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Why do businesses contribute to political parties? Is money a universal language? Do business contributions to political parties convey different messages in different countries? This book answers these questions based on intensive case studies of Australia, Canada, and...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-01-31
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The longest war the United States has ever fought is the ongoing war in Afghanistan. But when we speak of "Afghanistan," we really mean a conflict that straddles the border with Pakistan--and the reality of Islamic militancy on that border is enormously complicated.
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Oxford University Press
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2013-01-04
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France and Germany have played a pivotal role in the history and politics of European integration. Yet, paradoxically, a study that systematically investigates the interrelated reality of Franco-German bilateralism and multilateral European integration has been...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-12-20
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In Search of the Federal Spirit examines federal theory in the context of the new federal models that have sprung into existence since the end of the Cold War. It utilises the federal spirit as a conceptual lens through which to explore the revival of federalism in the...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-12-20
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How can we understand consumption in a region known for its cultural richness and vast inequalities? What do Latin Americans consume, and why? Examining topics from tango and samba to sex workers in Costa Rica, from eating tamales to selling ice in the Andes, and from...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-12-05
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This volume describes and analyzes the proliferation of new mechanisms for participation in Latin American democracies and considers the relationship between direct participation and the consolidation of representative institutions based on more traditional electoral...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-11-09
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The word 'governance' is ubiquitous.The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund make loans conditional on 'good governance'. Climate change and avian flu appear as issues of 'global governance'.The European Union issues a White Paper on 'Governance'.The U.S....
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OUP Oxford
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2012-10-25
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The word 'governance' is ubiquitous.The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund make loans conditional on 'good governance'. Climate change and avian flu appear as issues of 'global governance'.The European Union issues a White Paper on 'Governance'.The U.S....
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OUP Oxford
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2012-10-25
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Anja Franke-Schwenk analysiert die Herrschaftsstrategien der kasachstanischen Präsidentschaft im Zeitraum von 1991-2011 vor dem besonderen Hintergrund des Ressourcenreichtums. Dabei arbeitet sie vier Strategien heraus: Strategie der Freundschafts- und Familienbande,...
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Springer VS
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2012-10-23
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The debate on the EU's legitimacy has long suffered from a number of serious misunderstandings. Supranational politics, Jurgen Neyer argues, is not about the making of public order in Europe but about internalizing external effects and fostering the individual right to...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-10-18
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Nicaragua, das zweitärmste Land Lateinamerikas, durchlebte in den letzten 25 Jahren zwei extreme politische Experimente: sozialistische Revolution gefolgt von radikalem Marktliberalismus. Nach gängigen Indikatoren für internationale Vergleiche von Entwicklungsniveaus...
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Springer VS
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2012-10-16
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The Euro crisis catapulted the EU into its most serious political crisis since its inception, leaving it torn between opposing demands for more sovereignty and solidarity. This volume focuses on the key themes of disunion, sovereignty and solidarity. It assesses the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-09-28
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Over the last two decades the countries of South East Europe have engaged in far-reaching reforms of their health systems. However, overviews of reform efforts in this part of Europe have been sorely lacking. This book addresses this shortage through the analysis of key...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-09-24
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What do we really mean when we say a political party has changed? And exactly what is it that drives that change? Political scientists working in the comparative tradition have come up with a general explanation that revolves around the role of election defeats and loss...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-09-21
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Have bureaucrats taken over the decision making role of politicians? This book offers a direct assessment of the role of bureaucrats in policy making by analysing how they shape policy in making decrees - laws that generally do not pass through full legislative...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-09-20
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Constructing a Policy-Making State? sets out to examine the processes by which Europeanization takes place. Europeanization is defined as the process by which the key decisions about public policies are gradually transferred to the European level (or for new policy...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-09-20
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Transparency has become a global concept of responsible government. This book argues that the transnational discourse of transparency promotes potentially contradictory policy ideas that can lead to unintended consequences. It critically examines whether or not...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-09-17
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Eine Weltregion ist eine Subagglomeration, die sich durch eine signifikant höhere Interaktionsdichte in einem umfassenderen, heute globalen Weltsystem auszeichnet. Stellt Ostasien – von China, Korea und Japan im Norden bis Indonesien im Süden – eine solche Weltregion...
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Springer VS
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2012-09-13
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Socialism Vanquished, Socialism Challenged examines the twenty-year...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-09-05
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