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![The Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policy Reform in Latin America]()
The Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policy Reform in Latin America
Eduardo Wiesner
Eduardo Wiesner’s book makes an important contribution to the understanding of development by blending together the interdependent issues of (i) macroeconomic performance and volatility, (ii) equity and distributive justice, (iii) fiscal...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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Inventing Leadership
J. Thomas Wren
The tension between ruler and ruled in democratic societies has never been satisfactorily resolved, and the competing interpretations of this relationship lie at the bottom of much modern political discourse. In this fascinating book, Th...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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Regulatory Capitalism
John Braithwaite
Contemporary societies have more vibrant markets than past ones. Yet they are more heavily populated by private and public regulators. This book explores the features of such a regulatory capitalism, its tendencies to be cyclically crisi...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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Non-market Entrepreneurship
Edited by Gordon E. Shockley, Peter M. Frank, Roger R. Stough
As defined by the editors of this book, ‘non-market entrepreneurship’ consists of all forms of entrepreneurship not being undertaken solely for purposes of profit maximization or commercialization, and encompasses entrepreneurial activit...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform]()
The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform
Edited by Brian E. Dollery, Lorenzo Robotti
The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform explores the entire spectrum of local government reform and focuses specifically on the question of structural reform in local government. It presents new theoretical models in an area l...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Grand Design for Peace and Reconciliation
Edited by Yoichiro Murakami, Thomas J. Schoenbaum
Scholars from Japan and a range of other countries explore in this book the still-unfinished effort to achieve the reconciliation of old enmities left over from past wars in East Asia. They present concrete policy proposals for a ‘grand ... -
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The Media and Political Change in Southeast Asia
Jonathan Woodier
Jonathan Woodier’s latest work considers what impact the media has upon the democratization process in Southeast Asia. Has the media had a liberalizing effect or become subject to elite control in Southeast Asia and, if so, why? What rol...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The State at Work, Volume 1
Edited by Hans-Ulrich Derlien, B. Guy Peters
Representing the most extensive research on public employment, this volume explores the radical changes that have taken place in the configuration of national public services due to a general expansion of public employment that was follo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The State at Work, Volume 2
Edited by Hans-Ulrich Derlien, B. Guy Peters
Representing the most extensive research on public employment, this volume explores the radical changes that have taken place in the configuration of national public services due to a general expansion of public employment that was follo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Role of Committees in the Policy-Process of the European Union]()
The Role of Committees in the Policy-Process of the European Union
Edited by Thomas Christiansen, Torbjörn Larsson
This book provides a comprehensive account of the role of the advisory, legislative and implementation committees involved in the policy-making process of the European Union. This is an aspect of EU politics that is often overlooked and ...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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![Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective]()
Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective
Edited by Jonathan Bradshaw, Aksel Hatland
This book is a comparative study of family change, parental employment and social policy in the five Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In all these countries family forms have been profoundly affected by ...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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Applied Benefit–Cost Analysis
Edited by Andrew Schmitz, Richard O. Zerbe Jr.
Benefit–cost analysis reduces all of the impacts of a proposed policy change to a common unit of measurement. It is used in a wide variety of fields including agriculture, life and health, transportation and the environment. In this sin...
