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Paperback. Governments spend huge amounts of public money on public services such as health, education, and social care, and yet the services that are delivered are often low quality, inefficiently run, and inequitable in their distribution. This book argues that the solution is to offer choice to users and to encourage competition among providers. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129365
- ISBN
- 9780691129365
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Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.97
€ 68.92
€ 53.97
Paperback. Uses the lens of executive clemency in capital cases to discuss the fraught condition of mercy in American political life. This book examines the history of capital clemency in the twentieth century and surrounding legal controversies and philosophical debates about when mercy should be extended. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JMC; JKVP; JPQB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133997
- ISBN
- 9780691133997
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Explains how the Senate managed to satisfy its lawmaking role during the 19th and early 20th century, when it lacked essential formal rules for governing debate. This book argues that in a system where filibusters played out as wars of attrition, the threat of rule changes prevented the institution from devolving into parliamentary chaos. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134062
- ISBN
- 9780691134062
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Providing an alternative to conventional arguments grounded in public choice theory, this book demonstrates that regulatory government can, and on various occasions does, advance general interests. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134642
- ISBN
- 9780691134642
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Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Hardback. Americans like to think that they look after their own, especially in times of hardship. And for the Great Depression and the Great Society eras, the collective memory is one of solidarity and compassion for the less fortunate. This title challenges this story by examining opinion polls and letters to presidents from average citizens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135632
- ISBN
- 9780691135632
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Hardback. Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. This title draws on a range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137810
- ISBN
- 9780691137810
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Condition: New
€ 97.43€ 74.99
€ 97.43
€ 74.99
Paperback. Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. This title draws on a range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137827
- ISBN
- 9780691137827
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Explores the political challenges of responding to a stigmatized condition, and identifies ethnic boundaries - the formal and informal institutions that divide societies - as a central influence on politics and policymaking. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFH2; JFFJ; JKSR; JPQB; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140193
- ISBN
- 9780691140193
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Traces the history of Republican Party foreign policy since World War II by focusing on the conservative leaders who shaped it. This title shows how Republicans shifted away from isolationism in the years leading up to World War II and oscillated between realism and idealism during and after the cold war. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPFM; JPL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141824
- ISBN
- 9780691141824
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
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Paperback. Political conservatives have long believed that the best government is a small government. But if this were true, the author argues, the nation would not be experiencing stagnant wages, rising health care costs, increasing unemployment, and concentrations of wealth for a narrow elite. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146201
- ISBN
- 9780691146201
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. Tackles a long-standing and fraught debate over racial inequalities in America's schools. This title exposes raw, real-time arguments over what inequalities of opportunity based on race in our schools look like today - and what, if anything, various Americans should do about it. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKP; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148090
- ISBN
- 9780691148090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149875
- ISBN
- 9780691149875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States - and beyond? This book examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy - in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFCD; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152561
- ISBN
- 9780691152561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.08
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Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155340
- ISBN
- 9780691155340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
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€ 33.81
Paperback. Series: Princeton Lectures in Politics and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157986
- ISBN
- 9780691157986
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPHL; JPQ; LNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165684
- ISBN
- 9780691165684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
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Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 halftones. 79 line illus. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 268 x 30. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168739
- ISBN
- 9780691168739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 90.75
€ 118.82
€ 90.75
Paperback. Series: The James Madison Library in American Politics. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSL1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169378
- ISBN
- 9780691169378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
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Hardback. Editor(s): Lewis, Earl; Cantor, Nancy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170480
- ISBN
- 9780691170480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
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Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. 18 line illus. 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; JPQB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171869
- ISBN
- 9780691171869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44