Comparative politics
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Comparative politics
Paperback. Covering China, Japan, the Koreas, and the ASEAN member states, this volume provides an introduction to one of the most complex and rapidly changing regions in the world. It covers history, politics, economics, and international relations, as well as such topics as the role of the military, population and urbanization, and environmental issues. Editor(s): Kaup, Katherine Palmer. Series: Understanding: Introductions to the States & Regions of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 470 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588260864
- ISBN
- 9781588260864
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Condition: New
€ 33.85
€ 33.85
Paperback. Extensive primary research and a rubric that can be applied to burgeoning democracies offer readers valuable tools and information. Editor(s): Stoner, Kathryn; McFaul, Michael. Num Pages: 456 pages, 9, 9 graphs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408149
- ISBN
- 9781421408149
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.76
€ 38.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPB; LNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 6. Weight in Grams: 188.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 92
- SKU
- V9788323328988
- ISBN
- 9788323328988
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.19
€ 42.99
€ 31.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 33, 32 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; JKVK; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453274
- ISBN
- 9780801453274
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Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310418
- ISBN
- 9781349310418
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. A study of territorial dynamics within party organizations in multi-layered systems. This book contributes to a new approach in party research which acknowledges the importance of multi-layered institutional framing. It includes an analysis of vertical linkages and sub-state autonomy in Austrian, Belgian, British, German and Spanish parties. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337091
- ISBN
- 9780230337091
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. A study of territorial dynamics within party organizations in multi-layered systems. This book contributes to a new approach in party research which acknowledges the importance of multi-layered institutional framing. It includes an analysis of vertical linkages and sub-state autonomy in Austrian, Belgian, British, German and Spanish parties. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340675
- ISBN
- 9781349340675
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Postwar employment standards are being undermined and 'non-standard' employment is becoming more common. While scholars have pointed to negative consequences of this development, this volume also discusses the evidence for a new and socially inclusive European employment standard. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBL; JPB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137267153
- ISBN
- 9781137267153
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Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Why do very different countries often emulate the same policy model? Two years after Ronald Reagan's income-tax simplification of 1986, Brazil adopted a similar reform even though it threatened to exacerbate income disparity. This book demonstrates that bounded - not full - rationality drives the spread of innovations across countries. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; JPB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134710
- ISBN
- 9780691134710
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. In the first book of its kind, Leo Huberts provides a critical synthesis of cutting-edge research on public sector integrity exploring issues such as the definition and importance of public sector integrity, the various methodological approaches to the field as well as considering the causes of for the violation of values associated with integrity. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHF; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479436
- ISBN
- 9781349479436
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Condition: New
€ 71.73
€ 71.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Nijzink, L. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349436491
- ISBN
- 9781349436491
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Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live? This book examines the effect of migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital and the political opportunities on their political integration. Editor(s): Morales, L.; Giugni, M. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JHM; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318797
- ISBN
- 9781349318797
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Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Paperback. This book examines the contribution of mass media to modern democracies, in comparative perspective. Part I deals with the conceptualization and implementation of a systematic framework to assess democratic media performance, both in terms of media systems and content. Part II studies media effects on the quality of democracy. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349482931
- ISBN
- 9781349482931
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€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardback. This book analyzes the aims, activities and structures of cross border migrant organizations in four European countries of arrival and seven countries of origin, exploring different patterns of cross-border resource mobilization and coordination. Editor(s): Pries, Ludger; Sezgin, Zeynep. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 figures, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347915
- ISBN
- 9780230347915
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Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Paperback. Series: Study in Comparative Policy. Num Pages: 84 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 122.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333135983
- ISBN
- 9780333135983
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Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Paperback. This book is an examination of local government performance in key areas of social services and economic promotion in eight towns in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352494
- ISBN
- 9781349352494
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Case studies examine the economics, domestic politics, and international factors that ultimately shaped military events more than military capacity and strategy. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30, 10 black & white illustrations, 20 graphs. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 227 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414126
- ISBN
- 9781421414126
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Condition: New
€ 76.11
€ 76.11
Paperback. This short collection of essays is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the latest thinking on one of the most critical questions of our era. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 144 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421216
- ISBN
- 9781421421216
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.80
€ 27.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. SchraederAlfred StepanMark TesslerFrederic VolpiLucan WayFrederic WehreySean L. Yom Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 graph, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414164
- ISBN
- 9781421414164
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.36
€ 40.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Graduate and undergraduate students alike will find it a useful guide to key issues facing emerging democracies today. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Costopoulos, Philip J. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897771
- ISBN
- 9780801897771
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.12
€ 33.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Contributors: Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Francis Fukuyama, Minxin Pei, Yun-han Chu, Hyug Baeg Im, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Dan Slater, Martin Gainsborough, Don Emmerson, Edward Aspinall, Mark Thompson, Benjamin Reilly, Joseph Wong, Chong-Min Park, Yu-tzung Chang Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Chu, Yun-han. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409689
- ISBN
- 9781421409689
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.81
€ 38.99
€ 32.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Shin, Gi-Wook. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804789189
- ISBN
- 9780804789189
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. "The authorssuggest that some of the problems of the public sector are self-inflicted and that current policies may only deliver partial success "at a price we cannot afford." It proposes a radical alternative and discusses practical ways it could be implemented. It also explores the threats and opportunities that such an approach might face"-- Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349333707
- ISBN
- 9781349333707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardcover. The authors suggest that some of the problems of the public sector are self-inflicted and that current policies may only deliver partial success 'at a price we cannot afford'. It proposes a radical alternative and discusses practical ways it could be implemented. It also explores the threats and opportunities that such an approach might face. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296503
- ISBN
- 9780230296503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61