Central / national / federal government policies Books

This book offers an alternative framework for macroeconomic policy in Malaysia, derived from the universal principles of social justice espoused in the objectives of the Shariah. It attempts to holistically analyze issues related to public finance, which...

Citizenship, Belonging, and Nation-States in the Twenty-First Century contributes to the scholarship on citizenship and integration by examining belonging in an array of national settings and by demonstrating how nation-states continue to matter in...

This book is the first full-length treatment of the desirability and feasibility of implementing a citizen's income (also known as a basic income). It tests for two different kinds of financial feasibility as well as for psychological, behavioral,...

This book provides a defense of democratic politics in American public service and offers the political ethics of public service as a realistic and optimistic alternative to the cynical American view toward politics and public service. The author's...

The global movement of people has created one of modern democracy's greatest challenges: the overseas voter. In response to the unique problems that voters abroad face, several key pieces of federal legislation have been passed by Congress, including the...

Unlike many other mainstream disciplines that only seek to broaden knowledge and thus become additive, women's studies try to question and posit new ways of thinking, inaugurating paradigm shifts and thus becoming subversive by trying to question...

While the notion that mass media is an integral element of modern democracies is widely accepted, there is much controversy regarding the way in which the media has gone about playing its role as a cornerstone of democracy. This study contributes to the...

This report, commissioned by the US Federal Trade Commission and published in 1916, offers an in-depth look at the use of pipelines for the transportation of petroleum. Drawing on a range of sources, including interviews with industry experts, this...

Ce livre est une collection fascinante d'opinions et de discours prononcés par Casimir Perier, un homme politique français du 19ème siècle. Les discours abordent une variété de sujets allant de la politique à l'économie en passant par le droit. Les...

This volume compiles the congressional hearings related to the repeal of war-time prohibition in the United States. The proceedings include speeches and testimony from a variety of stakeholders, from farmers to temperance advocates. Historians and legal...

Una respuesta a las impugnaciones hechas al escrito de Alvaro Flórez Estrada sobre el uso de los bienes nacionales en España. Esta obra es una muestra de la controversia política en el siglo XIX español y una valiosa fuente para aquellos interesados en...

Discours de M. Clausel de Coussergues Député de l'Aveyron Sur les Fonds Destinés Aux Dépenses Secrètes de la Police Prononcé Dans le Séance Publique du 16 Juin 1821 Suivi de Remarques Sur Les Réponses Faites À Ce Discours Par Les Ministres est un...

Despite the enormous economic, physical and social impacts of crimes committed by states and corporations, they are still relatively under-researched within contemporary social science-partly because of the perpetrator's ability to evade critical...

Explores the contradictions between the American ideal of equality and the realities of public policy.Public policy in the United States is marked by a contradiction between the American ideal of equality and the reality of an underclass of marginalized...

What motivates "ordinary people" to support refugees emotionally and financially?This is a timely question considering the number of displaced people in today's world is at an all-time high. To help counter this crisis, it is imperative for the Canadian...

The Rise of Big Government chronicles the phenomenal growth of local, state, and federal government over the last 100 years. The authors explain this growth by arguing that public and social acceptance of government intervention has allowed government to...

It is difficult to ignore the fact that, even as the United States becomes much more racially and ethnically diverse, our neighborhoods remain largely segregated. The 1968 Fair Housing Act and 1977 Community Reinvestment Act promised to end...

This book, first published in 1982, analyses the prospects of the Cold War superpowers arms race spilling into outer space. A SIPRI-organized symposium in 1981 discussed the consequences of the militarization of outer space, as well as further arms...

Dalit Feminist Theory: A Reader radically redefines feminism by introducing the category of Dalit into the core of feminist thought. It supplements feminism by adding caste to its study and praxis; it also re-examines and rethinks Indian feminism by...

The Oxford Handbook of Health Economics provides an accessible and authoritative guide to health economics, intended for scholars and students in the field, as well as those in adjacent disciplines including health policy and clinical medicine. The...

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Robert Weatherley examines the role of nationalism in Chinese thinking on democracy and human rights spanning four successive periods: the late Qing, the Republic, Mao's China and post-Mao China. During this time, many of the debates in China about...

This book gives an account of the new possibilities and difficulties of long-term living with HIV and antiretroviral treatment. It takes an international perspective, looking at commonalities and differences across high and middle-income countries. The...

Anika Gauja examines the complexities and tensions in the relationship between party members and parliamentarians through an in-depth analysis of the structures and processes that shape the development of party policy, and the respective role of members...

Experts from academia, governments, think tanks, NGOs, trade unions, and businesses investigate whether the public should play a greater role in foreign policy making by analyzing their current role in the Iraq war (USA), Post-Apartheid (South Africa),...

Within the financial services industry today, most decisions on how to deal with consumers are made automatically by computerized decision making systems. At the heart of these systems lie mathematically derived forecasting models. These use information...

A discursive-sociological approach to the Europeanization of gender and other equality policies. Using largely unpublished empirical data covering twenty-nine European countries this book adopts a pluralistic perspective to explore the complex and often...

Credit rating agencies play a powerful and contentious role in the governance of global financial markets. Introducing an original framework for delegating political authority to private actors, this book explains common trends in the regulatory use of...

This book investigates issues related to health inequality with a particular interest on developing countries. It provides rigorous empirical work on both trends and causal factors behind health inequality, analyzes the implications of health...

Color Hardcover EditionIn describing her vision of a neighborhood café, Fran Weber imagines an inspired public space where people can both enjoy healthy food and fashion collaborative solutions to our shared challenges. Her book provides practical...

In an era where India stands at the crossroads of opportunity and challenge, BluePrint to Make Bharat a Vishwaguru offers a visionary roadmap to elevate India into a global leader. Authored by Varad Tikam, this thought-provoking work delves into the...