Comparative politics

China's explosive transformation from a planned economy to a more market-oriented one over the past three decades owes much to the charismatic reformer Zhu Rongji.

In the great tradition of moral argument about the nature of the economic market, Rebecca Blank and William McGurn join to debate the fundamental questionsequality and efficiency, productivity and social justice, individual achievement and personal rights in the workplace, and the costs and benefits of corporate and entrepreneurial capitalism.

Because of its potential impact, and, in some cases, the harm it has brought, foreign aid is under the microscope.

What role should religion play in shaping and implementing U.

Immigration integral to globalization, creating connections and mobilizing investments in human and financial capital across countries.

Abolition can be a spiritual practice, a spiritual journey, and a spiritual commitment.

A Financial Times Best Book of the YearAn inside view of Chinese academia and what it reveals about China's political systemOn January 1, 2017, Daniel Bell was appointed dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong Universitythe first foreign dean of a political science faculty in mainland China's history.

This collection argues that although constitutionalism has traditionally been the primary mechanism for facilitating the mutual accommodation of sub-state and state national societies in plurinational states.

This book studies Hindu nationalism and deliberates on the forms Hindu self-assertion might take in the future.

A play-by-play account of the elite politics that led to the military crackdown during the 1989 Tiananmen protests in China.

This book presents a new theory about the power of ostensibly weak states in hinterland regions of the developing world.

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With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe.

Dialectics in Social Thought examines the work of thinkers who used dialectics in their attempts to understand the world.

Decolonizing Time: Work, Leisure, and Freedom demonstrates the importance of time as a central category for political theory, providing not only a history of the fight for time through political, feminist, and critical theory, but also assessing this tradition in the context of the United States.

Globalization, Urbanization, and Civil Society is an interdisciplinary compilation of chapters concerning civil society in the global geopolitical context.

Globalization, Urbanization, and Civil Society is an interdisciplinary compilation of chapters concerning civil society in the global geopolitical context.

Decentralization is referred to as a process of sharing of powers by the Central ruling groups with other groups, each having authority within a specific area or the State.

Decentralization is referred to as a process of sharing of powers by the Central ruling groups with other groups, each having authority within a specific area or the State.

First Published in 1981, Ghana 1957-1966 presents a comprehensive overview of the period when the Convention People's Party (CPP) ruled Ghana under a one party system.

First Published in 1981, Ghana 1957-1966 presents a comprehensive overview of the period when the Convention People's Party (CPP) ruled Ghana under a one party system.

Originally published in 1967, reissued now with a new introduction, Africa in Search of Democracy in the author's words was 'a humble contribution to Africa's search for political wisdom whereby to avoid destruction'.

Originally published in 1967, reissued now with a new introduction, Africa in Search of Democracy in the author's words was 'a humble contribution to Africa's search for political wisdom whereby to avoid destruction'.

Why let other people explain the world to you?

Why let other people explain the world to you?

The book shares the results of project research granted by the Castilla-La Mancha government, which has been composed by philosophers of law and criminal law researchers, whose main conclusions are represented by the manifestations and trends of the current crisis of the constitutional State.

This monograph discusses the role of political parties in Paraguay's legislature.

This groundbreaking work examines the complex dynamics of Russia's relations with the Caucasus, revealing the profound effects that Caucasian forces have had upon Russia's development.

Women and Politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran looks at the rise and role of female activism in Iran since the 1979 Revolution.

Water resources and related issues are of great significance in 21st century politics.

The Secular Contract seeks to defend the European Enlightenment's secularization of political philosophy by promoting an understanding of Enlightenment secular liberalism and extending it to contemporary issues.

This work, written by an expert in the politics of Mainland China and Taiwan, looks at the role the Constitution of the Republic of China has played in the development of Taiwan since 1949 and its potential influence on the People's Republic of China.

This book covers critical issues in Nigeria's external relations since 1960.

This volume brings together 11 experts from a range of religious backgrounds, to consider how each tradition has interpreted matters of violence and peace in relation to its sacred text.

Las distintas observaciones y apreciaciones surgieron de aciertos, errores, replanteos, intercambio con colegas y cambios de opinión que he tenido respecto a la política antes, durante y después de haber estado en gestión.

The book is devoted to the subject of Venezuela's politics and the different dimensions of its longstanding crisis, with various researchers exchanging ideas on the current problems affecting the country.

What is the next chapter in Judaism's story, the next step in its journey?

Der Band versammelt mobilitäts- und politikwissenschaftliche Beiträge zu verkehrspolitischen Entscheidungen und Richtungswechseln auf verschiedenen Ebenen (Bund, Land, Kommune) und zu verschiedenen Verkehrsträgern bzw.

This books explores the rise of civilizational populism throughout the world, and its consequences.

Offering a vital, critical contribution to discussions on current perspectives, practices and assumptions on Islamic education, this book explores the topic through a wide range of diverse perspectives and experiences.

Offering a vital, critical contribution to discussions on current perspectives, practices and assumptions on Islamic education, this book explores the topic through a wide range of diverse perspectives and experiences.

By comparing the importance of representative democracy to the EU as enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty with the political systems in the EU's newest member states, this study explores whether representative democracy can really exist in an enlarged EU and explores the constraints and opportunities for political parties operating the in the EU.

Exposes how public schools are teaching Critical Race Theory disguised as innocuous ';Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' initiatives, explains why this is training a generation of children to view themselves as victims, and shows parents what they can do to stop it.

This book focuses on local state-society relations, understood as institutionalised relations between local municipalities across Europe and individual, collective or corporate societal actors.

This book presents an analysis of forest politics that employs a broader scope to include non-institutionalized actors.

This book interprets the relationship between Ireland and the European Union (EU).

The debate on governance originates in the OECD world.

This book combines sociological theorising with studies on the Middle East and Islam.

Hungary was once a frontrunner of democratization.