Examines the transformation of the Russian electricity system during post-Soviet marketization, arguing for a view of economic and political development as mutually constitutive.
Not long ago, neighborhoods such as the South Bronx, South Central Los Angeles, and Boston's Roxbury were crime-ridden wastelands of vacant lots and burned-out buildings, notorious symbols of urban decay.
Policy Work in Canada is an in-depth study into the levels of analytical capacity found within the federal and provincial governments as well as the non-governmental sector.
Presidents and Their Pens: The Story of White House Speechwriters explores 23 presidencies through the detailed analysis of speeches including Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Teddy Roosevelt's "e;Big Stick"e; speech, Eisenhower's farewell to the nation, and Bill Clinton's compassionate words in the wake of tragedy.
Through a comparative study of Morocco and Tunisia, Feuer proposes a compelling theory accounting for complexities in religion-state relations across the Arab world.
As governments attempt to focus more on service delivery, it has become apparent that little is known about the people who actually provide the services.
Can sub-units within a capitalist democracy, even a relatively decentralized one like Canada, pursue fundamentally different social and economic policies?
Though they serve in many roles and under many titles, no one doubts that political staffs now wield substantial influence in the making of government policy.
This completely updated and revised edition of Levy's highly regarded work examines the important changes in the economic world faced by communities since publication of the first edition in 1981.
The indistinct status of the Zainichi has meant that, since the late 1940s, two ethnic Korean associations, the Chongryun (pro-North) and the Mindan (pro-South) have been vying for political loyalty from the Zainichi, with both groups initially opposing their assimilation in Japan.
First published in 1989, The Undeserving Poor was a critically acclaimed and enormously influential account of America's enduring debate about poverty.
In the Loop: A Political and Economic History of San Antonio, is the culmination of urban historian David Johnson's extensive research into the development of Texas's oldest city.
In his 1961 Farewell Address, President Eisenhower famously referred to the emergence of a "e;military-industrial complex"e; so powerful that it threatened to warp America's political institutions and economy.
From Bloomberg, the authority on municipal bond valuation, this is the first book to give issuers (municipalities and their officers, attorneys, and other advisers) step-by-step tips on (1) lowering the cost of financing and (2) how to do it right and avoid trouble--with the press, with the market, with constituents, and with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Focusing on the three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, Policy Learning from Canada is a systematic study of the international relevance of the Canadian immigration and integration policy model.
This detailed and informative study makes a timely contribution to a subject that has been the focus of much public discussion and debate in Ontario and elsewhere, namely the size and growth of the public sector.
With humour and humanity, Surviving City Hall reveals the workings of the municipal world based on author Donna Macdonald's nineteen years as a city councillor.
How the Virginia Public Access Project revolutionized political transparency and won public trust In 1997, journalist David Poole launched a one-employee nonprofit to shine light on a blind spot in Virginia's lax campaign finance system.
Winner of the John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award, Canada at a Crossroads draws on group position theory, settler colonial studies, critical race theory, and Indigenous theorizing.
A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publicationIt started two decades ago with CompStat in the New York City Police Department, and quickly jumped to police agencies across the U.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contained a threat that any state refusing to set up a health insurance exchange would lose control to the federal government.
Delegates to the convention examined Newfoundland's economy and society, and debated the merits of returning to responsible government (suspended in 1934) or joining the Canadian confederation.
Focussing on professional politicians Klaus Stolz investigates the interrelationship between political career patterns and political institutions in two of the most widely discussed cases of regionalism: Catalonia and Scotland.
In an effort to bridge the gap between budget theorists and practitioners, this book approaches local government budgeting as the internal resource allocation process of a highly differentiated organization that operates in a very political environment, and whose boundaries are particularly permeable during the formal budget process.
From Poverty to History Maker is the story of how Robert "e;Bob"e; Holmes, a former juvenile delinquent, rose from humble beginnings to become an influential voice in academics and politics.
Beginning with brief accounts of the origins of Confederation and the economic, social, and political characteristics of late nineteenth-century Canada, Stevenson recounts the major issues that occupied the intergovernmental agenda.
A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publicationThe Innovations in American Government Awards Program began in 1985 with a grant from the Ford Foundation to the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard to conduct a program of awards for innovations in state and local government.
This book analyzes postwar Germany to show how social movements shape public memory and influence democratization through cooperation and conflict with government.
This book provides a detailed analytic history of direct legislation-the initiative and referendum-in California from its origins in the late nineteenth century to the present day.
