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Faith-Based Policy
A Litmus Test for Understanding Contemporary America
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
In 2001, George W. Bush created the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. The driving force behind the policy was to create a “level playing field” where faith-based organizations could compete on an equal footing with secular organizations for government funding of social...
U.S. Social Welfare Reform
Policy Transitions from 1981 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
U. S. Social Welfare Reform examines pivotal changes in social welfare for low-income families in the United States between 1981, the advent of the Reagan administration, and 2008, the end of the G.W. Bush administration. It focuses on the change from the Federal-state open entitlement Aid to Families...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
This volume brings together some of the most recent scholarship on government and civil society. It examines the axis of the relationship between national governments and civil society organisations (NGOs) by highlighting commonalities as well as differences among four key regions in the world. Using...
The Founders, the Constitution, and Public Administration
A Conflict in World Views
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1995
Viewed alternately as an obstacle to justice, an impediment to efficient government, and a tool by which some groups gain benefits and privileges at the expense of others, public administration threatens to become the whipping boy of American government. In this innovative look at the nation's bureaucracy,...
The Energy Conundrum
Climate Change, Global Prosperity, and the Tough Decisions We Have to Make
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
This book provides a comprehensive and balanced account of global energy policy; covering moral, political, social, technical and economic aspects of the subject. While The Energy Conundrum does not offer easy solutions, it provides the facts and evidence gathered from sources in government, industry,...
Blaming the Government: Citizens and the Economy in Five European Democracies
Citizens and the Economy in Five European Democracies
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
This work examines the impact of macroeconomic conditions on public support for the government in Britain, France, Netherlands, Denmark and Germany.
Modes of Politicization in the Irish Civil Service
Ministers and the Politico-Administrative Relationship in Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
This book presents a study of the relationship between Cabinet-level Ministers and top civil servants in Ireland. The nature of this relationship can potentially have far-reaching effects on people’s lives as it can influence the type of public policy agreed at top levels of government. A total...
Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam, 2019 Edition
Revised for the New 2019 Exam
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Make sure you’re studying with the most up-to-date prep materials! Look for The Princeton Review’s Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam 2020 (ISBN: 9780525567615, on-sale August 2019).
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Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Contesting Spain? The Dynamics of Nationalist Movements in Catalonia and the Basque Country offers an exploration of the dynamics behind contemporary shifts in the orientation of nationalist parties and movements with reference to Catalonia and the Basque country in Spain. The chapters were originally...
by United States Government Office of Management and Budget
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
President Barrack Obama’s Budget Proposal for FY 2014.
by Robert Agranoff
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Today, the work of government often involves coordination at the federal, state, and local levels as well as with contractors and citizens’ groups. This process of governance across levels of government, jurisdictions, and types of actors is called intergovernmental relations, and intergovernmental...
by William Madden, Thomas A. editor - Evangelist
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2011
Organized for easy reference and crucial practice, coverage of all the essential topics presented as 500 AP-style questions with detailed answer explanations
5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP U.S. Government and Politics Questions to Know by Test Day is tailored to meet your study needs—whether you’ve...
Marriage and Values in Public Policy
Conflicts in the UK, the US and Australia
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Marriage is a site of political conflict. It is a controversial issue in the UK, Australia and the US where there is a clash of values between neoliberal governments and diverse groups either strongly opposing or supporting marriage. In the meantime, fewer couples are marrying, while other family...
The Hain Diaries
1998 - 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
A selection of fascinating extracts from notes and digital recordings made by Peter Hain during his twelve years serving in government, The Hain Diaries offers an invaluable insight into the workings and workers of the New Labour Cabinet. Providing a unique record of the ups and downs of ministerial...