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The Democratic Developmental State: Political and Institutional Design
ISBN: 9780198293828 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1990s have witnessed the ascendance of a new orthodoxy which asserts that democracy and development are mutually reinforcing. However, many new democracies are illiberal, non-participatory, and characterized by enormous inequalities. This important new study examines the extent to which it is possible to strive towards a new form of developmental state that can promote broad-based and equitable development in the context of legitimized, inclusive democracy.
The 1990s have witnessed the ascendance of a new orthodoxy which asserts that democracy and development are mutually reinforcing. However, many new de...
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843,29 zł |
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Conservative Protestant Politics
ISBN: 9780198293927 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Steve Bruce's important new study presents a detailed comparative analysis of conservative Protestant politics in the UK, USA, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Reflecting on the nature and place of religion in industrial societies, Bruce examines the constraints that culturally diverse societies place on those who wish to promote political agendas based on religious ideas.
Steve Bruce's important new study presents a detailed comparative analysis of conservative Protestant politics in the UK, USA, South Africa, Australia...
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732,51 zł |
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Fairness and Futurity
ISBN: 9780198294887 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book brings together leading international figures in political theory and sociology, as well as representatives from the political community, to consider the normative issues at stake in the relationship between environmental sustainability and social justice. These essays emerged from three intensive seminars which brought these distinct groups into fruitful contact.
This book brings together leading international figures in political theory and sociology, as well as representatives from the political community, to...
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683,28 zł |
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Fairness and Futurity: Essays on Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice
ISBN: 9780198294894 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book brings together leading international figures in political theory and sociology, as well as representatives from the political community, to consider the normative issues at stake in the relationship between environmental sustainability and social justice. These essays emerged from three intensive seminars which brought these distinct groups into fruitful contact.
This book brings together leading international figures in political theory and sociology, as well as representatives from the political community, to...
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478,95 zł |
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Governing in Europe: Effective and Democratic?
ISBN: 9780198295457 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The problem-solving capacity, and hence the democratic legitimacy, of national governments is being weakened by the dual processes of legal and economic integration in Europe; and the loss is not fully compensated by the development of effective and legitimate problem-solving capabilities at the European level. Professor Scharpf supports his position by examining the normative underpinnings of democratic legitimacy and by a detailed analysis of the structural asymmetry between the effectiveness of the legal instruments of negative integration' which prevents governments from interfering with...
The problem-solving capacity, and hence the democratic legitimacy, of national governments is being weakened by the dual processes of legal and econom...
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670,97 zł |
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Governing in Europe: Effective and Democratic?
ISBN: 9780198295464 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The problem-solving capacity, and hence the democratic legitimacy, of national governments is being weakened by the dual processes of legal and economic integration in Europe; and the loss is not fully compensated by the development of effective and legitimate problem-solving capabilities at the European level. Professor Scharpf supports his position by examining the normative underpinnings of democratic legitimacy and by a detailed analysis of the structural asymmetry between the effectiveness of the legal instruments of negative integration' which prevents governments from interfering with...
The problem-solving capacity, and hence the democratic legitimacy, of national governments is being weakened by the dual processes of legal and econom...
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464,18 zł |
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Contemporary Russian Politics: A Reader
ISBN: 9780198299998 / Angielski / Miękka / 590 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A unique Reader that brings together outstanding published works on Russian politics, this important book includes fourteen new, updated articles specially written for this collection. It analyzes major recent developments, including the Duma election of 1999, the Presidential election of 2000, and the institutional changes launched by President Putin. It covers institutional design, elections, parties, federalism, regional politics, presidency and legislature, economic reform and economic interests, foreign policy, public opinion, the mass media, and prospects for democracy. Including many...
A unique Reader that brings together outstanding published works on Russian politics, this important book includes fourteen new, updated articles spec...
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311,50 zł |
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Governing Italy ' the Politics of Bargained Pluralism '
ISBN: 9780198761716 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is it possible to make sense of a political system where 123 people, each from different parties, can run for a single seat in parliament? This volume studies this contemporary Italian political system. Through an analysis of the system, the author explains party organization, formal government institutions--legislature, executive, judiciary, administrative, and sub-national--as well as the impact of the European Community on the national political system. He includes with a discussion of recent reforms at both national and local levels, and assesses the debate on wider constitutional...
Is it possible to make sense of a political system where 123 people, each from different parties, can run for a single seat in parliament? This volume...
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296,73 zł |
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Political Traditions in Modern France
ISBN: 9780198780755 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This engaging new account of French politics takes an unconventional approach to its turbulent subject. Rather than seeing a political history of rupture and fragmentation, Hazareesingh emphasizes continuity, and shows how opposing parties and movements throughout French history have been brought together by ideas.
Treating French political history from 1789 to the present, Hazareesingh focuses on the relationship between ideologies and political movements. He covers all the important features of French public life in the period, including the nature of republicanism, nationalism, and... This engaging new account of French politics takes an unconventional approach to its turbulent subject. Rather than seeing a political history of rupt...
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296,73 zł |
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German Politics 1945-1995
ISBN: 9780198781110 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the unification of 1990 a new German state emerged--the fifth constitutional upheaval and the fourth change of frontiers in this century. This book aims to introduce the reader to the legacy that present-day Germany has inherited from both East and West and from the period before 1945. It looks at the way political life has evolved since the Second World War, tracing the way the political parties, the institutions of government, and social forces have shaped the Germany that we know--and frequently misunderstand--today.
With the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the unification of 1990 a new German state emerged--the fifth constitutional upheaval and the fourth c...
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296,73 zł |
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Governing London
ISBN: 9780199244928 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This timely book is the first to take a close historical look at Ken Livingstone's London. Based on interviews and archival research, it investigates the development of London governance from the demise of the Greater London Council to the establishment of the Greater London Authority.
This timely book is the first to take a close historical look at Ken Livingstone's London. Based on interviews and archival research, it investigates ...
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225,34 zł |
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The Politics of Europeanization
ISBN: 9780199252084 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book traces the influence of the European Union on domestic politics and public policies. Whereas the standard books on domestic politics and European integration look at different countries one by one, this volume embraces an innovative perspective based on specific concepts, indicators, and a broad range of thematic issues. Representing the cutting edge of theoretical analysis and empirical research on Europeanization, this work will be essential reading for students of the EU and comparative European politics.
This book traces the influence of the European Union on domestic politics and public policies. Whereas the standard books on domestic politics and Eur...
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296,78 zł |
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Governing from the Centre: Core Executive Coordiation in France
ISBN: 9780199256013 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two leading authors challenge the assumption that France has a well coordinated government. The constitutional, political, and policy frameworks of coordination are critically assessed in relation to the central actors and spending ministries, as well as the formal and informal mechanisms of coordination. Four case studies are examined; the European Union, budget, privatization and immigration policy processes. The book concludes with forthright findings on a fragment executive struggling to steer a disparate and partially paralyzed institutional structure.
Two leading authors challenge the assumption that France has a well coordinated government. The constitutional, political, and policy frameworks of co...
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670,97 zł |
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American Presidential Power and the War on Terror: Does the Constitution Matter?
ISBN: 9781137539618 / Angielski / Twarda / 107 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the use of presidential power during the War on Terror.
This book examines the use of presidential power during the War on Terror.
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194,52 zł |
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The Process of Politics : A Comparative Approach
ISBN: 9780202309439 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The successful teaching of an introductory course in comparative politics or comparative government--as any instructor will agree involves the presentation of information organized around a coherent framework. Therefore, to be effective, a textbook must provide an articulate, methodical structure that no clarifies basic information but also makes it relevant and vital for the student. The Process of Politics is just such a book carefully chosen material; intellectual coherence and stylistic clarity are the prime characteristics of this core volume in comparative politics.... The successful teaching of an introductory course in comparative politics or comparative government--as any instructor will agree involves the pres... |
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228,62 zł |
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Place and Politics in Modern Italy, 243
ISBN: 9780226010519 / Angielski / Miękka / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do the places where people live help structure and restructure their sociopolitical identities and interests? In this book, renowned political geographer John A. Agnew presents a theoretical model that addresses the relation of place to politics and applies it to a series of historicogeographical case studies set in modern Italy.
How do the places where people live help structure and restructure their sociopolitical identities and interests? In this book, renowned political geo...
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175,06 zł |
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The Necessity of Politics: Reclaiming American Public Life
ISBN: 9780226041469 / Angielski / Miękka / 311 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even in the midst of an economic boom, most Americans would agree that our civic institutions are hard pressed and that we are growing ever more cynical and disconnected from one another.
In response to this bleak assessment, advocates of "civil society" argue that rejuvenating our neighborhoods, churches, and community associations will lead to a more moral, civic-minded polity. Christopher Beem argues that while the movement's goals are laudable, simply restoring local institutions will not solve the problem; a civil society also needs politics and government to provide a sense of... Even in the midst of an economic boom, most Americans would agree that our civic institutions are hard pressed and that we are growing ever more cynic...
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175,06 zł |
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Who Leads Whom?: Presidents, Policy, and the Public
ISBN: 9780226092829 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who Leads Whom? is an ambitious study that addresses some of the most important questions in contemporary American politics: Do presidents pander to public opinion by backing popular policy measures that they believe would actually harm the country? Why do presidents "go public" with policy appeals? And do those appeals affect legislative outcomes?
Analyzing the actions of modern presidents ranging from Eisenhower to Clinton, Brandice Canes-Wrone demonstrates that presidents' involvement of the mass public, by putting pressure on Congress, shifts policy in the direction of... Who Leads Whom? is an ambitious study that addresses some of the most important questions in contemporary American politics: Do presidents pand...
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131,29 zł |
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Radicals, Reformers, and Reactionaries: The Prisoner's Dilemma and the Collapse of Democracy in Latin America
ISBN: 9780226112725 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Latin American democracies of the sixties and seventies, most theories hold, collapsed because they had become incompatible with the structural requirements of capitalist development. In this groundbreaking application of game theory to political phenomena, Youssef Cohen argues that structural conditions in Latin American countries did not necessarily preclude the implementation of social and economic reforms within a democratic framework. Focusing on the experiences of Chile and Brazil, Cohen argues that what thwarted democratic reforms in Latin America was a classic case of prisoner's...
Latin American democracies of the sixties and seventies, most theories hold, collapsed because they had become incompatible with the structural requir...
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153,17 zł |
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The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics
ISBN: 9780226112893 / Angielski / Miękka / 410 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Last year, more African Americans were reported with AIDS than any other racial or ethnic group. And while African Americans make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than 55 percent of all newly diagnosed HIV infections. These alarming developments have caused reactions ranging from profound grief to extreme anger in African-American communities, yet the organized political reaction has remained remarkably restrained.
The Boundaries of Blackness is the first full-scale exploration of the social, political, and cultural impact of AIDS on the... Last year, more African Americans were reported with AIDS than any other racial or ethnic group. And while African Americans make up only 13 percent o...
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153,17 zł |
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