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Post-Communist Democratization
Political Discourses across Thirteen Countries
Av John S. Dryzek, Leslie Templeman Holmes
Häftad, 2002
586 kr
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Democracy is not just a matter of constitutions, parliaments, elections, parties and the rule of law. In order to see if or how democracy works, we must attend to what people make of it, and what they think they are doing as they engage with politics, or as politics engages them. This book examines …
The Political Institution of Private Property
Av Itai Sened
Häftad, 2008
586 kr
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In this book, Itai Sened examines the political institution of property and other individual rights. His argument is that the foundation of such rights is to be found in the political and economic institutions which grant and enforce them and not in any set of moral principles or 'nature'. The book …
Corporations, Crime and Accountability
Av Brent Fisse, John Braithwaite
Inbunden, 1994
1108 kr
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In modern society corporate activities frequently result in serious harm, whether to the environment, to victims of industrial accidents, or to persons who suffer loss from fraudulent operations. In such cases who should be held responsible, the corporation or individual employees? This book …
Corporations, Crime and Accountability
Av Brent Fisse, John Braithwaite m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
478 kr
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In modern society corporate activities frequently result in serious harm, whether to the environment, to victims of industrial accidents, or to persons who suffer loss from fraudulent operations. In such cases who should be held responsible, the corporation or individual employees? This book …
The Theory of Institutional Design
Inbunden, 1996
1661 kr
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Problems of institutional design and redesign, structuring and restructuring, acquired particular poignancy through recent developments from eastern Europe to southern Africa. At the same time, scholars in each of several disciplines - political science, economics, sociology, history and philosophy …
Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies
Rebuilding the Ship at Sea
Av Jon Elster, Claus Offe m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1918 kr
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The authors of this book have developed a new and stimulating approach to the analysis of the transitions of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia to democracy and a market economy. They integrate interdisciplinary theoretical work with elaborate empirical data on some of the most …
Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies
Rebuilding the Ship at Sea
Av Jon Elster, Claus Offe m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
708 kr
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The authors of this book have developed a new and stimulating approach to the analysis of the transitions of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia to democracy and a market economy. They integrate interdisciplinary theoretical work with elaborate empirical data on some of the most …
The Quest for Responsibility
Accountability and Citizenship in Complex Organisations
Av Mark Bovens, Robert E. Goodin
Inbunden, 1998
1349 kr
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The search for responsibility in complex organisations often seems an impossible undertaking. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach combining law, social science, ethics and organisational design, Mark Bovens analyses the reasons for this, and offers possible solutions. He begins by examining the …
Democratic Innovations
Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation
Av Graham Smith
Inbunden, 2009
1118 kr
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Can we design institutions that increase and deepen citizen participation in the political decision making process? At a time when there is growing disillusionment with the institutions of advanced industrial democracies, there is also increasing interest in new ways of involving citizens in the …
The Politics of Quasi-Government
Hybrid Organizations and the Dynamics of Bureaucratic Control
Av Jonathan G. S. Koppell, Robert E. Goodin
Häftad, 2006
468 kr
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Hybrid organizations, governmental entities that mix characteristics of private and public sector organizations, are increasingly popular mechanisms for implementing public policy. Koppell assesses the performance of the growing quasi-government in terms of accountability and control. Comparing …
Deliberative Policy Analysis
Understanding Governance in the Network Society
Av Maarten A. Hajer, Hendrik Wagenaar
Häftad, 2003
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586 kr
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What kind of policy analysis is required now that governments increasingly encounter the limits of governing? Exploring the contexts of politics and policy making, this 2003 book presents an original analysis of the relationship between state and society, and new possibilities for collective …
Deliberative Politics in Action
Analyzing Parliamentary Discourse
Av Jürg Steiner, André Bächtiger m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
569 kr
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'Deliberative politics' refers to the role of conversation and arguments in politics. Until recently discussion of deliberative politics took place almost exclusively among political philosophers, but many questions raised in this philosophical discussion cry out for empirical investigation. This …
The Political Institution of Private Property
Av Itai Sened, Robert E. Goodin
Inbunden, 1997
1677 kr
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In this book, Itai Sened examines the political institution of property and other individual rights. His argument is that the foundation of such rights is to be found in the political and economic institutions which grant and enforce them and not in any set of moral principles or 'nature'. The book …
Just Institutions Matter
The Moral and Political Logic of the Universal Welfare State
Av Bo Rothstein
Häftad, 1998
621 kr
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In this book Bo Rothstein seeks to defend the universal welfare state against a number of important criticisms which it has faced in recent years. He combines genuine philosophical analysis of normative issues concerning what the state ought to do with empirical political scientific research in …
Social Traps and the Problem of Trust
Häftad, 2005
569 kr
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A 'social trap' is a situation where individuals, groups or organisations are unable to cooperate owing to mutual distrust and lack of social capital, even where cooperation would benefit all. Examples include civil strife, pervasive corruption, ethnic discrimination, depletion of natural resources …
Environmental Dilemmas and Policy Design
Av Huib Pellikaan, Robert J. van der Veen
Inbunden, 2002
1575 kr
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According to the logic of collective action, mere awareness of the causes of environmental degradation will not motivate rational agents to reduce pollution. Yet some government policies aim to enlist citizens in schemes of voluntary cooperation, drawing on an ethos of collective responsibility. …
Environmental Dilemmas and Policy Design
Av Huib Pellikaan, Robert J. van der Veen
Häftad, 2002
586 kr
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According to the logic of collective action, mere awareness of the causes of environmental degradation will not motivate rational agents to reduce pollution. Yet some government policies aim to enlist citizens in schemes of voluntary cooperation, drawing on an ethos of collective responsibility. …
The Quest for Responsibility
Accountability and Citizenship in Complex Organisations
Av Mark Bovens, Robert E. Goodin
Häftad, 1998
634 kr
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The search for responsibility in complex organisations often seems an impossible undertaking. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach combining law, social science, ethics and organisational design, Mark Bovens analyses the reasons for this, and offers possible solutions. He begins by examining the …
Democratic Devices and Desires
Av Geoffrey Brennan, Alan Hamlin
Inbunden, 2000
1009 kr
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This book offers an account of key features of modern representative democracy. Working from the rational actor tradition, it builds a middle ground between orthodox political theory and the economic analysis of politics. Standard economic models of politics emphasise the design of the …
The Theory of Institutional Design
Häftad, 1998
569 kr
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Problems of institutional design and redesign, structuring and restructuring, acquired particular poignancy through recent developments from eastern Europe to southern Africa. At the same time, scholars in each of several disciplines - political science, economics, sociology, history and philosophy …
Democratic Devices and Desires
Av Geoffrey Brennan, Alan Hamlin m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
569 kr
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This book offers an account of key features of modern representative democracy. Working from the rational actor tradition, it builds a middle ground between orthodox political theory and the economic analysis of politics. Standard economic models of politics emphasise the design of the …
Policy-Making and Diversity in Europe
Escape from Deadlock
Inbunden, 1999
797 kr
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Policy-Making and Diversity in Europe examines the European polity and its policy-making processes. In particular, it asks how an institution which is so riddled with veto points manages to be such an active and aggressive policy maker. Héritier argues that the diversity of actors' interests and …
Policy-Making and Diversity in Europe
Escape from Deadlock
Häftad, 1999
341 kr
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Policy-Making and Diversity in Europe examines the European polity and its policy-making processes. In particular, it asks how an institution which is so riddled with veto points manages to be such an active and aggressive policy maker. Héritier argues that the diversity of actors' interests and …
Democratic Innovations
Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation
Av Graham Smith
Häftad, 2009
422 kr
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Can we design institutions that increase and deepen citizen participation in the political decision making process? At a time when there is growing disillusionment with the institutions of advanced industrial democracies, there is also increasing interest in new ways of involving citizens in the …
Putting Trust in the US Budget
Federal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment
Inbunden, 2000
1610 kr
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In the United States many important programs are paid from trust funds. At a time when major social insurance funds are facing insolvency, this book provided the first comprehensive study of this significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state. Equally importantly, the author …
Putting Trust in the US Budget
Federal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment
Häftad, 2000
569 kr
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In the United States many important programs are paid from trust funds. At a time when major social insurance funds are facing insolvency, this book provided the first comprehensive study of this significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state. Equally importantly, the author …
Democracy in Divided Societies
Electoral Engineering for Conflict Management
Inbunden, 2001
955 kr
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Democracy is inherently difficult in societies divided along deep ethnic cleavages. Elections in such societies will often encourage 'centrifugal' politics which reward extremist ethnic appeals, zero-sum political behaviour and ethnic conflict, and which consequently often lead to the breakdown of …
Democracy in Divided Societies
Electoral Engineering for Conflict Management
Häftad, 2001
569 kr
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Democracy is inherently difficult in societies divided along deep ethnic cleavages. Elections in such societies will often encourage 'centrifugal' politics which reward extremist ethnic appeals, zero-sum political behaviour and ethnic conflict, and which consequently often lead to the breakdown of …
Post-Communist Democratization
Political Discourses across Thirteen Countries
Av John S. Dryzek, Leslie Templeman Holmes
Inbunden, 2002
1641 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Democracy is not just a matter of constitutions, parliaments, elections, parties and the rule of law. In order to see if or how democracy works, we must attend to what people make of it, and what they think they are doing as they engage with politics, or as politics engages them. This book examines …
Deliberative Policy Analysis
Understanding Governance in the Network Society
Av Maarten A. Hajer, Hendrik Wagenaar
Inbunden, 2003
1677 kr
Lägg i varukorg
What kind of policy analysis is required now that governments increasingly encounter the limits of governing? Exploring the contexts of politics and policy making, this 2003 book presents an original analysis of the relationship between state and society, and new possibilities for collective …
