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This well-established textbook gives students a thorough understanding of the machinery and processes of government in the United Kingdom as well as of the forces shaping the country''s politics. For the fourth edition the text has been substantially updated to take account of the many significant shifts in British politics since 1997, especially the constitutional reforms of the 1997 Labour government. Extensive annotated guides to further reading and suggested questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. A greater use of illustrative material, case studies and graphics, which supplement the text in a lively manner. Clear summaries of arguments and chronologies of complex events, as well as boxes giving biographical data on significant political figures. A dedicated website, www.blackwellpublishing.com/peele, features information on the book, sample chapters, updated articles so that teachers and students can be regularly updated between editions. A range of Internet resources to encourage students to keep up-to-date with a rapidly changing subject matter.

This book examines whether mechanisms of accountability characteristic of democratic systems are sufficient to induce the representatives to act in the best interest of the represented. The first part of the volume focuses on the role of elections, distinguishing different ways in which they may cause representation. The second part is devoted to the role of checks and balances, between the government and the parliament as well as between the government and the bureaucracy. Overall, the essays combine theoretical discussions, game-theoretic models, case studies, and statistical analyses, within a shared analytical approach and a standardized terminology. The empirical material is drawn from the well established democracies as well as from new democracies.

Minnesota has a unique role in U S water policy Hydrologically it is a state with more than 12 000 lakes an inland sea and the headwaters of three major river systems the St Lawrence the Red River of the North and the Mississippi Institutionally Minnesota is also unique All U S states use Total Maximum Daily Load TMDL approaches to addressing impaired waters Every TMDL requires a substantial investment of resources including data collection modeling stakeholder input and analysis a watershed management plan as well as process and impact monitoring Minnesota is the only state in the union that has passed legislation the 2007 Clean Water Legacy Act providing significant resources to support the TMDL process The book will be an excellent guide for policymakers and decision makers who are interested in learning about alternative approaches to water management Non governmental organizations interested in stimulating effective water quality policy will also find this a helpful resource Finally there are similarities between the lessons learned in Minnesota and the goals of water policy in several other states and nations where there are competing uses of water for households agriculture recreation and navigation

This volume celebrates Anthony D. Smith''s path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. It comprises a series of essays written by academics from the US, UK and Europe, debating various issues concerning Smith''s controversial ethnosymbolic approach. In discussing these issues, the contributors also open up new avenues of research. The book will be of value to all those interested in nations, nationalism and ethnicity in current times. This volume celebrates and evaluates Anthony D. Smith''s path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. A fresh and critical look at Anthony D. Smith''s path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. Debates various issues concerning Smith''s controversial ethnosymbolic approach. Includes contributions from academics based in the Czech Republic, Norway, the UK and US. Opens up new avenues of research.

"Adeed Dawisha''s analysis of the rise and fall of Arab nationalism in the twentieth century exhibits clarity of exposition, thoroughness, and objectivity. The narrative is exceptional. Dawisha complements his own splendid credentials with excellent use of a large volume of memoir material from Arab leaders. There is no book that does as good a job."--William Quandt, University of Virginia "Why does the world need this eminently readable book? Because academe is awash with speculation about the emergence of a ''new Arabism.'' Dawisha''s point is that anyone who lived through Arabism''s heyday knows how disastrous it was, and that the new Arabist nostalgia ignores history. His treatment of the ill-fated United Arab Republic is a masterful account; the story of the decline is told with verve, in fluid and engaging prose."--Martin Kramer, Tel Aviv University Like a great dynasty that falls to ruin and is eventually remembered more for its faults than its feats, Arab nationalism is remembered mostly for its humiliating rout in the 1967 Six Day War, for inter-Arab divisions, and for words and actions distinguished by their meagerness. But people tend to forget the majesty that Arab nationalism once was. In this elegantly narrated and richly documented book, Adeed Dawisha brings this majesty to life through a sweeping historical account of its dramatic rise and fall.

La obra de Hix y Høyland (con tres ediciones en inglés) es uno de los textos más influyentes que se han publicado sobre la Unión Europea. Desde su primera edición en 1999, ha contribuido a formar a toda una generación de politólogos y expertos. Los autores no se limitan a describir de forma estática y lineal las principales instituciones junto con su historia y sus políticas, sino que aportan una visión dinámica del juego político e institucional de la UE: interacciones entre Comisión, Consejo, Tribunal, partidos políticos, opinión pública y grupos de interés son sus principales protagonistas...

Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from the self-interested interactions of peasants. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands in contrast to the model of a distinctive peasant moral economy in which the village community is primarily responsible for ensuring the welfare of its members.

Desde los Cien días al entierro mulitudinario de Victor Hugo (1885), Michel Winock repasa con mano maestra la participación de numerosos escritores y artistas en la lucha por la libertad de expresión prevista en la Declaracion de los Derechos del Hombre y del Ciudadano (defendida por personajes tan dispares como Chateaubriand y Constant), por la libertad de prensa (no obtenida hasta 1881), por la del arte bajo todas sus formas (de la que Baudelaire y Flaubert se convertirian en simbolos), por la libertad de conciencia, la libertad filosofica y cientifica (con Renard a la cabeza), la libertad politica y civil (en la que George Sand destaca como defensora del derecho al divorcio), de asociacion y de reunion (Flora Tristan). Paris fue por entonces el centro de las revoluciones y la libertad, y volver los ojos a esa etapa de la historia europea nos ayuda sin duda a juzgar con una mirada nueva el papel del hombre de letras en el devenir de Europa y en la lucha por la libertad.El papel del escritor o del artista en la sociedad y la nocion misma del compromiso son cuestiones que vuelven a estar en el centro de la atencion a raiz de los ultimos acontecimientos, nacionales y mundiales. Esta es una obra que no solo aporta muchas luces sobre el periodo que analiza, sino que invita a una reflexion sobre la actualidad.

The Evolution of Modern States is a significant contribution to the literatures on political economy, globalization, historical institutionalism, and social science methodology. The book begins with a simple question: Why do rich capitalist democracies respond so differently to the common pressures they face in the early twenty-first century? Drawing on insights from evolutionary theory, Sven Steinmo challenges the common equilibrium view of politics and economics and argues that modern political economies are best understood as complex adaptive systems. The book examines the political, social, and economic history of three different nations - Sweden, Japan, and the United States - and explains how and why these countries have evolved along such different trajectories over the past century. Bringing together social and economic history, institutionalism, and evolutionary theory, Steinmo thus provides a comprehensive explanation for differing responses to globalization as well as a new way of analyzing institutional and social change.

These projects cover ninefields namely biodiversity and ecosystem clean energy clean water sustainable transportation solid waste treatment sustainable consumption and production green buildings sustainable foodproduction and corporate social responsibility

La política latinoamericana ha consolidado alguna de las tendencias que ya estaban presentes hace una década. Ha continuado el asentamiento de la institucionalidad poliárquica procesando el conflicto politico mediante elecciones o arreglos institucionales que han sido capaces de encauzar las muy severas crisis enfrentadas. Los comicios han seguido siendo la guia de la vida politica, pese a cierta desconfianza social en su desarrollo, y son el instrumento a traves del cual se ha articulado la accion politica.Mientras tanto, el universo partidista ha continuado sufriendo profundas mutaciones en lo atinente a sus ataduras ideologicas, en la volatilidad de las ofertas electorales y en su drastica desinstitucionalizacion en la mitad de los paises que se consideran en este volumen. Poco a poco se han ido conformando dos modelos de hacer politica que, en gran medida, se alinean con el tradicional continuo izquierda-derecha y que, a su vez, retoman viejos temas de la politica de la region como el nacionalismo, el papel del Estado, la personalizacion de la politica, las relaciones con Estados Unidos, la integracion regional, el multiculturalismo de caracter fundamentalmente etnico y la inclusion social.

David Webber shines a light on labor s most potent remaining weapon its multitrillion dollar pension funds Outmaneuvered at the bargaining table and in the courts state houses and Washington worker organizations are beginning to exercise muscle through markets Shareholder activism is a rare good news story for America s workers