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113 produkter
Power in the City
Clarence Stone and the Politics of Inequality
Av Marion Orr, Valerie C. Johnson
Häftad, 2008
413 kr
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A leading theorist in urban politics, Clarence Stone redefined the field with his prize-winning book ""Regime Politics"" and is now acknowledged as the father of ""regime analysis."" Over the course of four decades, he has examined political power and leadership, race and politics, and the politics …
To Run a Constitution
The Legitimacy of the Administrative State
Av John A. Rohr
Häftad, 1986
332 kr
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Leadership and Politics
New Perspectives in Political Science
Av D. Jones, Bryan, Bryan D. Jones
Häftad, 1989
416 kr
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Regime Politics
Governing Atlanta, 1946-88
Häftad, 1989
429 kr
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From the end of Georgia's white primary in 1946 to the present, Atlanta has been a community of growing black electoral strength and stable white economic power. Yet the ballot box and investment money never became opposing weapons in a battle for domination. Instead, Atlanta experienced the …
Impossible Jobs in Public Management
Av Erwin C. Hargrave, John C. Glidewell m. fl.
Häftad, 1990
332 kr
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If you think your job is hopelessly difficult, you may be right. Particularly if your job is public administration.Those who study or practice public management know full well the difficulties faced by administrators of complex bureaucratic systems. What they don't know is why some jobs in the …
Living with Leviathan
Americans Coming to Terms with Big Government
Av Linda L.M. Bennett, Stephen Earl Bennett
Häftad, 1990
332 kr
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Sustaining Hand
Community Leadership and Corporate Power
Av Bryan D. Jones, Lynn W. Bachelor
Häftad, 1993
332 kr
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In this revised update, the authors have extended and refined their analysis of Detroit-area automakers and political leaders negotiating the selection of new factory sites and the consequent addition of thousands of jobs to the local economy. This analysis utilises the concept of ""solution sets"".
Presidential Vetoes and Public Policy
Inbunden, 1993
512 kr
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A study of the actual effect of the use of the veto, focusing on those elements of the policy-making process that influence presidential decisions on vetoes. Watson's analysis of presidential vetoes ranges from Franklin Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter.
Cultivating Congress
Constituents, Issues and Interests in Agricultural Policymaking
Häftad, 1995
381 kr
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The American Congress, in the mid-1990s, remains the object of voter discontent. Public outcries against special interests and unresponsive incumbents have amplified an already pervasive scepticism towards Beltway politics. The book covers policy towards agricultural issues in particular.
Communication in Congress
Members, Staff and the Search for Information
Häftad, 1996
332 kr
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This study of how the American Congress communicates shows that although at any one time there are relatively few in Congress undertaking extensive searches for information, the collective base of information generated by all searches is unexpectedly comprehensive. Practical examples are included.
Founding Republics in France and America
Study in Constitutional Governance
Av John A. Rohr
Häftad, 1995
416 kr
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Recalling Tocqueville's exhortation for the French to ""look to America"" for a better understanding of their own government, this book reveals how much can be learned about American constitutionalism from a close study of French governance.
Strategic Presidency
Hitting the Ground Running
Häftad, 1996
332 kr
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This work provides an analysis of presidential transitions from JFK to Bill Clinton. The author argues that, in order to accomplish his policy objectives, a new president must always first gain control of and organise the government.
Challenging the Growth Machine
Neighborhood Politics in Chicago and Pittsburgh
Häftad, 1996
332 kr
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Urban politics often features the conflict between ""pro-growth"" coalitions, centred around downtown developments, and a neighbouhood component. This study examines why neighbourhood challenges to pro-growth politics were more successful in Pittsburgh than Chicago.
Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods
Av W.Dennis Keating, etc.
Häftad, 1996
416 kr
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This analysis of urban neighbourhoods in the United States from 1960 to 1995 presents 15 original essays by scholars of urban planning and development. Together they show how urban neighbourhoods can and must be preserved as economic, cultural and political centres.
Democracy, Bureaucracy and Character
Founding Thought
Häftad, 1997
332 kr
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This text examines the origins, legitimacy and limitations of public administration from the perspective of the American Founders' thought. It shows that these men advocated an energetic public administration as an essential component of government.
Enforcing Civil Rights
Race Discrimination and the Department of Justice
Inbunden, 1997
578 kr
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An overview of civil rights enforcement which reveals the political realities and national priorities that shaped it; the moral, practical, and political forces that have influenced it; and the roles of the federal government, executive branch, and Attorney General in implementing it.
Policy Design for Democracy
Av Anne Larason Schneider, Helen Ingram
Häftad, 1997
332 kr
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How can democracy be improved in an age when people are profoundly disenchanted with government? Part of the answer lies in the design of public policy that unmistakenly works to advance citizenship by listening to, educating, and involving ordinary people. Rather than serve mainly the narrow …
Cultural Strategies of Agenda Denial
Avoidance, Attack, and Redefinition
Häftad, 1997
332 kr
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This text examines issues proposed by aggrieved individuals or groups denied access to policy agendas. It develops a theoretical framework for the study of agenda setting and agenda denial, emphasizing the cultural strategies opponents use to defeat and impede policy initiatives.
Bully Pulpit
The Politics of Protestant Clergy
Av James L. Guth, John C. Green
Häftad, 1997
332 kr
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In this study of clergy and politics, five social scientists tell how and why the technological orthodoxy and modernism that divides American Protestants into two camps increasingly correlates with today's political climate.
Making the Managerial Presidency
Comprehensive Reorganization Planning, 1905-1996
Häftad, 1998
416 kr
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This study provides a history of presidential reorganization in the 20th century, from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. The author highlights the century-long efforts of presidents to consolidate and expand their roles and powers within American government.
Whose Welfare?
AFDC and Elite Politics
Häftad, 1996
305 kr
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This work looks at the controversial social programme ""Aid to Families with Dependent Children"" (AFDC). It includes an examination of the role of the courts in AFDC, the rise of welfare waivers, and the failure of the Clinton welfare plan. The book also discusses how AFDC will fare in the future.
Changing Urban Education
Häftad, 1998
335 kr
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This text examines the factors that shape, reinforce or undermine reform efforts in urban education. It proposes that the barrier to reform can only be overcome by understanding how schools fit into the broader political contexts of their cities.
Public Service, Ethics and Constitutional Practice
Av John A. Rohr
Häftad, 1998
329 kr
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This text encourages civil servants to reflect on specific constitutional principles and events and learn to apply them to the decisions they make. It includes 20 articles which seek to legitimate public service by grounding its ethics in constitutional practice.
Culture Wars and Local Politics
Av Elaine B. Sharp, Elaine B. Sharp m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
332 kr
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This collection offers alternative explanations of local actions with a focus on conflict. It features examples of experiences selected from various cities. It examines how the responses of local governments to specific issues are influenced by such factors as political culture and intitutions.
Reconstructing Times Square
Politics and Culture in Urban Development
Häftad, 1999
342 kr
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This work tells the story of how cultural politics and economic greed transformed the New York's physical and social environment with an ongoing multibillion-dollar redevelopment programme, changing the district from a symbol of urban decay to one of urban renaissance.
Controlling Public Education
Localism Versus Equity
Häftad, 1999
322 kr
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Drawing upon democratic theory and the results of field research, Kathryn McDermott contends that the American educational system can be made more democratic by centralizing control over funding while decentralizing most authority over schools to the level of schools themselves.
City Schools and City Politics
Institutions and Leadership in Pittsburgh, Boston and St.Louis
Av John Portz, etc. m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
322 kr
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An explanation of why some US cities are better at educational reform than others. It relates education to politics, showing how the ""whole village"" can be mobilized to better educate tomorrow's citizens. It is based on an 11-city study of civic capacity and urban education.
Black Social Capital
The Politics of School Reform in Baltimore, 1986-98
Av Marion Orr
Häftad, 1999
322 kr
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An examination of why school reform has been difficult to achieve in Baltimore. It reveals the struggles of black civic leaders and the limitations placed on Baltimore's African American community as each has tried to rescue a failing school system.
Funding Public Schools
Politics and Policies
Häftad, 1999
322 kr
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An examination of the fundamental role of politics in funding American public schools. Kenneth Wong underscores constitutional stalemate and the lack of political will to act as important factors that affect legislative deadlock in school finance reform.
