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This book discusses the radical transformation of eastern Congo's political order in the context of apparent armed destruction and state weakness. Looking beyond the dominant paradigms, the author critically assesses the premises of this region's presumed collapse into chaos. He traces violent rule...

This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Gil Troy in his book “Leading from the Center: why Moderates Make the Best Presidents”. This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace...

The Performative Presidency brings together literatures describing presidential leadership strategies, public understandings of citizenship, and news production and media technologies between the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Bill Clinton, and details how the relations between these spheres...

This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Stephen Flynn in his book “The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resiliant Nation”. This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any...

This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Scott McClellan in his book “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception”. This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However...

Oil, Democracy, and Development in Africa presents an optimistic analysis of the continent's oil-producing states. With attention to the complex histories, the interactions of key industry actors and policy makers, and the goals of diverse groups in society, this contribution fills a gap in the literature...

Politicians rely on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to exercise political power. Citizens around the world also use these tools to vent political frustrations, join political groups and organize revolutions. Political activists blog to promote candidates, solicit and coordinate financial contributions...

The proliferation of international institutions with overlapping scope and authority over issue areas creates strategic dilemmas for all states. While African states are often considered marginalised in world politics and global markets, Michael Byron Nelson shows how coalitions can form a crucial...

As more Africans get online, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly hailed for their transformative potential. Yet, the fascination for the possibilities of promoting more inclusive forms of development in the information age have obfuscated the reality of the complex negotiations...

This book challenges amoral views of finance as the leading realm in which mammon – wealth and profit – is pursued with little overt regard for morality. The author details an enhanced ethical emphasis by leading Anglo–American professionals in the aftermath of the 2007–8 global financial...

In pochi anni e nonostante i blocchi contrattuali, la normativa sul personale degli enti locali è significativamente mutata. Il cambiamento della disciplina di molti istituti è dovuto al succedersi di norme e micro norme che intervengono in modo non sempre coerente tra loro e da numerosi interventi...

Il volume costituisce una guida pratica incentrata sugli aspetti tributari che coinvolgono l’ente locale, nella doppia veste di soggetto attivo e di soggetto passivo di imposta. L’analisi si appunta in particolare su: tributi locali; rapporti tra ente locale e contribuente; obblighi...

L’obbligo di rendere omogenei i sistemi contabili degli enti territoriali ha comportato per Comuni, Province, Città metropolitane e Regioni l’adozione di principi fondamentali, che incidono in maniera radicale sia sugli strumenti sia sul ciclo della programmazione, alla luce dei vincoli posti...

This book engages in the debate on growth versus economic transformation and the importance of industrial policy, presenting a comprehensive framework for explaining the politics of industrial policy. Using comparative research to theorize about the politics of industrial policy in countries in the...