developments in areas such as nasal endoscopy and digital hearing aids. The...
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427,56 |
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Going Home: Black Representatives and Their Constituents
ISBN: 9780226241319 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thirty years ago there were nine African Americans in the U.S. House of Representatives. Today there are four times that number. In "Going Home," the dean of congressional studies, Richard F. Fenno, explores what representation has meant-and means today-to black voters and to the politicians they have elected to office.
Fenno follows the careers of four black representatives-Louis Stokes, Barbara Jordan, Chaka Fattah, and Stephanie Tubbs Jones-from their home districts to the halls of the Capitol. He finds that while these politicians had different visions of how they should represent... Thirty years ago there were nine African Americans in the U.S. House of Representatives. Today there are four times that number. In "Going Home," the ...
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144,30 |
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Gaining Access: Congress and the Farm Lobby, 1919-1981
ISBN: 9780226315546 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through a comprehensive analysis of American agricultural politics in the past half-century, "Gaining Access" shows when, how, and why interest groups gain and lose influence in the policy deliberations of the United States Congress. By consulting with policy advocates, John Mark Hansen argues, lawmakers offset their uncertainty about the policy stands that will bolster or impede their prospects for reelection. The advocates provide legislators with electoral intelligence in Washington and supportive propaganda at home, earning serious consideration of their policy views in return. From among...
Through a comprehensive analysis of American agricultural politics in the past half-century, "Gaining Access" shows when, how, and why interest groups...
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427,56 |
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Less Than Meets the Eye: Foreign Policy Making and the Myth of the Assertive Congress
ISBN: 9780226341439 / Angielski / Twarda / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on cases involving major military action, foreign aid authorization, and key controversial votes in both legislative branches, Hinckley shows that appearances to the contrary Congress more often than not votes with the President, and has done so for the last few decades. Despite occasional flurries of activity on carefully chosen symbolic issues, most foreign policy issues never even make the Congressional agenda. Those that do are often dispatched with demands for reports that are left unread or with tough restrictions having built-in "escape provisions." Both branches, Hinckley...
Focusing on cases involving major military action, foreign aid authorization, and key controversial votes in both legislative branches, Hinckley shows...
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427,56 |
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Less Than Meets the Eye: Foreign Policy Making and the Myth of the Assertive Congress
ISBN: 9780226341446 / Angielski / Miękka / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on cases involving major military action, foreign aid authorization, and key controversial votes in both legislative branches, Hinckley shows that appearances to the contrary Congress more often than not votes with the President, and has done so for the last few decades. Despite occasional flurries of activity on carefully chosen symbolic issues, most foreign policy issues never even make the Congressional agenda. Those that do are often dispatched with demands for reports that are left unread or with tough restrictions having built-in "escape provisions." Both branches, Hinckley...
Focusing on cases involving major military action, foreign aid authorization, and key controversial votes in both legislative branches, Hinckley shows...
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144,30 |
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The Logic of Delegation
ISBN: 9780226435312 / Angielski / Miękka / 299 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why do majority congressional parties seem unable to act as an effective policy-making force? They routinely delegate their power to others internally to standing committees and subcommittees within each chamber, externally to the president and to the bureaucracy. Conventional wisdom in political science insists that such delegation leads inevitably to abdication usually by degrees, sometimes precipitously, but always completely.
In "The Logic of Delegation," however, D. Roderick Kiewiet and Mathew D. McCubbins persuasively argue that political scientists have paid far too much attention... Why do majority congressional parties seem unable to act as an effective policy-making force? They routinely delegate their power to others internally...
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149,65 |
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Turf Wars: How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction
ISBN: 9780226436234 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For most bills in American legislatures, the issue of turf or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill can make all the difference. Turf governs the flow and fate of all legislation. In this innovative study, David C. King explains how jurisdictional areas for committees are created and changed in Congress.
Political scientists have long maintained that jurisdictions are relatively static, changing only at times of dramatic reforms. Not so, says King. Combining quantitative evidence with interviews and case studies, he shows how on-going turf wars make jurisdictions fluid.... For most bills in American legislatures, the issue of turf or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill can make all the difference. Turf governs t...
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427,56 |
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Turf Wars: How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction
ISBN: 9780226436241 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For most bills in American legislatures, the issue of turf or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill can make all the difference. Turf governs the flow and fate of all legislation. In this innovative study, David C. King explains how jurisdictional areas for committees are created and changed in Congress.
Political scientists have long maintained that jurisdictions are relatively static, changing only at times of dramatic reforms. Not so, says King. Combining quantitative evidence with interviews and case studies, he shows how on-going turf wars make jurisdictions fluid.... For most bills in American legislatures, the issue of turf or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill can make all the difference. Turf governs t...
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144,30 |
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Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation
ISBN: 9780226470054 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We take it for granted that every state has two representatives in the United States Senate. Apply the "one person, one vote" standard, however, and the Senate is the most malapportioned legislature in the democratic world.
But does it matter that California's 32 million people have the same number of Senate votes as Wyoming's 480,000? Frances Lee and Bruce Oppenheimer systematically show that the Senate's unique apportionment scheme profoundly shapes legislation and representation. The size of a state's population affects the senator-constituent relationship, fund-raising and elections,... We take it for granted that every state has two representatives in the United States Senate. Apply the "one person, one vote" standard, however, and t...
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427,56 |
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Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation
ISBN: 9780226470061 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We take it for granted that every state has two representatives in the United States Senate. Apply the "one person, one vote" standard, however, and the Senate is the most malapportioned legislature in the democratic world.
But does it matter that California's 32 million people have the same number of Senate votes as Wyoming's 480,000? Frances Lee and Bruce Oppenheimer systematically show that the Senate's unique apportionment scheme profoundly shapes legislation and representation. The size of a state's population affects the senator-constituent relationship, fund-raising and elections,... We take it for granted that every state has two representatives in the United States Senate. Apply the "one person, one vote" standard, however, and t...
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122,92 |
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Deliberative Choices: Debating Public Policy in Congress
ISBN: 9780226544069 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The task of deliberating public policy falls preeminently to Congress. But decisions on matters ranging from budget deficits to the war with Iraq, among others, raise serious doubts about its performance. In "Deliberative Choices," Gary Mucciaroni and Paul J. Quirk assess congressional deliberation by analyzing debate on the House and Senate floors. Does debate genuinely inform members of Congress and the public? Or does it mostly mislead and manipulate them?
Mucciaroni and Quirk argue that in fashioning the claims they use in debate, legislators make a strategic trade-off between... The task of deliberating public policy falls preeminently to Congress. But decisions on matters ranging from budget deficits to the war with Iraq, amo...
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427,56 |