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University of New South Wales Press 2010; US$ 34.95Focusing on the National Party, this history shares the extraordinary story of a political organization?large in grassroots members, yet small in parliamentary terms?that has made an enormous and largely unrecognized contribution to Australia?s social and economic development. A colorful and interesting read, this comprehensive study highlights the... more...
AQA A2 Government & Politics Student Unit Guide: Unit 4A The Government of the USA
Hodder Education 2012; US$ 15.98Focused revision for your best possible grade. more...
Accepting Authoritarianism
Stanford University Press 2010; US$ 25.95This comprehensive examination of the latest and most influential research on state-society relations in post-Mao China explains why three decades of capitalist economic growth have not led to increased public pressure for liberal democratic change. more...
Adding Value to Policy Analysis and Advice
University of New South Wales Press 2010; US$ 32.95Expanding traditional theories of policymaking through comparisons between policies implemented in Australia and New Zealand, this textbook shows how good analysis and advice improves the decisions of public officials. Aimed at managers, administrators, and students who want an integrated perspective on policy analysis and advising, the chapters cover... more...
Administrative Reforms
SAGE India 2005; US$ 29.95This volume analyses the impact of globalisation on governance, and specifically on public-sector reforms. Starting from the premise that adhocism and sectoralism are the main reasons why past attempts at administrative reforms in India have not succeeded, this book maintains that some of the basic tenets of mainstream approaches to administrative... more...
Advancing East Asian Regionalism
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the needs of their attendant peoples, but also challenged the viability of regional organizations, such as ASEAN, to adapt and respond to the changing circumstances.... more...
Afghanistan, Iraq, and Post-Conflict Governance: Damoclean Democracy?
BRILL 2010; US$ 132.00A comparative study is made of how conflict-terminating negotiations led to maiden democratic elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, pointing various thresholds out through specific chapters, invoking negotiations theories/stages to deepen interpretations, and prospecting the Bush Doctrine's future mileage in democratizing the Middle East. more...
African Conflicts and Informal Power
Zed Books 2012; US$ 39.95Through a variety of in-depth case studies, including the DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, African Conflicts and Informal Power shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continents conflict areas. Moreover, it demonstrates that without a proper understanding of the impact of these networks, attempts to formalize... more...
African Governance Report 2009
OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 28.99The African Governance Report, which assesses and monitors the progress of governance in Africa, is the most comprehensive periodic report on governance on the continent. This second edition of the report covers 35 African countries. The main finding of the report is that Africa within the last five years recorded marginal progress on governance. The... more...
The African Press, Civic Cynicism, and Democracy
Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 105.00This book explores the thesis that civic cynicism in African countries is a major obstacle to the consolidation of democracy, and that the African press should address the problem not just among leaders, but also among the general populace. more...









