Government powers Books
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture
Book SynopsisTitle 7 presents regulations governing the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture and forty subordinate departments and agencies. Regulated activities include: marketing services, food and consumer services, crop insurance, plant and animal inspection, agricultural research, natural resources, etc. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£25.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 09 Animals and Animal Products 200-End, Revised as of January 1, 2023
Book SynopsisTitle 9 presents regulations governing animal and plant health inspection services, grain inspection, packers and stockyard administration, and food safety and inspection of meat and poultry. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£46.55
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and
Book SynopsisTitle 12 presents regulations governing banking procedures and activities of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Export-Import Bank, Office of Thrift Supervision, Farm Credit Administration, and the National Credit Union Administration. It also contains regulations pertaining to other types of banking operations. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£42.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and
Book SynopsisTitle 12 presents regulations governing banking procedures and activities of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Export-Import Bank, Office of Thrift Supervision, Farm Credit Administration, and the National Credit Union Administration. It also contains regulations pertaining to other types of banking operations. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£51.30
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and
Book SynopsisTitle 12 presents regulations governing banking procedures and activities of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Export-Import Bank, Office of Thrift Supervision, Farm Credit Administration, and the National Credit Union Administration. It also contains regulations pertaining to other types of banking operations. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£35.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and
Book SynopsisTitle 12 presents regulations governing banking procedures and activities of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Export-Import Bank, Office of Thrift Supervision, Farm Credit Administration, and the National Credit Union Administration. It also contains regulations pertaining to other types of banking operations. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£49.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 Banks and
Book SynopsisTitle 12 presents regulations governing banking procedures and activities of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Export-Import Bank, Office of Thrift Supervision, Farm Credit Administration, and the National Credit Union Administration. It also contains regulations pertaining to other types of banking operations. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£50.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13 Business
Book SynopsisTitle 13 presents regulations governing the activities of the Small Business Administration and the Department of Commerce in the areas of business credit, finance, and economic development. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£50.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 Aeronautics
Book SynopsisTitle 14 presents regulations governing the activities of the Department of Transportation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the areas of aeronautics and space, including: aircraft, airmen, airspace, air traffic, certification of air carriers and operations, and airports. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£52.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 Aeronautics
Book SynopsisTitle 14 presents regulations governing the activities of the Department of Transportation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the areas of aeronautics and space, including: aircraft, airmen, airspace, air traffic, certification of air carriers and operations, and airports. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£43.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 Aeronautics
Book SynopsisTitle 14 presents regulations governing the activities of the Department of Transportation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the areas of aeronautics and space, including: aircraft, airmen, airspace, air traffic, certification of air carriers and operations, and airports. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£30.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15 Commerce
Book SynopsisTitle 15 presents regulations governing the Department of Commerce and other agencies involved with commerce and foreign trade, and includes rules for: National Security Industrial Base, Export Administration, National Weather Service, Environmental Data Service, Oil Pollution Act, Foreign Trade Agreements, and telecommunications and information. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£35.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 300-799, Revised as of January 1, 2023
Book SynopsisThe CFRs are authored by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). The Office of the Federal Register is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and provides access to the official text of federal laws, presidential documents, and regulations.
£49.40
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15 Commerce
Book SynopsisTitle 15 presents regulations governing the Department of Commerce and other agencies involved with commerce and foreign trade, and includes rules for: National Security Industrial Base, Export Administration, National Weather Service, Environmental Data Service, Oil Pollution Act, Foreign Trade Agreements, and telecommunications and information. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£40.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16 Commercial
Book SynopsisTitle 16 presents regulations governing commercial practices and covers product-specific bans, standards, and requirements; policy on imported products, importers, and foreign manufacturers; export of non-complying, misbranded, or banned products; and commission notification of foreign government. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by January. Publication follows within six months.
£46.55
Bernan Press Code of Federal Regulations Title 20 Employee Benefits 400499 2023
Book SynopsisThe CFRs are authored by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). The Office of the Federal Register is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and provides access to the official text of federal laws, presidential documents, and regulations.
£51.30
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations Title 26 Internal Revenue 1.14011.1550 2023
Book SynopsisTitle 26 presents regulations, procedures, and practices that govern income tax, estate and gift taxes, employment taxes, and miscellaneous excise taxes as set forth by the Internal Revenue Service. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by April. Publication follows within six months.
£64.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations Title 28 Judicial Administration 042 Revised as of July 1 2023
Book SynopsisTitle 28 presents regulations by the Department of Justice and the Office of Independent Counsel that govern judicial administration. Chapters also address Federal Prison Industries and Bureau of Prisons. Subchapters address inmate admission, classification, and transfer; institutional management; and community programs and release.
£64.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations Title 31 Money and Finance 500End Revised as of July 1 2023
Book SynopsisTitle 31 presents regulations governing money and finance issues applied by the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, Monetary Offices, Fiscal Service, Secret Service, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and Office of International Investment. ,
£49.40
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations Title 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 125199 Revised as of July 1 2023
Book SynopsisTitle 33 presents regulations administered by the Coast Guard and the Corps of Engineers that govern the following: navigation, international navigation rules, inland navigation rules, vessel operating regulations, anchorages, bridges, security of vessels, waterfront facilities, marine pollution financial responsibility and compensation, outer continental shelf activities, deepwater ports, pollution, ports and waterways safety, boating safety, permits for dams, dikes, structures or work impacting navigable waters, and more.
£64.00
Rowman & Littlefield Code of Federal Regulations Title 40 Protection of the Environment 52.0152.1018 Revised as of July 1 2023
Book SynopsisTitle 40 presents regulations governing care of the environment from the 14 subchapters of Chapter I and from the provisions regarding the Council on Environmental Quality found in Chapter V. Programs addressing air, water, pesticides, radiation protection, and noise abatement are included. Practices for waste and toxic materials disposal and clean-up are also prescribed. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by July. Publication follows within six months.
£64.00
Melville House Publishing The January 6th Report Executive Summary: The
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£11.39
Kohlhammer W. Denkmalschutzgesetz Fur BadenWurttemberg
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£79.20
Duncker & Humblot Corona Und Grundgesetz
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£52.42
Duncker & Humblot Mehrheitsprinzip Und Minderheitsregierung -
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£67.43
Duncker & Humblot Moglichkeiten Und Grenzen Der Kontrolle Von
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£71.92
Duncker & Humblot Das Mit Parite-Gesetzen Verfolgte Leitbild Der
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£59.92
University of Chicago Press The Supreme Court Review 2022
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£72.00
Indiana University Press Defending the Filibuster Revised and Updated
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRich in historical anecdotes about instances when the strange antics to delay Senate decisions actually led to better policy making, this book will become the 'go to' authority on the filibuster. This volume should be valuable to general readers, students, and research faculty. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *An impassioned and cogent defense of the Senate's most controversial practice. * Kirkus Reviews *Arenberg and Dove successfully explain why, despite its flaws, the filibuster is worth preserving or reforming rather than eliminating. (Reviewing a previous edition) * ForeWord Reviews *Regardless of whether you agree with [the authors'] conclusions, the book will be a must read for anyone who wants to be a part of the debate about how to improve the function of the Senate. (Reviewing a previous edition) * Roll Call *Legislative battles over healthcare and the federal budget have spurred demands to reform or abolish the filibuster in the US Senate. The authors argue that the filibuster is fundamental to the very character of the Senate, and that it protects the rights of the minority in American politics. * Survival *Clearly written and amply supported, Defending the Filibuster is a must-read for all Americans, especially during these highly contentious times. * joannalouisejohnson.com *Table of ContentsForeword by Senator Olympia SnowePreface1. Soul of the Senate2. Filibuster, Cloture, and Unfettered Amendment3. History of the Filibuster4. Polarized Politics and the Use and Abuse of the Filibuster5. Criticisms of the Filibuster6. The Dangers of Overzealous Reform7. Related Tactics: Holds8. Related Tactics: Filling the Amendment Tree9. Circumventing the Filibuster: Reconciliation10. Reforming the Filibuster: The Constitutional Option11. Reforming the Filibuster: The Nuclear Option12. Bring in the Cots13. Defending the Filibuster14. Looking AheadNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
£21.59
Harvard University Press Long Wars and the Constitution
Book SynopsisExtension of presidential leadership in foreign affairs to war powers has destabilized our constitutional order and deranged our foreign policy. Stephen M. Griffin shows unexpected connections between the imperial presidency and constitutional crises, and argues for accountability by restoring Congress to a meaningful role in decisions for war.Trade ReviewIn this troubling book, Stephen Griffin persuasively demonstrates the inadequacy of the Constitution as a basis for exercising militarized global leadership. More troubling still, he shows that in pretending otherwise, successive administrations, in collaboration with Congress, have done untold damage to our political system while forging national security policies that are deeply defective. -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent WarLong Wars and the Constitution is one of the most important books on constitutional theory in a long time and should fundamentally reshape the debate about presidential authority to embark on wars without Congressional approval. -- Sanford Levinson, author of Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of GovernanceStephen Griffin weaves legal, historical, and political analysis together to cast the constitutional order from 1945 to the present in a new and deeply informative light. His discussion of why Presidents have come to dominate war-making, and how that produces recurrent constitutional crises, is a major contribution to understanding how the Constitution works today. -- Mark Tushnet, author of Why the Constitution MattersIn presenting a legal and constitutional understanding of war powers, Griffin challenges the assumptions and perspectives of presidential and congressional scholars when it comes to post-9/11 war efforts and the struggle over war powers. In evaluating post-9/11 military decisions, Griffin presents a critical reevaluation of the pre-9/11 era, shaped by the Cold War. In going back to 1945 and demonstrating the decision-making processes of both presidents and legislators, Griffin convincingly contends that Cold War events reshaped the way that military actions were conducted, challenging previous ideas about military engagements. In the end, Griffin presents a well-developed argument for envisioning the Constitution’s role in military operations, and how the executive and legislative branches react and engage with each other over military engagements. In reimagining the Constitution’s role and the balance between presidential decision making and legislative accountability, Griffin critiques the post-Cold War approach to American military engagement and contends that a new ‘cycle of accountability’ would regain some constitutional balance between the two branches that oversee the nation's war activities. In doing so, Griffin brings a credible approach that will generate debate among scholars of presidential, congressional, and diplomatic/foreign policy studies. -- J. Michael Bitzer * Choice *
£35.66
Harvard University, Asia Center Give and Take
Book SynopsisGive and Take offers a new history of government in Tokugawa Japan (1600–1868), one that focuses on ordinary subjects: merchants, artisans, villagers, and people at the margins of society. Maren Ehlers explores how high and low people negotiated and collaborated with each other as they addressed the problem of poverty in early modern Japan.
£35.66
Princeton University Press The Substance of Representation
Book SynopsisLawmaking 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.Trade Review"Lapinski develops a new tool kit to measure and analyze an expansive set of legislation and lawmakers' policy preferences from 1877 to 2010. His key contribution to the study of the American national legislature is his coding approach and the data development, which develops a deeper understanding of lawmaking. Through these, Lapinski offers findings about polarization, elite leadership in Congress, and the influence and impact of members of Congress and their policy preferences across different areas. This work will certainly contribute to developing a new discussion within the legislative studies field and give future political scientists new possibilities of expanding the research in the area."--Choice "He offers an astutely crafted schema that seems to this observer to avoid the trap of time boundedness and enables the APD enterprise to more systematically track the evolution of policy."--Ross K. Baker, Congress & The PresidencyTable of ContentsPreface vii Chapter I Policy Issue Substance and the Revitalization of Legislative Studies 1 * Why We Need to Restore Policy Issue Substance to Congressional Studies 4 * A Natural Connection: Congressional Studies, American Political Development, and Policy Studies 12 * The Organization of the Book 14 Chapter II Bringing Policy Issue Substance Back In 19 * Pitfalls of the Substantive Tradition 20 * Introducing a New Policy Classification Schema 24 * Conclusion 41 * Appendix: Coding Schema 41 Chapter III Political Polarization and Issues: A New Perspective 54 * Estimating Induced Preferences of Members of Congress 55 * Political Polarization and Policy Issue Substance 57 * House and Senate Party Unity Scores, 1877-2011 58 * Disaggregating Political Polarization 60 * Conclusion 64 * Appendix 65 Chapter IV The Case Studies: Policy Issue Substance and the Political Behavior of Members of Congress (with David Bateman) 69 * Reassessing the 95th Congress 69 * The Case Studies: Examining Sovereignty Policy across Time 74 * Conclusion 102 * Appendix 103 Chapter V Legislative Accomplishment and Policy Issue Substance 104 * Needed: Direct Measures of Legislative Accomplishment 105 * Measuring Legislative Significance 106 * Constructing Macro-Level Measures of Legislative Accomplishment 128 * Conclusion 132 Chapter VI Explaining Lawmaking in the United States, 1877-1994 133 * Critical Hypotheses and Covariates of Lawmaking 134 * Empirically Analyzing Lawmaking 138 * Conclusion 149 Chapter VII At the Crossroads: Policy Issue Substance, Congress, and American Political Development 150 * Ideas for American Political Development 152 * Ideas for Congressional Studies 159 Bibliography 161 Index 171
£22.50
Princeton University Press Why Government Fails So Often And How It Can Do
Book SynopsisFrom healthcare to workplace conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. This book provides a range of examples and an enormous body of evidence to explain why so many domestic policies go awry - and how to right the foundering ship of state.Trade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2015 PROSE Award in Government & Politics, Association of American Publishers Selected for the Claremont Review of Books CRB Christmas Reading List 2015 "[A] sweeping history of policy disappointments."--David Leonhardt, New York Times "In Why Government Fails So Often, Peter H. Schuck takes up this vital question in what amounts to a systematic survey of the limits of American public administration. It is a profound book, and a sobering one... Peter H. Schuck has written an essential manual for 21st-century policy makers."--Yuval Levin, Wall Street Journal "Schuck does a beautiful job of laying out all the problems with government intervention... [T]here are many gems in this book."--David Henderson, Econlog "Schuck makes a compelling case that many domestic programs, including those that have considerable public support among Republicans as well as Democrats, deliver benefits at costs that are much higher than necessary and contain damaging unintended consequences."--Glenn Altschuler, Boston Globe "Anyone who wants clear insight into government's modern wayward momentum, and its toll on society, should hear Peter Schuck... His recommendations for change are refreshing."--Colorado Springs Gazette "This lively and authoritative account of government failure deserves to be read by advocates of all political persuasions... This admirable work offers compelling evidence that government might do far better by doing far less."--Gene Epstein, Barron's "Peter Schuck's new book Why Government Fails So Often provides a thoughtful if pessimistic analysis."--Laura Tyson, Project Syndicate "Peter Schuck's Why Government Fails So Often is one of the most important books of the year and may be one of the most important books of the decade. Although I have seen this prolific author's name over the years, I had never read any of his work. My loss. Fortunately, I have read every page--including endnotes--of his latest book, and it is a tour de force."--David R. Henderson, Regulation "[Why Government Fails So Often] is a timely book in light of the steep declines in the public's regards for government, a Congress that is increasingly hostile to federal programs, and a civil service whose morale keeps sinking lower with every survey. Schuck's analysis helps explain why the government is so reviled and thus helps us think about remedial steps and the kinds of policies that should be avoided in the future."--Timothy B. Clark, Government Executive "Very highly recommended for academic and community library Political Science collections, Why Government Fails So Often: And How It Can Do Better is an impressive work of meticulous scholarship that is so well written and presented that it is equally accessible for political science students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in understanding the mechanics, development, and implementation issues concerning governmental policies on the federal level."--Jack Mason, Midwest Book Review "[S]ubstantive, and important... [R]ealizing exactly where we are is the first step towards moving to a better state of affairs. This volume sets us squarely down that path."--Matt E. Ryan, Public Choice "Schuck's important book reminds us about the allure of expert judgments and the need for public discourse at each step along the traverse of policy formulation and implementation."--David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart, Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 PART 1: The Context of Policy Making 37 CHAPTER 2: Success, Failure, and In Between 39 CHAPTER 3: Policy-Making Functions, Processes, Missions, Instruments, and Institutions 64 CHAPTER 4: The Political Culture of Policy Making 91 PART 2: The Structural Sources of Policy Failure 125 CHAPTER 5: Incentives and Collective Irrationality 127 CHAPTER 6: Information, Inflexibility, Incredibility, and Mismanagement 161 CHAPTER 7: Markets 198 CHAPTER 8: Implementation 229 CHAPTER 9: The Limits of Law 277 CHAPTER 10: The Bureaucracy 307 CHAPTER 11: Policy Successes 327 PART 3: Remedies and Reprise 369 CHAPTER 12: Remedies: Lowering Government's Failure Rate 371 CHAPTER 13: Conclusion 408 Notes 413 Index 463
£19.80
Princeton University Press Just Married
Book SynopsisThe institution of marriage stands at a critical juncture. As gay marriage equality gains acceptance in law and public opinion, questions abound regarding marriage's future. Will same-sex marriage lead to more radical marriage reform? Should it? Antonin Scalia and many others on the right warn of a slippery slope from same-sex marriage toward polygTrade Review"[C]losely reasoned, powerful, and persuasive."--Huffington Post "Highly intelligent."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "The book is timely and engaging."--Choice "Just Married provides a deep understanding of what it is I'm signing off on when I scribble my name on those county-issued marriage licenses."--Katherine Willis Pershey, Christian Century "This well-argued book will serve a wide audience. Anyone interested in getting into the marriage debates would do well to start with Just Married and can expect to gain a full understanding of the landscape. Macedo makes a strong argument for inclusion of same-sex marriages into the legal institution of marriage, and a strong case for retaining the legal institution."--Lori Watson, Review of Politics "Macedo offers a well-researched, wide-ranging argument for the special role of marriage in democratic society and the ability of same-sex: marriage to fit within this accepted role... Just Married ... deserves praise for challenging us to deliberate more diligently the promises and pitfalls of civil marriage."--Scott Barclay, Perspectives on Politics "There is much here I endorse heartily and much I disagree with--vehemently. As a work of public political philosophy, it is sure to engage almost any reader to the same extent, with its wide-ranging, opinionated discussion. This is simply the best book I know articulating the case for the state recognizing same-sex marriage--and stopping reform there."--Elizabeth Brake, Ethical Theory and Moral PracticeTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Why Marriage Matters 1 PART I. WHY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? Chapter 1. Gay Rights and the Constitution of Reasons 19 Chapter 2. Traditional Marriage and Public Law 38 Chapter 3. Marriage, Gender Justice, and Children's Well-Being 60 PART II. WHY MARRIAGE? Chapter 4. The Special Status of Marriage 79 Chapter 5. Marriage: Obligations, Benefits, and Access 99 Chapter 6. Reform Proposals and Alternatives to Marriage 119 PART III. WHY TWO? MONOGAMY, POLYGAMY, AND DEMOCRACY Chapter 7. The Challenge of Polygamy 145 Chapter 8. Polygamy, Monogamy, and Marriage Justice 161 Chapter 9. Polygamy Unbound? The Kody Brown Family and the Future of Plural Marriage 179 Conclusion: Happily Ever After 204 Notes 213 Bibliography 267 Index 293
£29.75
Princeton University Press Why Government Fails So Often
Book SynopsisFrom healthcare to workplace and campus conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with Washington, seeing it as an intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. Ineffective policies are caused by deep structural factors regardless of which parTrade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2015 PROSE Award in Government & Politics, Association of American Publishers Selected for the Claremont Review of Books CRB Christmas Reading List 2015 "[A] sweeping history of policy disappointments."--David Leonhardt, New York Times "In Why Government Fails So Often, Peter H. Schuck takes up this vital question in what amounts to a systematic survey of the limits of American public administration. It is a profound book, and a sobering one... Peter H. Schuck has written an essential manual for 21st-century policy makers."--Yuval Levin, Wall Street Journal "Schuck does a beautiful job of laying out all the problems with government intervention... [T]here are many gems in this book."--David Henderson, Econlog "Schuck makes a compelling case that many domestic programs, including those that have considerable public support among Republicans as well as Democrats, deliver benefits at costs that are much higher than necessary and contain damaging unintended consequences."--Glenn Altschuler, Boston Globe "Anyone who wants clear insight into government's modern wayward momentum, and its toll on society, should hear Peter Schuck... His recommendations for change are refreshing."--Colorado Springs Gazette "This lively and authoritative account of government failure deserves to be read by advocates of all political persuasions... This admirable work offers compelling evidence that government might do far better by doing far less."--Gene Epstein, Barron's "Peter Schuck's new book Why Government Fails So Often provides a thoughtful if pessimistic analysis."--Laura Tyson, Project Syndicate "Peter Schuck's Why Government Fails So Often is one of the most important books of the year and may be one of the most important books of the decade. Although I have seen this prolific author's name over the years, I had never read any of his work. My loss. Fortunately, I have read every page--including endnotes--of his latest book, and it is a tour de force."--David R. Henderson, Regulation "[Why Government Fails So Often] is a timely book in light of the steep declines in the public's regards for government, a Congress that is increasingly hostile to federal programs, and a civil service whose morale keeps sinking lower with every survey. Schuck's analysis helps explain why the government is so reviled and thus helps us think about remedial steps and the kinds of policies that should be avoided in the future."--Timothy B. Clark, Government Executive "Very highly recommended for academic and community library Political Science collections, Why Government Fails So Often: And How It Can Do Better is an impressive work of meticulous scholarship that is so well written and presented that it is equally accessible for political science students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in understanding the mechanics, development, and implementation issues concerning governmental policies on the federal level."--Jack Mason, Midwest Book Review "[S]ubstantive, and important... [R]ealizing exactly where we are is the first step towards moving to a better state of affairs. This volume sets us squarely down that path."--Matt E. Ryan, Public Choice "Schuck's important book reminds us about the allure of expert judgments and the need for public discourse at each step along the traverse of policy formulation and implementation."--David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart, Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 PART 1: The Context of Policy Making 37 CHAPTER 2: Success, Failure, and In Between 39 CHAPTER 3: Policy-Making Functions, Processes, Missions, Instruments, and Institutions 64 CHAPTER 4: The Political Culture of Policy Making 91 PART 2: The Structural Sources of Policy Failure 125 CHAPTER 5: Incentives and Collective Irrationality 127 CHAPTER 6: Information, Inflexibility, Incredibility, and Mismanagement 161 CHAPTER 7: Markets 198 CHAPTER 8: Implementation 229 CHAPTER 9: The Limits of Law 277 CHAPTER 10: The Bureaucracy 307 CHAPTER 11: Policy Successes 327 PART 3: Remedies and Reprise 369 CHAPTER 12: Remedies: Lowering Government's Failure Rate 371 CHAPTER 13: Conclusion 408 Notes 413 Index 463
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Princeton University Press The President Who Would Not Be King
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize, Georgetown Center for the Constitution""Finalist for the George Washington Prize, Washington College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute, and George Washington’s Mount Vernon"
£31.50
Princeton University Press Checks in the Balance
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Alan Rosenthal Prize, Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association""The conversation about separation of powers and the legislative branch’s ability to check the executive continues to be one not just one for practitioners and academics but also for American society, and that conversation is one which Checks in the Balance effectively joins and enriches."---Jonathan Lewallen, Perspectives on Politics"An exceptional resource for those seeking to gain a deeper understanding of how legislative capacity affects the actions of the executive."---Michelle Belco, Congress & the Presidency
£27.00
University of British Columbia Press Good Government Good Citizens
Book SynopsisGood Government? Good Citizens? explores the evolving concept of the citizen in Canada at the beginning of this century. Three forces are at work in reconstituting the citizen in this society: courts, politics, and markets. Many see these forces as intersecting and colliding in ways that are fundamentally reshaping the relationship of individuals to the state and to each other.How has Canadian society actually been transformed? Is the state truly in retreat? Do individuals, in fact, have a fundamentally altered sense of their relationship to government and to each other? Have courts and markets supplanted representative politics regarding the expression of basic values? Must judicialized protection of human rights and minority interests necessarily mean a diminished concern for the common good on the part of representative politics? To what extent should markets and representative politics maintain a role in the protection of human rights and minority interests? WillTrade ReviewIn Good Government? Good Citizens? W.A. Bogart provides a thoughtful analysis of the drama of social and political change in Canada over the last several decades. -- Mike Hogeterp * The Catalyst, Summer 2006 *Bogart offers an important thesis about the power of judges and rights that demands further inquiry both in Canada and elsewhere in the West. -- Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., Dept of Political Science, West Virginia University * Law and Politics Book Review *Any reader who would cares about the future of democracy in Canada would do well to read this broad-ranging and thought-provoking book. -- Miriam Smith, Department of Political Studies, Trent University * Canadian Public Policy, vol. XXXII. No. 1, 2006 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: The Society that Was1 Before the TransformationPart 2: Courts, Politics, and Markets in a Society in Transition2 The Ascendance of Courts3 Representative Politics in Disarray4 Chasing Choice: The Market AboundingPart 3: Some Examples of a Changing Canada5 Aboriginals: Two Row Wampum, Second Thoughts, and Citizens Plus6 Citizens in Cyberspace: The Internet and Canadian Democracy7 The Youngest Citizens and Education as a Public Good?8 Evermore Citizens Who Are Senior: An Ageing Canada Conclusion: "The Dance of Adjustment"NotesIndex
£73.95
University of British Columbia Press Seeking the Courts Advice The Politics of the
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive analysis of the Canadian reference power, Seeking the Court’s Advice examines how policy makers use the courts strategically to achieve political ends.Trade Reviewthis is an excellent book that completely fills a major and unfortunate lacuna in the academic literature. It is well organized, well written, thorough and balanced, and it winds up with recommendations for better squaring the practice with judicial independence concerns.A first book, you say, and by a very junior author? It certainly doesn’t read that way—this is a polished work of mature scholarship. I recommend it highly. -- Peter McCormick * Canadian Journal of Political Science *[Puddister] manages to provide a superb and comprehensive analysis of the development, evolution, and purposes of the reference power. -- Emmett Macfarlane, associate professor, University of Waterloo * The Review of Constitutional Studies *…Seeking the Court’s Advice will likely affect the way the power is exercised and conceived of by governments, interveners, and courts. -- Jennah Khaled, JD, Osgoode Hall Law * Osgoode Hall Law Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Reference Cases as a Mix of Law and Politics1 Origins and Implications of the Reference Power2 Contestation and Reference Cases3 Routine Politics and Nonroutine Litigation: References after 19494 “It’s Always a Little Bit of Politics”: Why Governments Ask Reference Questions5 Why Not Refer Everything? The Padlock Act and Blasphemy6 Seeking the Court’s Advice and the Delegation of Decision MakingConclusion: A Legal Solution to Political ProblemsAppendix A: Canadian Reference LegislationAppendix B: Reference Case ListNotes; References; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Seeking the Courts Advice
Book SynopsisCan Parliament legalize same-sex marriage? Can Quebec unilaterally secede from Canada? Can the federal government create a national firearms registry? Each of these questions is contentious and deeply political, and each was addressed by a court in a reference case, not by elected policy makers.Reference cases allow governments to obtain an advisory opinion from a court without a live dispute and opposing litigants and governments often wield this power strategically. Through a reference case, elected officials can insert the courts and the judiciary into political debates that can be both contentious and normative. Seeking the Court's Advice is the first in-depth study of the reference power, drawing on over two hundred reference cases from 1875 to 2017. With novel insight and analysis, Kate Puddister demonstrates that the actual outcome of a reference case win or lose is often secondary to the political benefits that can be attained from relying on courts througTrade Reviewthis is an excellent book that completely fills a major and unfortunate lacuna in the academic literature. It is well organized, well written, thorough and balanced, and it winds up with recommendations for better squaring the practice with judicial independence concerns.A first book, you say, and by a very junior author? It certainly doesn’t read that way—this is a polished work of mature scholarship. I recommend it highly. -- Peter McCormick * Canadian Journal of Political Science *[Puddister] manages to provide a superb and comprehensive analysis of the development, evolution, and purposes of the reference power. -- Emmett Macfarlane, associate professor, University of Waterloo * The Review of Constitutional Studies *…Seeking the Court’s Advice will likely affect the way the power is exercised and conceived of by governments, interveners, and courts. -- Jennah Khaled, JD, Osgoode Hall Law * Osgoode Hall Law Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Reference Cases as a Mix of Law and Politics1 Origins and Implications of the Reference Power2 Contestation and Reference Cases3 Routine Politics and Nonroutine Litigation: References after 19494 “It’s Always a Little Bit of Politics”: Why Governments Ask Reference Questions5 Why Not Refer Everything? The Padlock Act and Blasphemy6 Seeking the Court’s Advice and the Delegation of Decision MakingConclusion: A Legal Solution to Political ProblemsAppendix A: Canadian Reference LegislationAppendix B: Reference Case ListNotes; References; Index
£25.19
University of British Columbia Press Debt and Federalism
Book SynopsisDebt and Federalism is the first complete account of the Canadian federal bankruptcy and insolvency power, showing how four landmark cases form the bedrock of the modern bankruptcy system.Trade ReviewThis book is a masterpiece of academic contribution enriching our understanding on the bankruptcy law development in Canada and beyond … I am overwhelmed by the quality of the in-depth analysis in this book. -- Zhang Zinian, University of Leeds * Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative Blog *While the tradition of any book review is to mention a few blemishes, I was hard pressed to find any... This is an excellent, thought-provoking and informative book. -- Vern W. DaRe, University of Windsor * Banking & Finance Law Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: An Untested Federal Power1 The Voluntary Assignments Case (1894) and Lord Herschell’s Dicta2 Royal Bank of Canada v Larue and the Brave New World of Bankruptcy Law3 The Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Reference Case and the Debtor’s Financial Condition4 The Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act Reference Case and Rehabilitating DebtorsConclusion: A Modern View of Bankruptcy and InsolvencyNotes; Bibliography; Index of Cases; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Debt and Federalism
Book SynopsisDebt and Federalism is the first complete account of the Canadian federal bankruptcy and insolvency power, showing how four landmark cases form the bedrock of the modern bankruptcy system.Trade ReviewThis book is a masterpiece of academic contribution enriching our understanding on the bankruptcy law development in Canada and beyond … I am overwhelmed by the quality of the in-depth analysis in this book. -- Zhang Zinian, University of Leeds * Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative Blog *While the tradition of any book review is to mention a few blemishes, I was hard pressed to find any... This is an excellent, thought-provoking and informative book. -- Vern W. DaRe, University of Windsor * Banking & Finance Law Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: An Untested Federal Power1 The Voluntary Assignments Case (1894) and Lord Herschell’s Dicta2 Royal Bank of Canada v Larue and the Brave New World of Bankruptcy Law3 The Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Reference Case and the Debtor’s Financial Condition4 The Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act Reference Case and Rehabilitating DebtorsConclusion: A Modern View of Bankruptcy and InsolvencyNotes; Bibliography; Index of Cases; Index
£22.79
Johns Hopkins University Press Science in the Federal Government
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe qualities that made Science in the Federal Government exemplary in 1957 still do so today. The book demonstrates that the history of science can be done as an integral part of political and social history, that the history of institutions need not be narrow and dull if it includes the human dimension of personalities and elites and social relationships. It succeeds admirably in treating technical aspects of science without letting them dominate the central organizational and human themes. Dupree's achievement has been and still is reassuring and inspiring. IsisTable of ContentsPrefacePreface to the First Edition1. First Attempts to Form a Policy, 1787-18002. Theory and Action in the Jeffersonian Era, 1800-18293. Practical Achievements in the Age of the Common Man, 1829-18424. The Fulfillment of Smithson's Will, 1829-18615. The Great Explorations and Survey's Will, 1829-18616. Bache and the Quest for a Central Scientific Organization, 1851-18617. The Civil War, 1861-18658. The Evolution of Research in Agriculture, 1862-19169. The Decline of Science in the military Services, 1865-189010. The Geological Survey, 1867-188511. The Allison Commission and the Department of Sceince, 1884-188612. Conservation, 1865-191613. Medicine and Public Health, 1865-191614. The Completion of the Federal Scientific Establishment15. Patterns of Government Research in Modern America, 1865-191616. The Impact of World War I, 1914-191817. Transition to a Business Era, 1919-192918. The Depression and the New Deal, 1929-193919. Prospect and Retrospect at the Beginning of a New Era, 1940ChronologyBibliographic NotesReferencesIndex
£27.00
MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Volume 4 A Legal
Book SynopsisDraws on the author’s experience as a tribal attorney to present the first legal history of the twentieth-century Seminole Nation. The book traces the Seminoles’ story from their removal to Indian Territory from Florida in the late nineteenth century to the new challenges of the twenty-first century.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Law and the Limits of Government
Book SynopsisIn this first book-length treatment of those questions, the author explains that legislatures pass laws temporarily in order to reduce opposition from the citizenry, to increase the level of information revealed by lobbies, and to externalize the political costs of changing the tax code on to future legislatures.Trade ReviewLaw and the Limits of Government by Frank Fagan is a creative and enormously useful book for any scholar of legislation, timing rules, and politics. --Jacob Gersen, Harvard Law SchoolTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Francesco Parisi Part I: Theory 1. Introduction 2. Short- to Medium-term Residual Effects 3. Long-term Residual Effects 4. Information and Commitment 5. Temporary Tax Legislation Part II: Evidence 6. Passage Probability 7. Sponsor's Age 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index
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New York University Press The Imagined Juror
Book SynopsisExamines the outsized influence of jurors on prosecutorial discretion Thanks to television and popular media, the jury is deeply embedded in the American public's imagination of the legal system. For the country's federal prosecutors, however, jurors have become an increasingly rare sight. Today, in fact, less than 2% of their cases will proceed to an actual jury trial. And yet, when federal prosecutors describe their jobs and what the profession means to them, the jury is a central theme. Anna Offit's The Imagined Juror examines the counterintuitive importance of jurors in federal prosecutors' work at a moment when jury trials are statistically in decline. Drawing on extensive field research among federal prosecutors, the book represents the first ethnographic study of US attorneys, according to legal scholar Annelise Riles. It describes a world of legal practice in which jurors are frequently summonedas make-believe audiences for proposed arguments, hypothetical evaluators of evidencTrade Review"A must-read for anyone concerned about the state of the US justice system. The Imagined Juror makes a compelling case for the continued importance of juries, even in the age of the disappearing trial." -- William Garriott, Drake University"Offit’s extraordinary access to the workings of federal prosecutors as well as to public proceedings reveals the pervasive influence of juries on criminal cases, both direct and indirect. This book argues convincingly that the infrequency of trials is not a valid indicator of the impact of the jury on our criminal justice system." -- David Engel, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University at Buffalo School of Law"Provides an original and indispensable vantage point from which to view criminal procedure in the US, with implications for questions of power and the origins of mass incarceration." -- Ronald Niezen, author of #HumanRights: The Technologies and Politics of Justice Claims in Practice"...an unquestionably valuable contribution to the literature on prosecutors. Offit opens a window into the inner workings of a federal prosecutor’s office at a time when interest in prosecutors is at its height. The Imagined Juror answers the important question of what prosecutors do and why." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Drawing on extensive field research, Offit (law, Southern Methodist Univ.) performs an ethnographic study of US attorneys to reveal an a priori truth about how federal prosecutors use hypothetical juries to navigate the many conflicts they encounter within criminal proceedings…As a criminal defense attorney, this reviewer sees her personal experiences reflected in Offit's writings, authenticating how hypothetical juries influence prosecutors and, ultimately, impact the criminal justice system writ large." -- A. A. Walden, Elmira College * CHOICE *"Drawing on extensive field research among US federal prosecutors, Offit describes a world in which even the question of moving forward with a prosecution often hinges on how federal prosecutors assume a jury will react—an exercise where the perspectives of the public are imagined and incorporated into every stage of trial preparation. " * Law & Social Inquiry *
£62.90
New York University Press The Imagined Juror
Book SynopsisExamines the outsized influence of jurors on prosecutorial discretion Thanks to television and popular media, the jury is deeply embedded in the American public's imagination of the legal system. For the country's federal prosecutors, however, jurors have become an increasingly rare sight. Today, in fact, less than 2% of their cases will proceed to an actual jury trial. And yet, when federal prosecutors describe their jobs and what the profession means to them, the jury is a central theme. Anna Offit's The Imagined Juror examines the counterintuitive importance of jurors in federal prosecutors' work at a moment when jury trials are statistically in decline. Drawing on extensive field research among federal prosecutors, the book represents the first ethnographic study of US attorneys, according to legal scholar Annelise Riles. It describes a world of legal practice in which jurors are frequently summonedas make-believe audiences for proposed arguments, hypothetical evaluators of evidencTrade Review"A must-read for anyone concerned about the state of the US justice system. The Imagined Juror makes a compelling case for the continued importance of juries, even in the age of the disappearing trial." -- William Garriott, Drake University"Offit’s extraordinary access to the workings of federal prosecutors as well as to public proceedings reveals the pervasive influence of juries on criminal cases, both direct and indirect. This book argues convincingly that the infrequency of trials is not a valid indicator of the impact of the jury on our criminal justice system." -- David Engel, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University at Buffalo School of Law"Provides an original and indispensable vantage point from which to view criminal procedure in the US, with implications for questions of power and the origins of mass incarceration." -- Ronald Niezen, author of #HumanRights: The Technologies and Politics of Justice Claims in Practice"...an unquestionably valuable contribution to the literature on prosecutors. Offit opens a window into the inner workings of a federal prosecutor’s office at a time when interest in prosecutors is at its height. The Imagined Juror answers the important question of what prosecutors do and why." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Drawing on extensive field research, Offit (law, Southern Methodist Univ.) performs an ethnographic study of US attorneys to reveal an a priori truth about how federal prosecutors use hypothetical juries to navigate the many conflicts they encounter within criminal proceedings…As a criminal defense attorney, this reviewer sees her personal experiences reflected in Offit's writings, authenticating how hypothetical juries influence prosecutors and, ultimately, impact the criminal justice system writ large." -- A. A. Walden, Elmira College * CHOICE *"Drawing on extensive field research among US federal prosecutors, Offit describes a world in which even the question of moving forward with a prosecution often hinges on how federal prosecutors assume a jury will react—an exercise where the perspectives of the public are imagined and incorporated into every stage of trial preparation. " * Law & Social Inquiry *
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New York University Press Diversifying the Courts
Book SynopsisExamines the decisions of US presidents to appoint judges from diverse backgrounds to federal courtsIn Diversifying the Courts, Nancy Scherer addresses why presidents chooseor don't chooseto diversify the federal courts by race, ethnicity, and gender. She explores how and why the issue became a bitter partisan fight in the first place, tracking the controversial historyand politicsof court diversification. Drawing on polls, political experiments, surveys and one-on-one interviews, Scherer illuminates the complicated relationship between diversity and court legitimacy. She shows us how diverse representation can positively impact perceptions of the court among women and racial minorities, while having a negative impact on the perceptions among white people and men. Ultimately, Diversifying the Courts provides insight into the impact of gender, race, and ethnicity on the courts, illuminating some of the major challenges facing the American judicial system in the years that lie ahead.Trade Review"Diversifying the Courts systematically examines the link between racial and gender diversity and the legitimacy of the federal judiciary. Nancy Scherer shows us that increased diversity does not automatically yield greater legitimacy toward the federal bench among all members of the public, resulting in a backlash against the courts." -- Eric Waltenburg, author of Choosing Where to Fight: Organized Labor and the Modern Regulatory State, 1948-1987"This book shows us why efforts to diversify the federal bench over the past four decades have done little to increase the legitimacy of the courts. Scherer compellingly explores this diversity dilemma, offering important insights about the future of our courts." -- Michael Zilis, author of The Rights Paradox: How Group Attitudes Shape US Supreme Court Legitimacy"[Scherer] shares takeaways from conversations with sitting district court justices and the empirical results of surveys on support for the courts and specific judges’ decisions given varying conditions of diversity." * Trial *
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