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As the UK's national narrative falters and trust in key political institutions is wavering what does the future hold? Is the UK set to become 'Singapore on Thames?' as some suggest? What might a future relationship with the EU look like? What would it take to rekindle a real enthusiasm for the European project, as opposed to the semi-detached relationship Britain has had with the EU? How do we rebuild trust in our institutions and create a new, 21st...
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Most social science studies of local organizations tend to focus on "civil society" associations, voluntary associations independent from state control, whereas government-sponsored organizations tend to be theorized in totalitarian terms as "mass organizations" or manifestations of state corporatism. Roots of the State examines neighborhood associations in Beijing and Taipei that occupy a unique space that exists between these concepts. Benjamin...
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In the months following disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori's flight to Japan, Peru had a political crisis on its hands. The newly elected government that came together in mid-2001 faced a skeptical and suspicious public, with no magic bullet for achieving legitimacy. Many argued that the future of democracy was at stake, and that the government's ability to decentralize and incorporate new actors in decision-making processes was critical. Toward...
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¿Cuál es la lógica de las estrategias de desarrollo urbano integral?, ¿qué impacto tienen? Para responder a estas preguntas se analizan, desde una perspectiva comparativa, los proyectos desarrollados en España entre 1994 y 2013 en el marco de las iniciativas promovidas por la Unión Europea. Para ello se aplica la metodología del comparative urban policy portfolio analysis, que viene desarrollando el The Urban Governance Lab, así como "comparaciones...
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If you prefer to think outside the box, then this book is for you. It is an insightful, penetrating, and far-reaching call to decency, integrity, and accountability. The book is a clarion call to re-evaluate our man-made world of dogmas, ideologies, myths, and masculine institutions and industries. It is a strongly worded call to embrace facts and critical thinking; especially, in the face of religious, political, and conspiratorial distortions of...
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Performers y performensos asumen el debate televisivo como un "dispositivo" diseñado y aplicado por los medios de comunicación privados, que actúan en el marco de las posibilidades que permiten las "relaciones de poder"3 de nuestro sistema político. Desde la perspectiva de Foucault (1991) el debate crea un "medioambiente" en el transcurrir de las campañas, que se acopla a las subjetividades impuestas por el liberalismo económico, a través de...
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Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, he suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. King addresses, but moves beyond, how religion and the strongly patriarchal culture influence state structure, policy configuration,...
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Social Democracy is on the back-foot, and increasingly centre-left political parties are struggling to win office. Bringing together a range of leading academics and experts on social democratic politics and policy, Why the left loses offers an international, comparative view of the changing political landscape, examining the degree to which the centre-left project is exhausted and is able to renew its message in a neo-liberal age. Using case studies...
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In "Cuban Economic Misery: Debunking the Blockage Myth," the author presents a rigorous examination of Cuba's economic woes, challenging the oft-cited narrative that the U.S. embargo is solely responsible for the island nation's hardships. Drawing upon exhaustive research, firsthand accounts, and an incisive understanding of regional geopolitics, the author reveals a multifaceted story of economic mismanagement, structural deficiencies, and ideological...
10) Endeudar y fugar: Un análisis de la historia económica argentina, desde Martínez de Hoz hasta Macri
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El endeudamiento externo y la fuga de capitales son desde hace décadas, y todo parece indicar que seguirán siendo, problemas centrales de la economía argentina.
Este libro presenta una breve y exhaustiva historia de esos fenómenos estructurales, y sistematiza sus derroteros y vaivenes durante los últimos cuarenta y cinco años de historia económica del país. Esta nueva edición, actualizada para analizar en profundidad los cuatro años del...
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La crisis catalana, tal y como se ha venido desarrollando, ha desconcertado a propios y a extraños. Muchos no podían dar crédito a lo que estaba sucediendo hasta que poco a poco fueron comprobando que no era la pesadilla de un sueño, sino una realidad. Es más, la crisis catalana es, sin lugar a dudas, la más grave que ha padecido España no solo en nuestro período democrático, sino desde la Guerra Civil de 1936-1939.
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Itamar Rabinovich is President of Tel Aviv University and Andrew White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. He was Israel's chief negotiator with Syria (1992-1995) and Israel's ambassador to the United States (1993-1996). He is the author of several books, including Syria under the Ba'th; The Road Not Taken: Early Arab-Israeli Negotiations; and The Brink of Peace: The Israeli-Syrian Negotiations (Princeton).
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Settlers feature in many protracted territorial disputes and ethnic conflicts around the world. Explaining the dynamics of the politics of settlers in contested territories in several contemporary cases, this book illuminates how settler-related conflicts emerge, evolve, and are significantly more difficult to resolve than other disputes. Written by country experts, chapters consider Israel and the West Bank, Arab settlers in Kirkuk, Moroccan settlers...
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Todo castigo que un día les fue impuesto fue por parte de malos gobiernos, grupos armados criminales, mafia, pandillas. Todos estos grupos criminales fueron creados por ideologías políticas, con el fin de controlar la mente de los habitantes del país, aplicando la fuerza bruta con el fin de que permanezca en el poder únicamente el de ellos, a cualquier costo y sin importar los derechos de cada persona ni la situación de cada ciudadano, a base...
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Between Tyranny and Anarchy provides a unique comprehensive history and interpretation of efforts to establish democracies over two centuries in the major Latin American countries. Drake takes an unusual interdisciplinary approach, combining history and political science with an emphasis on political institutions. He argues that, without a thorough examination of the historical roots and causes of Latin American democracy, most general theories can...
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Why do some countries in the developing world achieve growth with equity, while others do not? If democracy is the supposed panacea for the developing world, why have Southeast Asian democracies had such uneven results? In exploring these questions, political scientist Erik Martinez Kuhonta argues that the realization of equitable development hinges heavily on strong institutions, particularly institutionalized political parties and cohesive interventionist...
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Thanks to all the American tribe who made me write this the great patriotism for America and thanks to the people who believe in me and a special thanks to the people of kahola kojla for the history they been writing and to all my relatives to the entire world is possible a change of our history we as civilized creature today together respecting each other building the new world order and the academic rules to each continent The great Patriotism for...
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Once seen as a fringe phenomenon, populism is back. While some politicians and media outlets present it as dangerous to the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, others hail it as the fix for broken democracies. Not surprisingly, questions about populism abound. Does it really threaten democracy? Why the sudden rise in populism? And what are we talking about when we talk about "populism"? The Global Rise of Populism argues for the need to rethink this...
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"Good governance and Coalition Politics" is, a tale of two coalition governments of Jammu and Kashmir, (PDP-Congress (2002-2008) and NC-Congress (2008-2014) prefaced by concept and contours of Good Governance in historical and philosophical contexts. The focus was on dynamic changes in the philosophy, structure, functions and goals of governance and the triangular relationship among state, society, and citizen that evolved, during the last two centauries...
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This is the first book about the politics of party switching, or floor crossing, better known as "kalanterism" in Israeli politics. The Israeli parliament adopted legislation in 1991 that imposed penalties on parliamentary defectors. However, as the book documents, the effect of this legislation was extremely puzzling: the frequency of party switches has increased over time, and most switches have taken the form of party splits making Israeli legislative...
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