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A classic in the field of political economy, reissued here with a new, incisive introduction. The global financial crisis that Strange predicted in her work has now taken place, and to a large extent is still happening. -- .

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This book examines causes and deterrents of transportation accidents by mode--automobiles, truck, air, recreational boating, commercial vessels and railroads--with the focus on accidents in the U.S. The examination enhances our understanding for developing effective multimodal public policies for improving transportation safety.

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Changing Members is the first systematic examination of the impact of term limits on a single state legislature. Using Maine as a case study-because it is the first state in the entire nation where legislative term limits took effect in both chambers-the book shows how term li...

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In this book Robert A. Strong reviews six case studies of significant foreign policy decisions during the presidency of George H. W. Bush and explores the ways in which the presidents personality and character influenced those decisions.

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This book addresses the Chesapeake Bay as a political problem and reveals how the political process has worked against the interests of science, the public, and environmental advocates all at once.

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Assessing key areas of Sino-U.S. technological competition such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, telecommunications, green tech and defense, the ability of both countries industries and tech sectors to compete, and the likely consequences primacy in each area will have.

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Both Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping drastically altered the course of contemporary China's economic development using opposing strategies. Deng engineered China's reintegration into the world economy.

Dismantling a dysfunctional system and replacing it with a dynamic new one involving 1.2 billion people is risk-laden.

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An ambitious global study of the state of cities in the early twenty-first century, their role in society, and their contribution to the financial crisis -- .

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An ambitious global study of the state of cities in the early twenty-first century, their role in society, and their contribution to the financial crisis -- .

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This work examines the extent to which majority American opinion has shaped Congressional and Supreme Court responses to civil rights issues. It provides an oriented history of civil rights policy as well as an examination of the validity of the blueprint for the national government.

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Argues that the civil service system, which was devised to create a uniform process for recruiting high-quality workers to government, is no longer uniform or a system. This short, lively, and bipartisan volume describes what the government of the future will look like, what it will need to work well, and how in particular the nation can build the next generation of workers required to lead it.

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Dealing with a central issue of our time, Class and Class Conflict in the Age of Globalization provides a critical analysis of the major theories of social class and inequality and an empirical examination of the development of social classes and class conflict on a global sca...

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Climbing the Hill explores the history and current status of women members and staff on Capitol Hill. Through in-depth research and extensive personal interviews, the authors reveal the deep-rooted sexual divisions within the U.S. Congress and the continuing struggle of women to break into the old boy network.

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This study of Cold War politics explores the attitudes of William Stuart Symington, a consummate Cold Warrior and Democratic senator from Missouri.

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As government faces more complex problems, and citizens expect more, the way government delivers services and results is changing rapidly. The traditional model of government agencies administering hundreds of programs by themselves is giving way to one-stop services and cross...

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Author Patrick Mendis explores unseen forces that have guided America to global dominance. He details how the creation of Madison's 'Universal Empire' through Hamilton's 'Federalism' realizes Jefferson's 'Empire of Liberty.' The author then unveils America's Masonic endgame of universal brotherhood: E Pluribus Unum.

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Explores China's rapidly evolving polity, economy, and society through the prism of its communication system. This study offers a multifaceted, interdisciplinary analysis of communication in China and its central role in the struggle for control during the country's rise to global power.

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Community, Democracy, and the Environment explores the character of the community and polity in the United States, reviews the orientations of Americans to the environment and environmental policy, and suggests some directions for how people may better learn to share the future with each other and the other species on the planet.

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Comparative Judicial Politics provides insights into and raises critical questions about how courts at all levels and in divergent settings around the world intersect with politics and charts the implications of what can occur when law, courts, and politics meet.

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Comparative Judicial Politics provides insights into and raises critical questions about how courts at all levels and in divergent settings around the world intersect with politics and charts the implications of what can occur when law, courts, and politics meet.