Foreign Legal Systems category: 1801 books
Freedom Rising
Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
This book presents a comprehensive theory of why human freedom gave way to increasing oppression since the invention of states - and why this trend began to reverse itself more recently, leading to a rapid expansion of universal freedoms and democracy. Drawing on a massive body of evidence, the author...
Democratic Deficit
Critical Citizens Revisited
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2011
Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses on 'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state diverges from public expectations. Pippa Norris examines the symptoms by comparing system support in more than fifty societies...
Making Democratic Governance Work
How Regimes Shape Prosperity, Welfare, and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
Is democratic governance good for economic prosperity? Does it accelerate progress towards social welfare and human development? Does it generate a peace-dividend and reduce conflict at home? Within the international community, democracy and governance are widely advocated as intrinsically desirable...
The Political Construction of Business Interests
Coordination, Growth, and Equality
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012
Many societies use labor market coordination to maximize economic growth and equality, yet employers' willing cooperation with government and labor is something of a mystery. The Political Construction of Business Interests recounts employers' struggles to define their collective social identities...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
The Oxford Handbook of Historical Institutionalism offers an authoritative and accessible state-of-the-art analysis of the historical institutionalism research tradition in Political Science. Devoted to the study of how temporal processes and events influence the origin and transformation of institutions...
Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2013
What happens in Spain, among the euro zone's largest economies, matters. Its high unemployment (over 26%), burgeoning public debt, and banking crisis will be formative for the zone's future. In Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know, a timely addition to Oxford's acclaimed What Everyone Needs to Know...
Europe's Fault Lines
Racism and the Rise of the Right
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
An expansive investigation into the relationship between contemporary states and the far-right
It is clear that the right is on the rise, but after Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the spike in popularity of extreme-right parties across Europe, the question on everyone’s minds is:...
Authoritarianism Goes Global
The Challenge to Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Over the past decade, illiberal powers have become emboldened and gained influence within the global arena. Leading authoritarian countries—including China, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela—have developed new tools and strategies to contain the spread of democracy and challenge the liberal...
Post-Imperial Democracies
Ideology and Party Formation in Third Republic France, Weimar Germany, and Post-Soviet Russia
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2010
This book examines the causal impact of ideology through a comparative-historical analysis of three cases of 'post-imperial democracy': the early Third Republic in France (1870–86); the Weimar Republic in Germany (1918–34); and post-Soviet Russia (1992–2008). Hanson argues that political ideologies...
Inside Out India and China
Local Politics Go Global
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
One third of humanity is governed by two capitals, New Delhi and Beijing. Increasingly, these two countries are being led not from the top down, but rather from the Inside Out.
In 2014, India overwhelmingly elected Narendra Modi minister, a man who rose to national prominence as chief minister...
by Goran Hyden
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa and addresses some issues in a new light, keeping in mind the changes in Africa since the first edition was written in 2004. The book synthesizes insights from...
The Illusion of Civil Society
Democratization and Community Mobilization in Low-Income Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Much has been written about how civil society challenges authoritarian governments and helps lead the way to democratization. These studies show that neoliberal economic policies have harmed many sectors of society, weakening the state and undermining clientelistic relationships that previously provided...
Public Office, Private Interest
Bureaucracy and Corruption in India
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2000
This volume is about political corruption and the use of public office for private gain in India. A merit-based bureaucracy was launched in the nineteenth century to control corruption. This system with its pay structure that rewarded civil servants for honest effort was seen as the best solution...
by Bhairon Singh Skekhawat
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
All of us cherish democracy. Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation had said, "True democracy is what promotes welfare of the people. "The success of democracy is, therefore, to be gauged by the extent of welfare its four estates promote for the people. These estates are the four pillars where upon...