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Looks at televoting, electronic town meetings, and other initiatives designed to put the "public" back into public affairs.

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Traces the history of accounting and auditing, analysing the factors - domestic and international - that have led to the contemporary problems of the profession. He prescribes measures that can and should be taken in order to restore public accounting to its former status and esteem.

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As the oldest organization in the UN system, approaching its 100th birthday in 2019, the ILO faces unprecedented strains and challenges. The book forms part of a broader inquiry into the relevance of founding institutional principles to today's context

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In The Future of the Jews, Stuart E. Eizenstat, a senior diplomat of international reputation, surveys the major geopolitical, economic, and security challenges facing the world in general, and the Jewish world and the United States in particular.

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This book contains a number of pieces from a conference in July 1999 on the highly topical issue of the reform of the European judicial system.

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This important volume examines the vast potential of--and critical need for--cooperation among the neighboring states of the Pacific Rim.

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This important volume examines the vast potential of--and critical need for--cooperation among the neighboring states of the Pacific Rim.

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This book rigorously debates the notion of the person, a fundamental concept which underpins national private law orders worldwide.

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The state has been a dominant political form for at least the last two hundred years. This is a multi-authored volume exploring the transformation of state as it experiences historical and conceptual crisis and envisioning how it could be re-constituted.

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This book offers a bold forecast of the year 2050 and what life will look like in the emerging global village.

Is this profound new work, Thomas McFaul examines the interwoven concepts of truth and freedom in the context of the Modernist movement that has fundamentally reshaped our world.

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The result of a symposium co-sponsored by several academic and professional organizations, this book provides information and insights useful for anyone aspiring to succeed in marketing to consumers in the 1990s.

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Looking past today's headlines, political scientist and cultural observer Darrell West argues that society needs to rethink the concept of jobs, reconfigure the social contract, move toward a system of lifetime learning, and develop a new kind of politics that can deal with economic dislocations.

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The Future Show is a piece that tells the story of Deborah's future, starting from the end of the performance and going until the end of her life, that is consistently re-written to be both site and time specific. It is a Sisyphean task of a show, examining the mundane, the uncertain, and the fragility of our futures.

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Launched at a moment of panic triggered by the financial crisis in late 2008, the leaders' level G-20 is trying to evolve from crisis committee for the world economy to a real steering group facilitating international economic cooperation. This book deals with this topic.

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A guide to the work and ideas of Hans-Georg Gadamer. It covers his major works, ideas and influences and provides a grounding in the central themes of Gadamer's thought. It includes definitions of the key terms used in Gadamer's writings and detailed synopses of his key works, including his magnum opus, "Truth and Method".

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A cross-referenced A-Z guide to the work and ideas of Hans-Georg Gadamer. It covers his major works, ideas and influences and provides a grounding in the central themes of Gadamer's thought. It is useful to students who will discover useful information, analysis and criticism.

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A handbook for those designing, building, rigging or sailing gaff rigged craft. It provides an insight into the design, history, techniques and developments of gaff rigs, and outlines the practical aspects of the masts, spars, sails, running and standing rigging.

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A summary of the alarming effects of well-intentioned constitutional doctrines that have blighted local and voluntary initiative and given rise to sterile and increasingly lawless national politics; and a description of many of the hopeful developments in public policy that will be possible if more restrained judicial policies are adopted.

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