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  • Foreign policy as public policy?
    This book explores how ’domestic’ public policy approaches and concepts can enrich the study of foreign policy. It has chapters by leading experts on arguably the most important approaches in public policy. ...
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    169,60 €

  • Dealing with Privilege
    David Crawford
    In Dealing with Privilege,David Crawford argues that white, middle-class dealers are unlikely to suffer the enforcement of drug laws and that, contrary to media portrayals, suburban drug sales are not oriented primarily toward making money but at making friends and having fun. ...
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    122,48 €

  • RURAL POLICIES AND EMPLOYMENT
    KEN THOMSON & ASHOK MIS SOPHIA DAVIDOVA
    A unique title comparing rural policies and employment in the two most developed parts of the world — the EU and USA. While both regions are concerned for their vast rural areas, each adopts a strikingly different approach to create and maintain employment there, making rural space attractive to businesses and residents.This book focuses on a major issue of socioeconomic and po...
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    188,25 €

  • Nudge, nudge, think, think
    Alice Moseley / Peter John / Sarah Cotterill
    This book builds on the ’nudge’ idea proposed by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, proposing an alternative ’think’ strategy that calls on citizens to decide their own priorities as part of a process of civic and democratic renewal. It sets out the different approaches in theory and presents a series of experiments that show them in action. ...
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    35,36 €

  • Philip Roth and the American Liberal Tradition
    Andy Connolly
    This book offers a combined historical and aesthetic analysis of five novels from Philip Roth’s later career. It reads these works in the context of political, cultural, and literary developments in America from the New Deal to the present. ...
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    54,17 €

  • Legislative Development in Africa
    Ken Ochieng' Opalo / Ken Ochieng’ Opalo
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    126,41 €

  • The Economics of Discontent
    Jean-Michel Paul
    The social contract that has underpinned growth and political stability in the Western world since World War II has broken down. Houses, health care and higher education have become unaffordable to a majority of people, while the burden of unregulated monopolies, globalization and uncontrolled immigration has fallen disproportionately on the lower and middle classes.Wrapped in ...
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    20,78 €

  • Failures of American Methods of Lawmaking in Historical and Comparative Perspectives
    James R. Maxeiner / James RMaxeiner
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    47,50 €

  • Incentives to Pander
    Edmund Malesky / Nathan M. Jensen / Nathan MJensen
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    39,33 €

  • Women Politicking Politely
    Kimberly Wilmot Voss
    This book includes the unknown stories of six important women, including political operatives and journalists, who laid the foundation for improving women’s equality during the 1960s and 1970s. While they largely worked behind the scenes, they made a significant impact. ...
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    50,52 €

  • The Prince
    Niccolo Machiavelli / Edward Dacres
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    9,30 €

  • The Prince
    Niccolo Machiavelli / Luigi Ricci
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    9,08 €

  • The Chronic Silence of Political Parties in End of Life Policymaking in the United States
    Bianca Easterly
    Questions of whether and when life should end are controversial but are they also partisan? The Chronic Silence of Political Parties in End of Life Policymaking in the United States retraces the legislative history of the right to die movement to examine the impact of the absence of the two major political parties on the diffusion of innovation. ...
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    115,71 €

  • Framing the Fight against Human Trafficking
    Amanda Clark / Amanda D. Clark / Amanda DClark
    Framing the Fight against Human Trafficking examines the framing strategies of a prominent social movement coalition in the field. The author argues coalition learning aided by the organizational structure of the group led to tactical diffusion and innovative use of action repertoires in the anti–human trafficking movement. ...
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    122,37 €

  • Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump
    Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump focuses on utopias and dystopias that either prefigure or suggest alternatives to the rise of individuals such as Donald J. Trump and the changing conditions of America we now see around us. These topical studies provide compelling reading for both the general reader and the specialist. ...
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    129,12 €

  • Smart Villages in the EU and Beyond
    Increasing depopulation is causing huge problems for rural communities, leading to a reduction in services and infrastructure in areas with ageing populations. This book examines the concept of the Smart Village, an ICT-conscious integrated strategy which provides a sustainable solution to these problems, helping to revitalize rural areas. ...
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    142,96 €

  • Inhuman Power
    Atle Mikkola Kjøsen / James Steinhoff / Nick Dyer-Witheford
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seen major advances in recent years. While machines were always central to the Marxist analysis of capitalism, AI is a new kind of machine that Marx could not have anticipated. Contemporary machine-learning AI allows machines to increasingly approach human capacities for perception and reasoning in narrow domains.This book explores the relations...
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    134,97 €

  • Inhuman Power
    Atle Mikkola Kjøsen / James Steinhoff / Nick Dyer-Witheford
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seen major advances in recent years. While machines were always central to the Marxist analysis of capitalism, AI is a new kind of machine that Marx could not have anticipated. Contemporary machine-learning AI allows machines to increasingly approach human capacities for perception and reasoning in narrow domains.This book explores the relations...
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    30,44 €

  • The Framers’ Intentions
    Robert E. Ross / Robert ERoss
    Robert Ross addresses a fascinating and unresolved constitutional question: why did political parties emerge so quickly after the framers designed the Constitution to prevent them? The text of the Constitution is silent on this question. Most scholars of the subject have taken that silence to be a hostile one, arguing that the adoption of the two-party system was a significant ...
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    70,55 €

  • Institutional Change and the Post-Apollo Civilian Space Program
    James Vedda
    Dissertation Discovery Company and University of Florida are dedicated to making scholarly works more discoverable and accessible throughout the world. This dissertation, 'Institutional Change and the Post-Apollo Civilian Space Program' by James A. Vedda, was obtained from University of Florida and is being sold with permission from the author. A digital copy of this work may a...
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    80,93 €

  • Institutional Change and the Post-Apollo Civilian Space Program
    James Vedda
    Dissertation Discovery Company and University of Florida are dedicated to making scholarly works more discoverable and accessible throughout the world. This dissertation, 'Institutional Change and the Post-Apollo Civilian Space Program' by James A. Vedda, was obtained from University of Florida and is being sold with permission from the author. A digital copy of this work may a...
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    111,44 €

  • Economic Report of the President, March 2019
    Executive Office of the President / TBD
    The Economic Report of the President provides valuable information about the present state of the U.S. economy and its future course. For more than 60 years, the Economic Report has provided a nearly contemporaneous record of how administrations have interpreted economic developments, motivated policies, and the results of those interventions. ...
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    80,14 €

  • On the Move
    Filiz Garip
    Why do Mexicans migrate to the United States? Is there a typical Mexican migrant? Beginning in the 1970s, survey data indicated that the average migrant was a young, unmarried man who was poor, undereducated, and in search of better employment opportunities. This is the general view that most Americans still hold of immigrants from Mexico. On the Move argues that not only does ...
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    43,05 €

  • The Code of Capital
    Katharina Pistor
    A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of pr...
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    50,30 €

  • Democracy, Civic Engagement, and Citizenship in Higher Education
    William Flores
    Twenty-five leaders from the higher education and service-learning sectors provide insight into what works in building citizenship through civic engagement on their campuses and communities. From small colleges to large universities, these strong voices demonstrate that American democracy is very much active and prepared for the 21st century. ...
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    163,02 €

  • Increasing Legal Rights for Zoo Animals
    Donahue / Morris
    This book examines how zoo animals can benefit from a global legal revolution in which animals are gaining personhood and citizenship rights. It moves the scholarship about zoos beyond a general discussion of ethics to a concrete set of suggestions on how to increase legal rights for zoo animals. ...
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    50,44 €

  • Democratic Humility
    Christopher Beem
    Reinhold Niebuhr helps us to understand why our politics is broken and research on the brain confirms his analysis: we are all vain and self-righteous, and far too quick to reject anyone who thinks otherwise. To restore a democracy that works, we need to understand ourselves better and develop the humility such knowledge should engender. ...
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    50,43 €

  • The Criminalization of States
    Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence that have created elements of fragility. This book of case studies explores the nature of violence in countries throughout the region. ...
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    162,85 €

  • Child Protection
    Kim Holt
    How do you apply the principles, structures and processes of the law to everyday practice? Drawing on a wealth of contemporary case examples, this handy pocket book demystifies the legislation on child protection and demonstrates the practical duties and responsibilities of professionals working within this complex area.Students taking Social Work qualifying undergraduate and p...
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    38,22 €

  • Making Good Decisions
    Michael Preston-Shoot
    What does the law require of social workers when deciding how to intervene to protect children and adults at risk? What social work standards should guide decisions about whether, when and how to invoke statutory powers and duties in practice? Making Good Decisions provides an accessible and practical guide to the legal rules and principles that should guide everyday social wor...
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    39,32 €


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