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This book offers an in-depth discussion of genetically modified food. It covers the history of, opposition to, regulation of, and labeling of genetic modifications, along with the potential benefits and harm involved.

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Religion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation - and some of our most shameful failures. This book traces the explosive political effects of the religious intermingling with race.

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Giovanni Graziani examines Gorbachev's reforms in terms of economic relations with the Third World and presents a detailed and sophisticated statistical analysis of Soviet economic assistance and trade.

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Giovanni Graziani examines Gorbachev's reforms in terms of economic relations with the Third World and presents a detailed and sophisticated statistical analysis of Soviet economic assistance and trade.

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Up-to-the-minute data on Soviet military and economic assistance to the Third World as well as Third World responses to the new Soviet policy are also presented.

The volume examines Soviet retrenchment and retreat in the Third World;

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This study examines aspects of political leadership and governance in the last decades of the 20th century. It examines seven world leaders who assumed power in this time, and discusses issues such as the political-economic context and the leader's political programme.

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This study examines aspects of political leadership and governance in the last decades of the 20th century. It examines seven world leaders who assumed power in this time, and discusses issues such as the political-economic context and the leader's political programme.

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An analysis of how globalization changes the boundaries between state and market, public and private, and government and society. Exploring the relationship between the state and the global political economy, this text also discusses poverty, population growth and environmental degradation.

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This edited volume features academic experts using leading policy frameworks to analyze the prominent U.S. public policy issues of the twenty-first century. Readers will learn about the similarities and fundamentals of policy development while also seeing the unique issues and obstacles found in each policy environment.

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This study, written by seasoned professionals and academics in the field of information management and public policy, presents a clear exposition of what makes up infostructures, how they are created and used, and how they affect the policy-making process.

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Authors Jones and McCaffery provide perspectives on Canadian government actions to manage financial contingency and restraint.

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Explores the US federal government's most successful accomplishments over the previous five decades and anticipates the most significant challenges of the next half century. Drawing on survey responses from 230 historians and 220 political scientists, Light ranks and summarizes the fifty greatest government achievements from 1944 to 1999.

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This book traces the life of Franois Mitterrand from his youth as an ardent Catholic and supporter of Marshal Ptain, to his career as a centrist politician of the Fourth Republic, through his capture of the leadership of the Socialist Party, leading to his election as President of France in 1981.

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Biographical profiles of 52 major world leaders throughout history feature pro/con essays reflecting contemporary views of the creative and tyrannical aspects of their record.

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This work describes 11 strategic innovations designed to deal with problems that transcend the normal boundaries of government action. Examples range from the Marshall Plan in the United States to the exploration of community natural resource management in Latin America.

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This work describes 11 strategic innovations designed to deal with problems that transcend the normal boundaries of government action. Examples range from the Marshall Plan in the United States to the exploration of community natural resource management in Latin America.

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Each entry provides complete bibliographic data-a bibliographic description, issuing agency, SuDocs number, GPO ordering information, and an annotation.

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Gun-related violence is an intractable problem. This book examines the gun control policy, and explains how it was adopted by discussing the roles and interactions of elected officials, interest groups, political parties, and the public. It focuses on the utility of gun policy.

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The Handbook is an attempt to bridge the gap between the highly technical and the everyday, practical resource tools for those just introduced to the field of aging.

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This in-depth survey of the federal law enforcement system is divided into four sections. The profiles run the gamut of federal enforcement agencies, from the large and well-known, such as the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, to small and obscure agencies such as the Supreme Court Police.