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Cover of Coming to Britain: The Discretion Factor
by Edwin Goodwin
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018

The subject of immigration in Britain has become a dark minefield especially for asylum-seekers and irregular migrants. This is as a result of arbitrary changes in legislation and probably the politics of Brexit. Unsettled migrants, it seems, are completely at the mercy of the Home Office decision-makers...
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On Governance

What It Is, What It Means and Its Policy Uses

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Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016

Spreading good governance is a key goal of political leaders and reformers — whether it is to improve cities, nations, regimes or institutions — because better-governed people are more likely to avoid civil conflict and obtain significant social returns. But just what is meant by “governance”...
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Near Abroad

Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus

by Gerard Toal
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, it invaded Georgia. Both states are part of Russia's "near abroad" - newly independent states that were once part of the Soviet Union and are now Russia's neighbors. While the Russia-Georgia war of 2008 faded from the headlines in the wake of the global recession, the...
Cover of Constitutional Development in Nigeria
by Anthony Anamgba
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2017

It is an introduction to Government and Politics. It analyzes and evaluates the various constitutions such as Richard, Clifford, Macpherson, Lyttleton, First Republic, Second Republic and Third Republic Constitutions of Nigeria.
Cover of International Relations
by Anthony Anamgba
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2017

International Relations is the study of the interactions of States, international politics, foreign policy, diplomacy, globalization, international organizations and bodies. It is in this lucid manner that this book will teach you international relations. It clearly explains the reasons...
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The Decline of America

100 Years of Leadership Failures

by David D. Schein
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018

The Decline of America offers a carefully documented analysis of the last seventeen U.S. presidents. These men, eight Democrats and nine Republicans, have shaped the last 100 years, not only for America, but for the world. Each president is profiled with unsparing scrutiny so we can see where it’s...
Cover of The Socio-economics of Conversion from War to Peace
by Lloyd J. Dumas, Amitai Etzioni
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016

This text discusses the economic, social and political implications of redirecting labour and capital from a military-based to a post-Cold War economy.
Cover of The Politics of Joint University and Community Housing Development
by Richard Sobel
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014

The Politics of Joint University and Community Housing Development: Cambridge, Boston, and Beyond informs and encourages the understanding and creation of community/university housing. It reveals the political and technical dynamics of joint housing development involving both communities and universities....
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The European Union as Crisis Manager

Patterns and Prospects

by Arjen Boin, Magnus Ekengren, Mark Rhinard
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013

The European Union is increasingly being asked to manage crises inside and outside the Union. From terrorist attacks to financial crises, and natural disasters to international conflicts, many crises today generate pressures to collaborate across geographical and functional boundaries. What capacities...
Cover of Trust Funds and Fiscal Risks in the North Pacific

Trust Funds and Fiscal Risks in the North Pacific

Analysis of Trust Fund Rules and Sustainability in the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia

by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015

This publication analyzes the trust funds established by the United States with the Republic of Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, intended to provide budget support upon expiration of these countries' Compacts of Free Association with the United States. Analysis shows future...
Cover of Review and Compendium of Environmental Policies and Laws in Bhutan

Review and Compendium of Environmental Policies and Laws in Bhutan

Input to the Asian Judges Network on Environment

by Antonia Gawel, Irum Ahsan
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014

This Review and Compendium of Environmental Policies and Laws in Bhutan aims to facilitate access to information for all stakeholders engaged in the environment sector, in particular for the Judiciary and administrative officials responsible for overseeing the protection of the country's natural resources....
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Resolving Messy Policy Problems

Handling Conflict in Environmental, Transport, Health and Ageing Policy

by Steven Ney
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012

Our lives increasingly take place in ever more complex and interconnected networks that blur the boundaries we have traditionally used to define our social and political spaces. Accordingly, the policy problems that governments are called upon to deal with have become less clear-cut and far messier....
Cover of Connections: Celebration, Wisdom and Commentary from Dunedin Methodist Parish
by Kenneth Russell
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014

Arising from a New Zealand context and touching on universal issues, Connections offers 45 responses from the people of Dunedin Methodist Parish to the challenge of being church and living out the gospel in their community.A comment from one member typifies the strong faith, humble attitude,...
Cover of Developing Technology Managers in the Pacific Rim: Comparative Strategies
by Karen Minden, Wong Poh Kam
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016

Offering an approach outside the mainstream of Management of Technology (MOT) thought, the objective of this text is to inform decision-makers, policy-makers and educators/students about the range of management technology, policies and programmes in each region.
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