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The Federalist Papers and the New Institutionalism
Algora Publishing 2007; US$ 48.00The Madisonian approach to institutional design, as set forth in The Federalist Papers, is examined from the point of view of leading theorists of the "public choice" school who see themselves as the political heirs of that earlier legacy.Bernard Grofman taught a course on representation in which the readings included both the Federalist... more...
Macht, Media & Montesquieu
Amsterdam University Press 2009; US$ 27.95Is de leer van de 'scheiding der machten' als staatssysteem gedateerd? Een absolute scheiding van de wetgevende, uitvoerende en rechterlijke macht heeft in Nederland nooit bestaan. Wel is gestreefd naar evenwicht tussen deze machten. In dit boek wordt inzichtelijk gemaakt dat evenwicht tussen publieke machten een systeem is dat zijn waarde... more...
Voting and Elections the World Over
Lexington Books 2008; US$ 64.99Voting and Elections the World Over examines the electoral process across twenty-two countries. The book is a quick reference source for information about the major issues to consider when analyzing elections and their administration across nations: type of electoral system; who administers elections; elected offices; suffrage; the voting process;... more...
Thuis voelen in de buurt
Amsterdam University Press 2009; US$ 35.00Bij het transformeren van probleemwijken naar prachtwijken is veel aandacht voor de fysieke, de sociale en de economische aspecten van achterstand. Maar weinig is bekend over de relatie tussen achterstand en emotionele binding: wat zijn de effecten van de stedelijke vernieuwing op het thuisgevoel van deze bewoners? Dat staat centraal in dit onderzoek... more...
Global Development 2.0
Brookings Institution Press 2008; US$ 24.95The fight against global poverty has quickly become one of the hottest tickets on the global agendawith rock stars, world leaders, and multibillionaires calling attention to the plight of the poor at international confabs such as the World Economic Forum and the Clinton Global Initiative. The cozy, all-of-a-kind club of rich country officials... more...
Stuck in the Middle
Brookings Institution Press 2009; US$ 28.95There is no shortage of talk about the middle class, say the middle 60 percent of income recipients. But here is a book that actually studies them from a global perspective: their interests, their attitudes, their prospects, their power. It is now all the more important to go back to the study of the redistributive effects, deliberate and accidental,... more...
The Myth of the Rational Voter
Princeton University Press 2011; US$ 23.95The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Caplan argues that voters continually elect politicians... more...
Innovative Governments
ABC-CLIO 1997; US$ 106.95Due to state and federally mandated programs, local governments are increasingly resorting to innovative and alternative means of performing their functions because taxpayers are becoming more resistant to tax increases. Certain conditions need to exist for governmental innovation to be possible. This work explores these situations, using case studies... more...
Political Handbook of the World 2010
CQ Press, a Division of SAGE 2010; US$ 315.00More coverage, more depth - at a price you can't beat. No other resource matches the timely, thorough, and accurate political information provided by CQ Press' best-selling "Political Handbook of the World". With more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide, "Political Handbook of the... more...
Contemporary European Politics
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 53.95In this important new introductory textbook, José Magone provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to contemporary European politics. The unification of the European continent since the Fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the collapse of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe has changed the nature of European politics. This... more...









