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The Politics of Technology in Africa: Communication, Development, and Nation-Building...
Iginio Gagliardone (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)
Politics & government; Regional government; Economic growth; Development economics; Technology: general issues
Paperback
Gagliardone looks at the complexities which characterise the evolution of information and communication technologies (ICTs)... [more]
Local Government and the States: Autonomy, Politics, and Policy
David R. Berman
Regional government
Hardback
This book offers an overview of the legal, political, and broad intergovernmental environment in which relations between local... [more]
Making Policy in a Complex World
Paul Cairney (University of Stirling), Tanya Heikkila (University of Colorado, Denver), Matthew Wood (University of Sheffield)
Political science & theory; Political structure & processes; Public administration; Central government policies; Regional government policies
Paperback
Focuses on state-of-the-art theories that highlight policymaking complexity and explains complexity in a way that is simple... [more]
Legislative Hardball: The House Freedom Caucus and the Power of Threat-Making...
Matthew Green
Political science & theory; Constitution: government & the state; Central government policies; Regional government policies; Local government law
Paperback
Following the 2014 elections, a group of organized conservatives called the House Freedom Caucus regularly issued threats... [more]
Public Enterprise and Local Place: New Perspectives on Theory and Practice...
John Fenwick (Northumbria University, UK), Lorraine Johnston (Northumbria University, UK)
Politics & government; Regional government; Business mathematics & systems; Human geography
Hardback
This book presents the key interactions in local government and public enterprise, drawing together the challenges for local... [more]
Modern Panama: From Occupation to Crossroads of the Americas
Michael L. Conniff (San Jose State University, California), Gene E. Bigler (University of the Pacific, California)
History of the Americas; Regional government policies
Hardback
Modern Panama provides a comprehensive overview of the political and economic developments in Panama from 1980 to the present... [more]
State Politics and the Affordable Care Act: Choices and Decisions
John C. Morris (Old Dominion University, USA), Martin K. Mayer (Old Dominion University, USA), Robert C. Kenter (Old Dominion University, USA), Luisa M. Lucero (Old Dominion University, USA)
Social issues & processes; Social welfare & social services; Regional government policies; Social law
Hardback
After a great deal of discussion and debate across all levels of government, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act... [more]
Guanxi and Local Green Development in China: The Role of Entrepreneurs and...
Chunhong Sheng
Regional government; Sustainability; Environmental science, engineering & technology
Hardback
This book examines the factors which contribute to local green development in China and employs political ecology to analyze... [more]
The Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania: Volume I: The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian...
Robert I. Frost (Burnett Fletcher Chair in History, Burnett Fletcher Chair in History, University of Aberdeen)
European history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Medieval history; Regional government
Paperback
For 300 years the greatest power in Eastern Europe was the union between the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania,... [more]
The Eastern Frontier: Limits of Empire in Late Antique and Early Medieval...
Robert Haug (Associate Professor)
Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Colonialism & imperialism; Islamic studies; Regional government
Hardback
Transoxania, Khurasan, and ?ukharistan - which comprise large parts of today's Central Asia - have long been an important... [more]
Civic Politics in the Rome of Urban VIII
Laurie Nussdorfer
European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Regional government
Paperback
A study of the political life of Baroque Rome, which argues that lay persons managed to sustain a civic government under the... [more]
Shortest Way Home: One mayor's challenge and a model for America's future...
Pete Buttigieg
Autobiography: historical, political & military; Political leaders & leadership; Regional government
Hardback
'The best American political biography since Obama's Dreams from My Father' Guardian NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A mayor's... [more]
Hybrid Constitutionalism: The Politics of Constitutional Review in the Chinese...
Eric C. Ip (The University of Hong Kong)
Central government policies; Regional government policies; Constitutional & administrative law
Hardback
This book makes a significant contribution to the comparative constitutional law and politics of hybrid regimes, those that... [more]
Building Participatory Institutions in Latin America: Reform Coalitions...
Lindsay Mayka (Colby College, Maine)
Politics & government; Political structures: democracy; Regional government policies
Hardback
This book explains how and why some national mandates for participatory policymaking develop into powerful institutions for... [more]
Designing Local e-Government: The Pillars of Organizational Structure
Patino Israel Galvan
Political structure & processes; Regional government; Organisational theory & behaviour; Impact of science & technology on society; Digital lifestyle
Paperback
In the age of digitalization, even the way we govern is adapting. Here, Israel Patino Galvan suggests a specialized design... [more]
Vietnam: A Pathway from State Socialism
Thaveeporn Vasavakul
Marxism & Communism; Central government; Regional government policies; Freedom of information & freedom of speech
Paperback
Focuses on the transformation of the Vietnamese state as it transitioned away from a centrally planned socialist regime. It... [more]
Judges and Generals in the Making of Modern Egypt: How Institutions Sustain...
Mahmoud Hamad
Social theory; Regional government; Military administration; Constitutional & administrative law
Hardback
This cross-disciplinary book provides a historically grounded explanation for the rise and demise of authoritarianism. It... [more]
God Save Texas: A Journey into the Future of America
Lawrence Wright
History of the Americas; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Sociology; Regional government
Paperback
God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a Republican state in the heart of Trumpland... [more]
The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: A Commentary
Rachel Murray (Professor of International Human Rights Law, Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Bristol)
Regional government policies; Human rights; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; International human rights law
Hardback
In this first English language commentary on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, Rachael Murray sets out the... [more]
Local Governance in India
Bidyut Chakrabarty, Rajendra Kumar Pandey
Public administration; Regional government
Paperback
Provides a comprehensive study of local governance in India by analytically dwelling deep on all the key themes of subject.... [more]
Civic Politics in the Rome of Urban VIII
Laurie Nussdorfer
European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Regional government
Hardback
A study of the political life of Baroque Rome, which argues that lay persons managed to sustain a civic government under the... [more]
State Capture: How Conservative Activists, Big Businesses, and Wealthy Donors...
Alex Hertel-Fernandez (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University)
Political structure & processes; Public administration; Regional government; Pressure groups & lobbying
Hardback
Over the past forty years, conservatives have mastered the art of pursuing policy change across the states, while similar... [more]
Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss in East London
Anna Minton, Alberto Duman, Malcolm James, Dan Hancox
Music; Urban communities; Regional government; Urban & municipal planning
Paperback
Twenty-seven leading artists, writers and academics come together to analyse one of the most drastic urban regeneration programmes... [more]
City on the Line: How Baltimore Transformed Its Budget to Beat the Great...
Andrew Kleine
Regional government; Urban & municipal planning
Paperback
City on the Line is about a revolution in public budgeting. It is the story of a hard luck city fighting through the Great... [more]
