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This book seeks to comprehensively analyze and document U.S. foreign policy toward a strategic Cold War ally that posed a stark challenge to the traditionally-stated U.S. preference for democracy and political freedom. It details the complex ways in which the U.S....
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-05
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Walmart. Coca-Cola. BP. Toyota. The world economy runs on the profits of transnational corporations. Politicians need their backing. Non-profit organizations rely on their philanthropy. People look to their brands for meaning. And their power continues to rise. Can...
Editeur :
Polity
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2018-05-04
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Over the second half of the 20th century, American politics was reorganized around race as the tenuous New Deal coalition frayed and eventually collapsed. What drove this change? In The Cities on the Hill, Thomas Ogorzalek argues that the answer lies not in the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-05-02
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Ökonomische Fragestellungen, Begrifflichkeiten und Konzepte gewinnen in der Praxis und im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs des Sozialwesens immer mehr an Bedeutung. Das Buch befasst sich mit aktuellen zentralen Fragen aus Sozialwirtschaft und Sozialmanagement. Es dokumentiert...
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Springer VS
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2018-05-02
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This book elucidates what it means to transition to alternative sources of energy and discusses the potential for this energy transition to be a more democratic process. The book dynamically describes a recent sociotechnical study of a number of energy transitions...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-30
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Adopting a broad conceptualization of foreign and security policy, the book examines the role of the High Representative as chair of the Foreign Affairs Council and in her/his capacity as Vice President of the European Commission to assess different patterns of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-28
Collection :
European Administrative Governance
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This book explains the causal pathways, the mechanisms and the politics that define the quantity and quality of policy learning. A rich collection of case studies structured around a strong conceptual architecture, the volume comprises fresh, original, empirical...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-28
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We are living in a time of extreme inequality: America’s three richest people now own as much wealth as the bottom half of the population. Although most accept that this is grotesque, many politicians accept it as irreversible. In this book, leading US researcher and...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2018-04-27
Collection :
The Future of Capitalism
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?This book applies the cutting-edge socio-cultural model Cultural Topography Analytic Framework (CTAF) pioneered in the authors’ earlier volume Strategic Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Culturally Based Insights into Comparative National Security Policymaking...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-25
Collection :
Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies
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This book revisits and re-defines the policy style concept and explores the long-standing debate in British political science concerning how best to characterise the British policy style. The book highlights several trends that suggest that the British policy style has...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-04-25
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Diese Open Access Buch geht den Fragen nach, wie inklusives Wachstum und wirtschaftliche Sicherheit entstehen, welche Rahmenbedingungen der Staat setzen und welche Reformen er auf den Weg bringen muss und wie sich wirtschaftspolitische Maßnahmen auswirken. Die besten...
Editeur :
Springer Gabler
Parution :
2018-04-24
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Martin Pfafferott untersucht die Rationalität und Logik von Minderheitsregierungen. Dazu entwirft er das Bild einer ‚idealen Minderheitsregierung‘ und skizziert anhand von Beispielen aus Sachsen-Anhalt und Nordrhein-Westfalen, welche parteienstrategischen Motive und...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2018-04-17
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This book explores the various economic and institutional factors that explain why huge investments are made in unworthy transportation mega-projects in the US and other countries. It is based on research, the general literature, economic analyses, and results from a...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-13
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This book explores speeches by American presidents. Domestic public presidential speechmaking helps us understand the pressures, priorities, and targeted audiences of different presidencies. Many administrations generally work to reinforce already existing support...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-10
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Offering a unique picture of recent developments in a range of non-conventional theoretical approaches in economics, this book introduces readers to the study of Analytical Political Economy and the changes within the subject. Includes a wide range of topics and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2018-04-09
Collection :
Surveys of Recent Research in Economics
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The Politics of Fair Trade argues that fair trade is more than just labels on specialty coffee products. Nor is fair trade just protectionism in disguise. Rather, fair trade is opposition to unrestricted trade based on sincere concerns about environmental and labor...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-04-04
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In crisis management operations, strategic errors can cost lives. Some international organizations (IOs) learn from these failures whereas others tend to repeat them. Given that they have high rates of turnover, how is it possible that any IO retains knowledge about the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-04-02
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When immigrants to the United States need to learn English, receive health services, open a bank account or get a work certification, US state and local governments or non-profit organizations usually assist as part of the process of supporting immigrant integration...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-04-02
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This book aims to identify the challenges presented by current urban environmental governance practices in fast growing Indian cities, to propose changes to the current governance implementation strategies, and to explore the best practices to achieve sustainable urban...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-03-29
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This book brings together the theory and practice of managing public trust. It examines the current state of public trust, including a comprehensive global overview of both the research and practical applications of managing public trust by presenting research from...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-26
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