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Immigration Detention
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 87.00An examination and critique of the growth of mass administrative detention of immigrants, something contrary to the rule of law. more...
Family Policy in Transformation
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 90.00In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind these changes. With detailed case studies, it shows that ideas and the power to wield them are crucial factors in the transformation of family policy. more...
Interactive Governance
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 84.99Governance has become one of the most commonly used concepts in contemporary political science. It is, however, often used to mean a variety of different things. This book helps to clarify this conceptual muddle by concentrating on one variety of governance-interactive governance. The authors argue that although the state may remain important for many... more...
Aging in China
Springer 2012; US$ 139.99China, which is fast on its way to becoming the most powerful economic force in the world, has four unique characteristics that distinguish it from other countries in Asia: (1) The proportion of aging population is growing faster than that of Japan (the country previously recognized as having the fastest rate) and much faster than nations in western... more...
Digital Media and Political Engagement Worldwide
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 24.00Explores how digital media use affects political behavior and how this relationship is shaped by political environments across countries. more...
Parliamentary Oversight Tools
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 145.00This book investigates Parliaments? capacity to oversee government activities, policies and expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of oversight tools and discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed effectively. The result of a 9-year collaboration between the authors, this book draws... more...
Urban Transportation Planning in the United States
Springer 2012; US$ 139.99The development of U.S. urban transportation policy over the past half-century illustrates the changing relationships among federal, state, and local governments. This comprehensive text examines the evolution of urban transportation planning from early developments in highway planning in the 1930s to todays concerns over sustainable development,... more...
European Integration and Disintegration: East and West
Routledge 1996; US$ 32.95Europe has changed radically since 1989 and continues to change at great speed. This book deals with the principal problems and challenges confronting Europe in the aftermath of the Cold War and the collapse of European communism. more...
Public Sector Pay and Adjustment
Routledge 1997; US$ 190.00Case studies of Singapore, Korea, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Argentina show that in those countries which adjusted unsuccessfully real earnings declined sharply, often with a further negative impact on output. more...
Egalitarian Thought and Labour Politics
Routledge 1994; US$ 170.00Nick Ellison argues that the concept of equlity is the cornerstone of the British socialist tradition, examining the alternative understandings that have divided the Labour party since 1930 and considering contemporary attitudes. more...









