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I can′t imagine teaching a course on Congress without this text—it’s absolutely indispensable.\" -- Philip Klinkner\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eUnorthodox Lawmaking\u003c\/strong\u003e does a great job of using contemporary examples to provide an in-depth look at the complicated and highly politicized process that defines how a bill becomes a law in modern Congress.\" -- Michael Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eUnorthodox Lawmaking\u003c\/strong\u003e puts the transformation of the lawmaking process in Congress into context, documenting specific changes that have occurred and providing an argument for precisely why they took place. Sinclair illustrates the use of these new techniques in a way that keeps students interested.\" -- Vincent Moscardelli\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eUnorthodox Lawmaking \u003c\/strong\u003eis a great read, with a strong foundation about Congress as an institution. 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Abuja International Airport.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.22 Lagos MMA2 Airport.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.23 Yenagoa International Cargo Airport.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.24 Jigawa Airport Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.25 Tin Can Island Port.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.26 Calabar Seaport.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.27 Victoria Garden City (VGC) Housing Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.28 Festac Town Federal Housing Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.29 1004 Housing Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.30 Abuja Mass Federal Housing Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.31 Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.32 Abuja National Library.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.33 Nigerian Youth Empowerment Scheme (N-Power).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.34 Nigeria Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.35 Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.36 Cleaner Lagos Initiative (Visionscape).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.37 University College Teaching Hospital (UCH) Ibadan.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.38 University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5 Insights from the Analysis of the Questionnaires.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.1 Variable Distributions and Variable Capability to Detect Differences Across Projects.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 Each Respondent Type Adds Unique Perspectives and Information.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.1.2 The Variables Capture Robust Differences Between Abandoned and Completed Projects.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2 Condensing Variables into Aggregated \u003ci\u003eSuccess Factors\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Identifying the Factors.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3 Econometric Prediction of Project Completion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.4 Econometric Prediction of Cost and Schedule Overruns for Completed Projects.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Effect of Variables on Budget Overruns.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Effect of Variables on Schedule Overruns.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.5 The Corrosive Effect of Corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Correlations Among Independent Variables Across All 114 Responses.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Factor Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Specification of the Logistical Regression.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 The Logistical Completion Probability Regression by Respondent Group.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5 Robustness Analysis: Cost Overrun Regressions by Respondent Group.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 6 Robustness Analysis: Schedule Overrun Regressions by Respondent Group.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6 Two Library Projects.\u003c\/p\u003e  6.1 The National Library of Nigeria in Abuja: An Abandoned Project.  \u003cp\u003e6.1.1 Project Initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.1.2 Contract Signature and Execution.\u003c\/p\u003e  6.1.3 Conclusion.  \u003cp\u003e6.2 Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library: A Completed Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Project Initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e  6.2.2 Project Execution and Outcome.  \u003cp\u003e6.2.3 The Difference Between the Two Projects: In the Words of Former President Obasanjo.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e  7 Two Bridge Projects.  \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Second Niger Bridge: A Stalled Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.1.1 Project Initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e  7.1.2 Contract Disputes and Recontracting.  \u003cp\u003e7.1.3 Continued Stalling.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.1.4 Diagnosis of the Reasons for Failure, in the Words of (Former) President Jonathan.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.1.5 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.2 The Third Mainland Bridge: A Completed Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Starting and Stalling.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.2.3 Restarting the Project Under President Babangida.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.2.4 Project Execution and Outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.2.5 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8 Two Power Plants.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.1 Egbin Power Station, Ikorodu Lagos State: A Completed Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.1.1 Initiation and Completion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.1.2 Success Conditions and Challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.1.3 Privatization and Trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Calabar Odukpani Power Station: Completed but with Little Delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Project Initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Project Complications and Delays.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.2.3 Delivery of the Calabar Power Station in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.2.4 What Has Been Delivered? Lessons from the Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9 Two Express Road Rehabilitation Projects.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.1 The Lagos-Ibadan Express Road Rehabilitation: A Completed Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.1.1 Original Construction of the Express Road.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.1.2 A Reconstruction Project in a PPP Scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.1.3 Restructuring the Project as a Government-Owned Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.1.4 Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.2 Lagos-Badagry Express Road Rehabilitation: A Stalled Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.2.1 Brief History.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.2.2 Was the Problem the Fault of the Contractor?.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.2.3 Dodgy Funding and Accounting.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.2.4 Protest, Additional Funding and Patching Up.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.2.5 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10 Two More Power Plants.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.1 The Zungeru Dam\/Hydropower Plant: A (Soon-to-Be) Completed Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.1.1 Brief History.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.1.2 Enabling Factors of Completion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.2 The Delta State Oghareki Power Plant: An Abandoned Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.2.1 Initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.2.2 The Alleged Corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.2.3 Implications.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11 The Ajaokuta Steel Project.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.1 Project Initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.2 Project Construction and Cessation by 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.3 The PPP Revival of 2000–2007.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.4 The State of the Asset.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.5 Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12 Insights and Recommendations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12.1 Summary and Discussion of the Findings.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12.2 Developing Solutions: Inspiration from Other Countries.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12.3 Recommendations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12.3.1 Recommendations Part 1: Short-Term Changes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12.3.2 Recommendations Part 2: Longer-Term Structural Changes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13 Conclusion: The Government Responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743061913943,"sku":"9783030964764","price":26.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030964764.jpg?v=1720063944"},{"product_id":"innovation-in-the-public-sector-smarter-states-services-and-citizens-9783031113307","title":"Innovation in the Public Sector: Smarter States,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book discusses smart governments and innovation in the public sector. 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Authors from all member states as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey assess how their country could get more involved in the European debate, taking the reader on a journey through various political landscapes and different views. The chapters cover issues ranging from a perceived lack of ambition at the periphery to a careful balancing act between diverse standpoints at the geographical centre. Yet, discussions share common features such as the anxiety regarding national sovereignty, the migration and border discourse, security concerns as well as the obvious need to regain trust and create policies that work. 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PapagiannidisHungary: Becoming Pioneers AgainPéter BalázsActive participation, an Icelandic-German alliance and united Nordic frontBaldur ThorhallssonIreland and the EU: A Pragmatic Approach to Integration\u003cbr\u003eCian McCarthyItaly and the EU: A Relationship with Uncertain OutcomesSergio FabbriniLatvia’s Future in a Deepened EU: Fine with the Right WineKarlis Bukovskis, Aldis AustersLithuania and the EU: pragmatic support driven by security concernsRamūnas VilpišauskasLuxembourg and the EU: How to Integrate in the Face of DiversityAnna-Lena HögenauerMalta: Small and Peripheral but Aiming for the Core of EuropeMark HarwoodThe Netherlands and the EU: Strengthening but not centralising the EUAdriaan SchoutExit, Voice, and Loyalty: Norway's OptionsUlf SverdrupSolidarity with Poland but not from PolandZdzisław MachThe bell has rung: Portugalʼs main bet is on the conclusion of the EMUAlice CunhaThe EU’s young and restless democracy – Romania’s lessons and contributionBianca TomaBeing European – the Slovak WayOľga Gyárfášová, Lucia MokráSlovenia: From high enthusiasm to frustrating indifferenceMaja BučarSpain in the EU: eager to regain centralityIgnacio MolinaManaging the risk of periphery – Sweden and the future of the EUGöran von SydowTowards a «reset» of EU-Swiss relations?Frank SchimmelfennigLike a Candle in the Wind? 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