Comparative politics

East Asia is a powerhouse of automobile production.

Rooted in an international political economy theoretical framework, this book provides unique insights into the global forces and local responses that are shaping education systems in Central America and the Latin Caribbean (CALC).

Marketization is one of the most powerful reform doctrines reshaping the organization of public service delivery throughout the last four decades.

This book provides a comprehensive overview on the long-term care systems in 12 EU member states and Norway.

This volume explores how Chinese institutions have adapted to the new challenges of ''state capitalism''.

This book offers theoretical and methodological guidelines for researching the complex regulation of local infrastructure, utilities and public services in the context of rapid urbanisation, technological change, and climate change.

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While the discussions among Brexiters mainly focus on the referendum of 2016 or David Cameron's "e;great miscalculation"e; and its repercussions, this book looks at the Brexit as a process that began decades earlier.

This volume investigates the policies and politics of extreme austerity, setting the crisis in Greece in its global context.

'When a renowned constitutional scholar explains why the law is not enough and is sometimes even the problem, we need to listen' PETER GRAY, AUTHOR OF FREE TO LEARN'Skach convincingly tells us that laws and rules are not sufficient for living together in peace' CARLO ROVELLI, AUTHOR OF SEVEN BRIEF LESSONS ON PHYSICS'This book will help you understand the mess we're in while providing a roadmap for a better future' BEN RAWLENCEWe believe that rules and laws are in place to protect us.

Der Band bietet eine didaktisch aufbereitete Einführung in die politischen Systeme der nordischen Länder und deckt die drei Dimensionen Polity, Politics und Policy ab.

This book examines the impact and implications of the declaration of human right to water and sanitation access for human security in Central Asia.

The Nordic welfare states have found themselves in the firing line of post-industrial developments, resulting in fundamental changes and new social needs to attend to.

Frank Foley presents the first in-depth comparative analysis of counterterrorist operations in two leading liberal democracies.

Situating the global poverty divide as an outgrowth of European imperialism, this book investigates current global divisions on environmental policy.

This edited volume addresses how single mothers and fathers are represented in novels, self-help literature, daily newspapers, film and television, as well as within their own narratives in interviews on social media.

There is a consensus throughout much of the western world that the public sector is in urgent need of repair.

For over a hundred years, millions of Americans have joined together to fight a common enemy by campaigning against diseases.

Based on original historical data, this book shows that key changes in design can extend constitutional life.

This book analyses Flight-Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings' plans for radical democratisation in Ghana, involving ordinary people directly in the country's political and economic decision-making processes.

When voter turnout is high, Democrats have an advantage--or so the truism goes.

This book charts the history and contemporary landscape of African regionalism, investigating how regional cooperation can be used to help to tackle security and development challenges in Africa.

The most internationalist of all party families, the radical left has paradoxically always lagged behind in its cooperation at the EU level.

This is the story of how democracy became entrenched in the world''s largest Muslim-majority country.

This book explains how countries renegotiate international institutions when rising powers such as Japan and China challenge the existing order.

This book shows that powerful hereditary chiefs do not undermine democracy in Africa but, on some level, facilitate it.

Written as a tribute to the revolutionary intellectual and leader Mzala Nxumalo, this book discusses the significance of his work in the context of contemporary South African left politics.

This textbook offers a systematic and up-to-date introduction to politics and society in the Middle East.

The Falungong movement originated in 1992 as a system of breathing exercises designed to promote health and well-being.

Das Buch bietet eine Einführung in die quantitative Datenanalyse mit dem Statistikprogramm SPSS.

This book traces the historical emergence of modern consumer lending in America and France.

Explores the deep roots of modern democracy, focusing on geography and long-term patterns of global diffusion.

This book compares anti-immigrant attitudes across 8 countries on 5 continents.

This book explores the rich, diverse opportunities and challenges afforded by research that analyses the stories told by, for and about women.

This book investigates how the predictability of legislators'' behavior and vote buying affect chief executives'' ability to rule by statute.

The Arab Maghreb-the long stretch of North Africa that expands from Libya to Mauritania-is a vitally important region that impacts the security and politics of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, and the broader Middle East.

Canada and the United States explains, across fifteen diverse areas, why and how Canada and the United States are still so different.

The balance of economic power in Europe is shifting eastwards.

The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism systematically integrates the substantial body of scholarship on terrorism and counterterrorism before and after 9/11.

Examines the role of social networks in the efficient running of democratic market economies.