Political Science

The author shows how and why the Union has developed from 1950. He explains the interplay between governments and federal elements in the institutions; consensus over the single market and the environment; and conflicts over agriculture, social policies, the euro, and frontier controls. more...

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Bestselling author and renowned economist Lester Thurow argues forcefully that globalisation is not a done deal and we must seize the moment now if we are to create a new global economy in which all can prosper. As the world economy leaps national boundaries, its hallmark seems to be a rising instaibility and a growing inequality between the first and third worlds. Financial crises in the third world come ever more frequently and seem to be ever more severe. The first world economies seem to be in ever more frantic boom and bust cycles. Globalisation causes riots throughout the world and is one factor in the rise of terrorism against the West. Thurow shows how some nations, including Ireland and China, have embraced the concept of globalisation and placed themselves into a position to prosper with growing and productive national economies. He contrasts their positive actions with Japan, whose leaders have allowed the nation to drift into stagnation and have destroyed its prosperity. He also provides plenty of ideas for corporations, governments, economists, and citizens to act upon. more...

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Immigration specialist James Jupp surveys changes in policy over the last thirty years since the shift away from the White Australia Policy. Jupp considers the establishment of the 'institutions' of multiculturalism and the waves of attacks on multiculturalism. The issue of refugees and asylum seekers is covered in great depth. more...

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This blistering j'accuse has vitriol to spare for George Bush—calling him a ''spoiled brat'' and ''blowhard''—and his policies, but its main target is the PR machinery that promoted those policies to the American people. New York Times columnist Rich revisits nearly every Bush administration publicity gambit, including Iraqi WMD claims, Bush's ''Mission Accomplished'' triumph, the Swift-boating of John Kerry and the writing of fake prowar letters-to-the-editor from soldiers. He uncovers nothing new, but his meticulously researched recap-cum-debunking—complete with appended 80-page time line comparing administration spin to actual events—builds a comprehensive picture of a White House propaganda campaign to bamboozle the public, smear critics, camouflage policy disasters and win the 2002 and 2004 elections through trumped-up security anxieties. more...

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The institutional arrangements governing skill formation are widely seen as constituting a key element in the institutional constellations that define distinctive 'varieties of capitalism' across the developed democracies. This book explores the origins and evolution of such institutions in four countries - Germany, Britain, the United States and Japan. more...

Price: $24.00