Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> American Government - General

The expansion of the Internet has been called the most revolutionary development in the history of human communications. It is ubiquitous and is changing politics, economics and social relations. Its borderless nature affects the roles of individuals, the magic of the marketplace and the problems of government regulation. As its development has increased apace, contradictions have arisen between existing regulatory regimes, private interests, government concerns, international norms and national interests. Unlike most areas where there are global institutions, and the role of governments...

The middle class, who has been the backbone of our Great Nation are now being discarded for "Global Economics"; and within a few years there will be only two classes within America, which I call: Europe/America. Rich and poor will be the only classes remaining.

The party's name is "The American Party," to return us to our heritage that was written down by our Founding Fathers.

Recent years have witnessed substantial work in the legislative studies field. But what do we know about legislatures today and are there clear criteria for comparing and classifying them?

This is a new review of the state of our knowledge of parliament and tackles key questions: Do legislatures matter in legislative terms, and, if so, how much? What is the extent of the legislature's control of the legislative process. How can we classify legislatures on the basis of their relative legislative performance. Five measures of the policy power of parliaments are applied in the...

China's rapid economic development has not translated automatically into political development, with many of its institutions still in need of major reform. In the post-Mao era, despite the decentralization of local government with significant administrative and fiscal authority, China's government and policy-making processes have retained much of the inefficiency and corruption characteristic of the earlier period.

This book analyzes the implementation of government and policy-making reform in China, focusing in particular on the reform programmes instituted since the early 1990s....

It is no secret: By and large, American citizens have done everything in their power to doom themselves financially. And worse, the government hasn't acted any better. Just how did we get into this mess? This book gives it to you straight, short and to the point.

Beginning with Ronald Reagan and continuing up to and through the administration of George W. Bush, the average American taxpayer has been robbed of his production by a select few who have plundered the national treasury.

In "None Dare Call it Reason," you'll learn the often-overlooked effects of:
Social Security War...

On the tails of an election with the subject of race at the forefront, Wrong on Race uncovers a hidden past that many Democrats would rather see swept under the carpet. Ranging from the founding of the Republic through to today, it rectifies the unfair perceptions of America's two national parties. While Nixon's infamous "Southern Strategy" is constantly referenced in the media, less well remembered are Woodrow Wilson's segregation of the entire Federal civil service; FDR's appointment of a member of the KKK to the Supreme Court; John F. Kennedy's apathy towards civil rights...