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Contrary to the expectations of many people, China's recent economic growth has not led to the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party. In fact, the party has recently carried out a peaceful and orderly transition to the so-called fourth generation of leadership, has revitalized itself, and created a new, younger and better trained cadre corps. Despite this successful transformation, there continue to be many problems that the party will need to overcome if it is to remain in power, including pressures for democratization in both urban and rural areas, widespread corruption, the emergence of new social groups, and increasing dissatisfaction among workers who seem to be losing out in the present transition process. This book explores the current state of the Chinese Communist Party and the many challenges which it faces. It considers the dynamics of development in China, the party organization, recruitment and management, and the party's role in society more widely. It concludes by examining the prospects for the future of the Party, including whether it will continue to be able to accommodate socio-economic changes within China and pressures from abroad, and the likely nature of its evolution. Overall, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the internal dynamics of the Chinese Communist Party and its role in Chinese society. ... Read more

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This engaging and accessible case study--of interest to those studying Congress, the policymaking process, or campaign finance reform--analyzes the contemporary policy making process through the lens of the recent effort to enact campaign finance reform. Written by two scholars who worked in key congressional offices as APSA fellows, Legislative Labyrinth offers an insider's perspective and fascinating insights that most other books on policy making do not. The book explores the many components of the legislative process: the use of unconventional legislative procedures; the role of policy entrepreneurs and issue leaders; the importance of political parties; and the impact that outside forces (such as the president, interest groups, and the media) have on Congress's internal workings. The book also considers the policy questions raised by campaign finance reform and why this issue generates such intense debate within Congress. Arranged by topic, the book complements textbook coverage and gives students a thoroughly rich view of the process.

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Cluttered and stale
The authors spend so much time describing the substance of campaign finance they don't really cover the legislative process well, and so much time covering the legislative in and outs of campaign finance efforts in the House, they don't cover the substance of campaign finance too well.At times reads like an extended press release by Common Cause.A disappointment. ... Read more

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Tilak and Gokhale, Gandhi's immediate predecessors in the Indian independence movement, could not be more contrasting men. ... Read more

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At the turn of the century, the Republicans moved toward acceptance of the regulatory state. By 1912 the Democrats successfully challenged them over issues that anticipated the battles of the New Deal, but the subsequent world war and inept Democratic leadership led the Republicans back into power in 1921. In this volume, Gould effectively analyzes the period 1900-1921, when institutions such as the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Reserve System were founded, and provides readers with an understanding of the reasons why Americans and their leaders believed that regulation and reform were necessary. Spanning the presidencies of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson, Gould's even-handed approach traces the events encompassing the Progressive Era in a readable, involving style. ... Read more

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Globalization, European integration, and social change have devaluated traditional social democratic policy instruments. This book compares and explores how social democratic governments have had to adapt and whether they have successfully managed to uphold old social democratic goals and values in the light of these challenges.

This volume examines the policy measures of social democratic parties in government in a comparative framework. The authors focus on traditional social democratic goals and tools, in particular, fiscal, employment, and social policy, in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. They identify three policy patterns in social democratic governments: traditional, modernized, and liberalized social democracy and provide a comparative account of the explanatory power of the national context for policy adopted by social democratic parties. Finally, the extent to which social democratic parties have been able to use the European Union as a political space for social democratic governance and policy-making is examined.

Social Democracy in Power will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, comparative politics, European studies and public policy.

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Throughout the Western world, the rise of the so-called New Right is a growing phenomenon. In Canada, it has taken the form of the Canadian Alliance Party. This book is the first critical examination of the Canadian Alliance and Reform Party ideology. It addresses the most distinctive and politically significant dimensions of the party's understanding of and agenda for democratic politics in contemporary Canada. ... Read more

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Criticizing the electoral system is practically an American pastime. Are there any viable alternatives? Money, Politics, and Law is a study of electoral expenditure controls in Canada. Making frequent comparisons with the United States and Britain, it examines the background of electoral expenditure, the legislative control asserted on political parties, and the struggle arising from the potentially conflicting goals of equality enforced by fiscal control and the constitutional protection of liberty. This work will interest those involved with law and politics, as well as electoral law and civil liberties. ... Read more

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This book addresses the fundamental concerns of political ecology. It makes available in English for the first time the key writings of Helmut Wiesenthal, perhaps the leading exponent of a realist perspective in the German Greens, and a major intellectual force in the international Green movement. Drawing on the debates and social issues that have informed green politics in Germany, Wiesenthal provides a comprehensive critique of leftist and ecological fundamentalism in the green movement. He takes up a central issue in a variety of contexts: how can a complex modern society adapt to ecological constraints without sacrificing human values like democracy, equality, and justice? Weisenthal is particularly concerned to make green politics relevant to the needs of voters who are disenchanted with orthodox party politics. There is important new material reviewing the prospects for green politics in the context of a united Germany. Wiesenthal rejects simplistic dichotomies like "deep and shallow ecology" and draws upon political sociology to propose a reconciliation between ends and means in green strategy. ... Read more