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Liberty Fund Inc History of the Origins of Representative
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Liberty Fund Inc Popular Government
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Cambridge University Press Russian Politics Today
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Cambridge University Press ThreeText Edition of Thomas Hobbess Political Theory
Book SynopsisAn exciting English-language edition which for the first time presents Thomas Hobbes''s masterpiece Leviathan alongside two earlier works, The Elements of Law and De Cive. By arranging the three texts side by side, Baumgold offers readers an enhanced understanding of Hobbes''s political theory and addresses an important need within Hobbes scholarship. The parallel presentation highlights substantive connections between the texts and makes it easy to trace the development of Hobbes''s thinking. Readers can follow developments both at the ''micro'' level of specific arguments and at the ''macro'' level of the overall scope and organization of the theory. The volume also includes parallel presentations of Hobbes''s chapter outlines, which serve as a key to the texts and are collected in a précis appendix.Trade Review'This edition constitutes a remarkable undertaking. It has been executed with precision and astute judgement throughout and will prove invaluable for anyone doing serious research on the development of Hobbes's political theory.' Robin Douglass, King's College London'Baumgold's arrangement of Hobbes's three major political treatises in parallel columns greatly facilitates our study of the changes in his views over a decade and also the evaluation of claims that those changes were significant. For Hobbes scholars, Baumgold's book is the equivalent of 'Gospel Parallels'.' Al Martinich, Vaughan Centennial Professor in Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin'Deborah Baumgold's brilliantly executed parallel-text edition demonstrates her thesis that Hobbes wrote his political theory three times over as the English civil war unfolded, in Elements, De Cive and Leviathan, each for different audiences.' Patricia Springborg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin'How did Hobbes compose, think, and rethink his political philosophy? Deborah Baumgold's edition offers new insights and will spur fruitful contributions to our debates for year to come.' Ted H. Miller, University of Alabama'That Hobbes wrote three versions of his political theory is widely recognized; that no one has yet published his three key theoretical texts together is remarkable. Baumgold's text thus fills a very important gap in Hobbes scholarship, bringing together The Elements, De Cive, and Leviathan in an accessible, elegant, and precise form. The Three-Text Edition of Thomas Hobbes's Political Theory will be an essential resource for scholars and readers.' Daniel Kapust, University of Wisconsin, Madison'Hobbes scholars and students owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Deborah Baumgold for this work, which by mapping the three main versions of Hobbes's political theory onto each other provides an unparalleled resource for comparative study. Three Text Edition of Thomas Hobbes's Political Theory greatly simplifies the challenging task of discerning the evolution of Hobbes's thinking on key topics in his political theory.' S. A. Lloyd, University of Southern California'Baumgold (Univ. of Oregon) has done all serious students of Hobbes a great service in editing the Three-Text Edition of Thomas Hobbes's Political Theory … All in all, it is difficult to imagine a more useful resource for the student of Hobbes. Highly Recommended.' M. Harding, ChoiceTable of ContentsEditor's introduction; Note on the texts; The texts; 1. The Elements of Law, chapter 1; 2. The Elements of Law, chapter 2/Leviathan, chapter 1; 3. The Elements of Law, chapter 3/Leviathan, chapter 2; 4. The Elements of Law, chapter 4/Leviathan, chapter 3; 5. The Elements of Law, chapter 5/Leviathan, chapters 4, 5 (part); 6. The Elements of Law, chapter 6/Leviathan, chapters 9, 5 (part), 7; 7. The Elements of Law, chapters 7, 9, 12/Leviathan, chapter 6; 8. The Elements of Law, chapter 8/Leviathan, chapter 10; 9. The Elements of Law, chapter 10/Leviathan, chapter 8; 10. The Elements of Law, chapter 11/De Cive, chapter 15 (part)/Leviathan, chapters 11 (part), 12, 34 (part), 33 (part), 31 (part); 11. The Elements of Law, chapter 13; 12. The Elements of Law, chapter 14/De Cive, chapter 1/Leviathan, chapter 13; 13. The Elements of Law, chapter 15/De Cive, chapter 2/Leviathan, chapter 14; 14. The Elements of Law, chapters 16, 17/De Cive, chapter 3/Leviathan, chapter 15; 15. The Elements of Law, chapter 18/De Cive, chapter 4; 16. The Elements of Law, chapter 19/De Cive, chapter 5/Leviathan, chapter 17; 17. The Elements of Law, chapter 20/De Cive, chapter 6/Leviathan, chapter 18; 18. The Elements of Law, chapters 21, 24/De Cive, chapters 7, 10/Leviathan, chapters 19 (part), 21 (part); 19. The Elements of Law, chapters 22, 23/De Cive, chapters 8, 9, 11/Leviathan, chapters 20, 21 (part), 19 (part); 20. The Elements of Law, chapter 27/De Cive, chapter 12/Leviathan, chapter 29; 21. The Elements of Law, chapter 28/De Cive, chapter 13/Leviathan, chapters 30, 21 (part); 22. The Elements of Law, chapter 29/De Cive, chapter 14/Leviathan, chapter 26; 23. De Cive, chapter 15 (part)/Leviathan, chapter 31 (part); 24. De Cive, chapter 16 (part)/Leviathan, chapters 35 (part), 40 (part), 42 (part), 36 (part); 25. The Elements of Law, chapter 26/De Cive, chapters 16 (part), 17/Leviathan, chapters 40 (part), 41, 36 (part), 39, 42 (part); 26. The Elements of Law, chapter 25/De Cive, chapter 18/Leviathan, chapter 43; Précis appendix.
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Cambridge University Press The Value of Disorder
Book SynopsisDespite being central to the development of Saharan regional connectivity, northern Chad has been closed to researchers since the late 1960s and thus remains virtually unknown to scholarship. Based on long-term fieldwork, The Value of Disorder is an original and in-depth account of the area and its Tubu majority inhabitants. Julien Brachet and Judith Scheele examine trans-border connectivity and trade; civil war and rebellion; wealth creation and dispersal; labour and gender relations; and aspirations to moral autonomy in northern Chad from an internal point of view - a point of view that in turn participates in a dynamic process of regional interdependence. Vividly ethnographic, the book gives precedence to local categories of value, while asking broader questions about the nature of non-state regional political organisation. Questions that inform current political developments in the Sahara more widely, and have the potential to challenge key concepts in Saharan studies and the sociaTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. A never-ending conquest: settlement and the making of a Saharan town; 2. Fifty shades of Khaki: armed conflict and other entanglements; 3. Trouble in the Palm-Grove: labour, status, ownership; 4. Tricks of trade: production, protection and predation; 5. Great ploys and small expectations: accumulation and dispersal in a half-world; 6. The state encompassed: everyday disorder, the aesthetics of violence, and the political imagination; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Making Cars in the New India
Book SynopsisAuto manufacturing holds the promise of employing many young Indians in relatively well-paid, high-skill employment, but this promise is threatened by the industry''s role as a site of immense conflict in recent years. This book asks: how do we explain this conflict? What are the implications of conflict for the ambitious economic development agendas of Indian governments? Based upon extensive field research in India''s National Capital Region, this book is the first to focus on labour relations in the Indian auto industry. It proposes the theory that conflict in the auto industry has been driven by twin forces: first, the intersection of global networks of auto manufacturing with regional social structures which have always relied on informal and precariously-employed workers; and, second, the systematic displacement of securely-employed ''regular workers'' by waves of precariously-employed ''de facto informal workers''.Trade Review'In this important book, Tom Barnes cautions against any exaggerated hopes about a high-road development path based on automotive industrialisation in India. Characterised by informal labour, he reveals that car manufacturing has not resulted in high levels of labour standards and employment relations for Indian workers. A must-read, questioning development expectations related to the rise of the BRICS.' Andreas Bieler, University of Nottingham'Tom Barnes masterfully synthesises global production network analysis with uneven and combined development to debunk not only the view that participation in these networks necessarily leads to development but he also vividly captures why and how India's auto workers, especially in the supplier industry, bear the economic and political costs of an expanding industry.' Anthony P. D'Costa, University of Melbourne'Barnes' book is a very useful addition to the literature on global production networks in India. More importantly, it joins a new, vibrant and timely literature concerned with the ways in which the process of labour informalisation manifests regionally across the subcontinent, systematically expanding workers' precarity and vulnerability across a rising number of industrial sectors.' Alessandra Mezzadri, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonTable of ContentsTables, figures and maps; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. The limits of industrialisation; 2. The auto industry in India today; 3. Auto manufacturing and the evolution of industrial policy; 4. The transformation of labour relations; 5. Auto workers in India's national capital region; 6. Work and life at the bottom of the auto supply chain; 7. Driving down the 'low road'?; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Transforming Gender Citizenship
Book SynopsisGender quotas are a controversial policy measure. However, over the past twenty years they have been widely adopted around the world and especially in Europe. They are now used in politics, corporate boards, state and local public administration and even in civil society organizations. This book explores this unprecedented phenomenon, providing a unique comparative perspective on gender quotas'' adoption across thirteen European countries. It also studies resistance to gender quotas by political parties and supreme courts. Providing up-to-date comprehensive data on gender quotas regulations, Transforming Gender Citizenship proposes a typology of countries, from those which have embraced gender quotas as a new way to promote gender equality in all spheres of social life, to those who have consistently refused gender quotas as a tool for gender equality. Reflecting on divergences and commonalities across Europe, the authors analyze how gender quotas may transform dominant conception of Table of ContentsIntroduction: completing the unfinished task? Gender quotas and the ongoing struggle for women's empowerment in Europe Éléonore Lépinard and Ruth Rubio Marín; Part I. Gender Quotas as Transformative Equality Remedies: 1. Gender quotas in Belgium: consolidating the citizenship model while challenging the conception of gender equality Petra Meier; 2. The French parity reform: the never-ending quest for a new gender equality principle Eléonore Lépinard; 3. The role of gender quotas in establishing the Slovene citizenship model: from gender blind to gender sensitive Milica Antić Gaber and Irena Selišnik; 4. Gender quotas in Spain: broad coverage, uneven treatment Tània Verge and Emanuela Lombardo; Part II. Gender Quotas as Symbolic Equality Remedies: 5. The protracted struggle for gender quotas in Greek politics: constitutional reform and feminist mobilization in the EU context Dia Anagnostou; 6. Eppur si muove: the tortuous adoption and implementation of gender quotas in conservative Italy Alessia Donà; 7. From electoral to corporate board quotas: the case of Portugal Ana Espírito-Santo; 8. Gender quotas and women's solidarity as a challenge to the gender regime in Poland Anna Śledzińska-Simon; Part III. Gender Quotas as Corrective Equality Remedies: 9. Quota contagion in Germany: diffusion, derailment, and the quest for parity democracy Sabine Lang; 10. The Austrian paradox: the challenges to transform a conservative gender regime Nora Gresch and Birgit Sauer; Part IV. Gender Quotas as Accessory Equality Measures: 11. The 'natural' prolongation of the Norwegian gender equality policy institution Mari Teigen; 12. Gender equality without legislated quotas in Sweden Lenita Freidenvall; 13. Gender equality without gender quotas: dilemmas in the Danish approach to gender equality and citizenship Lise Rolandsen Agustín, Birte Siim and Anette Borchorst; Conclusion. Assessing the transformative potential of gender quotas for gender equality and democratic citizenship Éléonore Lépinard and Ruth Rubio Marín.
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Cambridge University Press Responsive States
Book SynopsisThe US Constitution did not establish a clear division of responsibilities between the national government and state governments, so the distribution of policymaking authority is subject to constant renegotiation and debate. When national lawmakers introduce policy initiatives that implicate the states in important ways, why do state leaders sometimes respond with strong support and other times with indifference or outright hostility? Moving beyond the conventional story that state officials simply want money and autonomy from their national counterparts, this book explains how the states'' responses over the short, medium, and long term are shaped by policy design, timing, and the interaction between the two. Reaching across different historical eras with in-depth case studies of policies such as Superfund, the No Child Left Behind Act, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the book shows how federalism has influenced, and continues to influence, the evolution of AmericaTrade Review'This engaging and innovative book puts forward a significant theoretical innovation backed up by extensive research.' C. Shortell, ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: states as stakeholders; 1. Federalism and policy feedback; 2. The surprising persistence of unemployment insurance; 3. The brief life of the Sheppard-Towner Act; 4. Medicaid's remarkable expansion; 5. The rise and demise of general revenue sharing; 6. How Superfund sowed the seeds of its own instability; 7. No Child Left Behind and the politics of state resistance; 8. Policy design, polarization, and the Affordable Care Act; Conclusion: responsive states.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of the European Union Volume 1 European Integration OutsideIn
Book SynopsisVolume I considers the history of the European Union from an outside-in perspective, evaluating which outside forces shaped and guided the process of European integration. Taking an innovative, thematic approach, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of European integration.Table of ContentsReflections on the history and historiography of European integration Mathieu Segers and Steven Van Hecke; Part I. Critical Junctures: 1. The emergence of a divided world and a divisible west Kenneth Weisbrode; 2. European integration and the temporary division of Germany Henning Türk; 3. Europe, decolonisation and the challenge of developing countries Guia Migani; 4. European integration and globalisation since the 1970s Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol; 5. A Europe of reunification? Stefania Bernini and Jan Zielonka; 6. Moderately failing forward: the EU in the years 2004–2019 Ferenc Laczó; Part II. Multilateralism and Geopolitics: 7. A pillar of the golden age? European integration and the Trente Glorieuses Antonio Varsori and Lorenzo Mechi; 8. The end of Bretton Woods: origins and European consequences Martin Daunton; 9. The vicissitudes of market Europe Gilles Grin; 10. European integration and the challenges of free movement Mathilde Unger; 11. The EU as a global trade power Kolja Raube; 12. The enduring relationship between NATO and European integration Luca Ratti; 13. European integration and the United Nations Edith Drieskens; 14. The European nuclear dimension: from Cold War to post-Cold War Leopoldo Nuti; 15. From 'Helsinki' and development aid to multipolar hard ball Angela Romano; 16. European integration, the environment and climate change Katja Biedenkopf and Tom Delreux; 17. The space policy of the European Union Emmanuel Sigalas; Part III. Perspectives and Ideas: 18. Researching the Eurocrats Cris Shore and Renita Thedvall; 19. Elite networks of allegiance Giles Scott-Smith; 20. The multi-dimensional nature of public EU attitudes Claes H. de Vreese, Andreas C. Goldberg and Anna Brosius; 21. Ideas of Europe: a view from inside-out, the 1880s to the 1910s (and beyond) Matthew D'Auria; 22. Beginning with culture: a certain idea of Europe Joep Leerssen; 23. The European union and memory Ana Milosevic; 24. European culture(s) Markus Thiel; 25. The catholic narrative of European integration Madalena Meyer Resende; 26. European integration and the churches Sergei A. Mudrov; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Brexit Britain
Book SynopsisDrawing upon unique and unprecedented survey data, this book shows how and why Brexit has changed British politics. Recommended reading for anyone wanting to better understand the political reality of Britain in the age of Brexit.Table of ContentsPart I. The Short Term: 1. Welcome to Brexit Britain; 2. Getting Brexit done; 3. Political paralysis – The 2017 general election; 4. The collapsing party system – The 2019 European elections; 5. The Johnson break through – The 2019 general election; Part II. The Long Term: 6. Time and the fragmenting party system; 7. Space and the fragmenting party system; 8. Who is responsible? The dynamics of accountability; Part III. The Future: 9. A disaster or a damp squib? The economic effects of Brexit; 10. Brexit Britain, Covid Britain – The political fallout.
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Cambridge University Press Sovereignty in the South
Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of the evolution of state sovereignty in the Global South, as regional organizations in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia increasingly interfere in domestic affairs. It will appeal to scholars and students of international relations, international organisations, human rights and the politics of the Global South.Trade ReviewCoe's Sovereignty in the South is an important contribution to the study of international and regional orders and the changing practices of sovereignty. For too long scholars of international relations have merely assumed that foundational norms such as sovereignty, smoothly diffused from the West to the rest. Coe shows how such conventional wisdoms must be overturned. By pointing to the historical topography that existed prior to the establishment of regional organizations, economic development, and democratization, Coe captures the critical change in and between regions regarding the practice of sovereignty.' Michael Barnett, George Washington University'Brooke Coe provides fresh insights on the development of regionalism in the global South, offering a compelling explanation for variation in the willingness of regional organizations to interfere in the affairs of sovereign states. In showing how differing histories and political and economic realities across Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia have generated varying degrees of 'intrusive regionalism' on issues of human rights, democracy, and security, Sovereignty in the South makes a valuable contribution to International Relations scholarship.' Luke Glanville, Australian National University'In this path-breaking macro-historical study, Brooke N. Coe establishes against the conventional wisdom that sovereignty-intruding regional institutions are not confined to the West, let alone Europe, but permeate the global South, too, particularly Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, she explains the variation in intrusive regionalism by emphasizing especially the role of historically embedded identities and community norms. A superb example of the newest comparative regionalism!' Thomas Risse, Freie Universität Berlin'Sovereignty in the South is an expansive and innovative book that examines change in the practice of the norm of non-interference across three regions of the Global South … The book is impressive in its reach and sheds light on important and underexamined issues in comparative regionalism.' Aarie Glas, H-DiploTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The uneven rise of intrusive regionalism; 2. Macronationalism and the discursive foundations of regionalism in the Global South; 3. Contested sovereignty norms and the erosion of non-interference; 4. The role of regime type; 5. The role of economic performance; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Can America Govern Itself
Book SynopsisCan America Govern Itself? brings together a diverse group of distinguished scholars to analyze how rising party polarization and economic inequality have affected the performance of American governing institutions. It is organized around two themes: the changing nature of representation in the United States; and how changes in the political environment have affected the internal processes of institutions, overall government performance, and policy outcomes. The chapters in this volume analyze concerns about power, influence and representation in American politics, the quality of deliberation and political communications, the management and implementation of public policy, and the performance of an eighteenth century constitution in today''s polarized political environment. These renowned scholars provide a deeper and more systematic grasp of what is new, and what is perennial in challenges to democracy at a fraught moment.Trade Review'Lee and McCarty have put together a stellar team of authors to address one of the most critical questions facing Americans: can our governing institutions cope with intense partisan polarization? The resulting chapters offer valuable insights into how representation, lawmaking, and policy implementation work - and fail to work - in our political system.' Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley'America's democratic institutions - in Washington and beyond - are under stress. This robust volume brings together an all-star cast of scholars to probe the nation's governing capacity and to consider the prospects for significant reform.' Sarah Binder, George Washington University, Washington DC and The Brookings Institution'With public trust in political institutions plummeting, parties growing ever more divided, and our elected leaders failing to attend to pressing national problems, we are right to wonder whether our political system is up to the most basic tasks of governance. In this fine volume, Frances E. Lee and Nolan McCarty assemble a terrific group of scholars who offer a range of answers - some reassuring, some not - that reformers would do well to heed in this age of anxiety.' William Howell, University of ChicagoTable of Contents1. Anxieties of American democracy Frances E. Lee and Nolan McCarty; Part I. Anxieties of Power, Influence, and Representation: 2. In the private interest? Business influence and American democracy Anthony S. Chen; 3. The interest group top tier: lobbying inequality and American governance Lee Drutman, Matt Grossmann and Timothy LaPira; 4. Developments in Congressional responsiveness to donor opinion Brandice Canes-Wrone and Nathan Gibson; 5. Minority protest and the early stages of governmental responsiveness in the electoral process Daniel Gillion and Patricia Posey; 6. The hollow parties Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld; Part II. Procedural Anxieties: 7. Does regular order produce a more deliberative Congress? Evidence from the annual appropriations process Lee Drutman and Peter Hanson; 8. Congress at work: legislative capacity and entrepreneurship in the contemporary Congress James Curry and Frances Lee; 9. Dumbing down? Trends in the complexity of political communication Kenneth Benoit, Kevin Munger and Arthur Spirling; Part III. Anxieties of Governance: 10. Public policy and political dysfunction: the policyscape, policy maintenance, and oversight Suzanne Mettler and Claire Leavitt; 11. The effects of partisan polarization on the bureaucracy David Spence; 12. Polarization and the changing American constitutional system Nolan McCarty.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Protest Analysing Current Trends
Book SynopsisThe politics of the twenty-first century is marked by dissent, tumult and calls for radical change, whether through food riots, anti-war protests, anti-government tirades, anti-blasphemy marches, anti-austerity demonstrations, anti-authoritarian movements and anti-capitalist occupations. Interestingly, contemporary political protests are borne of both the Right and Left and are staged in both the Global North and South. Globally, different instances of protest have drawn attention to the deep fissures which challenge the idea of globalisation as a force for peace. Given the diversity of these protests, it is necessary to examine the particular nature of grievances, the sort of change which is sought and the extent to which localised protest can have global implications. The contributions in this book draw on the theoretical work of Hardt and Negri, David Graeber and Judith Butler, among others, in order explore the nature of hegemony, the Occupy movement, the Arab Spring, the responTable of Contents1. Introduction: Protest 2. Counter-hegemonic networks and the transformation of global climate politics: rethinking movement-state relations Jackie Smith Reply by Ronaldo Munck 3. Occupy Dame Street as slow-motion general strike? Justifying optimism in the wake of Ireland’s failed multitudinal moment Nicholas Kiersey Reply by Simon Springer 4. The multitude and localized protest: the example of the Quebec student strike Philippe Fournier Reply by Keir Milburn 5. The Global Justice Movement and OccupyWall Street: spillover, spillout, or coalescence? Helma G. E. de Vries-Jordan Reply by Gilberto Algar-Faria 6. Transnational feminist solidarity and lessons from the 2011 protests in Tahrir Square Sally J. Scholz Reply by Wendy Harcourt 7. Who is speaking? The Indignados as political subjects Emmy Eklundh Reply by Ernesto Castañeda 8. Recruitment, counter-recruitment and critical military studies Matthew F. Rech Reply by Ben Wadham 9. The containment of Occupy: militarized police forces and social control in America Matthew Morgan Reply by Victor E. Kappeler 10. Protests, emotions and democracy: theoretical insights from the Indignados movement Paolo Cossarini Reply by Lasse Thomassen 11. Being the change: protest as performative discourse in the Occupy Portland encampment Lois Ruskai Melina Reply by Sanford F. Schram 12. Digital image politics: the networked rhetoric of Anonymous Jason L. Jarvis Reply by Roger Stahl 13. Global days of action, global public transcripts and democracy Catia Gregoratti Reply by Mark Chou 14. Book Review Symposium: The Democracy Project, By David Graeber Reviews by Lasse Thomassen, Gemma Bone, Jonathan Dean Response by David Graeber Book Review Symposium on Rethinking Latin America: Development, Hegemony, and Social Transformation, By Ronaldo Munck 15. Toward a 21st Century reading of Latin America: a sympathetic critique of Ronaldo Munck’s Rethinking Latin America: Development, Hegemony, and Social Transformation William I. Robinson Rethinking political economy from Latin America Ronaldo Munck
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Cambridge University Press When Ideas Matter
Book SynopsisComparativist scholarship conventionally gives unbridled primacy to external, material interestschiefly votes and rentsas proximately shaping political behaviour. These logics tend to explicate elite decision-making around elections and pork barrel politics but fall short in explaining political conduct during credibility crises, such as democratic governments facing anti-corruption movements. In these instances, Baloch shows, elite ideas, for example concepts of the nation or technical diagnoses of socioeconomic development, dominate policymaking. Scholars leverage these arguments in the fields of international relations, American politics, and the political economy of development. But an account of ideas activating or constraining executive action in developing democracies, where material pressures are high, is found wanting.Resting on fresh archival research and over 120 original elite interviews, When Ideas Matter traces where ideas come from, how they are chosen, and when they areTrade Review'In this detailed account of government responses to credibility crises, Baloch sheds new light on a key element of decision-making, the cohesion of elite ideas. Focusing on corruption allegations in India, he shows how leaders' perceptions of the status and appropriate role of the state can have important implications for the ability of those elites to respond to external critiques. Through the use of elite interview and archival research-based process tracing on two key moments in India's contemporary political history, Baloch offers a compelling perspective that goes well beyond theories of material interests.' Jennifer Bussell, University of California, Berkeley, author of Corruption and Reform in India: Public Services in the Digital Age'When Ideas Matter is a deeply researched and engagingly written book. It addresses an unusual but vital question: How do the ideas of elites actually shape politics and policy and their ability to negotiate the contradictions of society? It is also a wonderful contribution to contemporary history, by smartly putting into comparative perspective the anti-corruption movement against Indira Gandhi's Congress with the movement against UPA-II. In doing so Bilal Baloch sheds new light on how ideas work in politics, the nature of political elites, the shape of party structures and the future of populism.' Pratap Bhanu Mehta, co-editor of Rethinking Public Institutions in India'Bilal Baloch makes a powerful constructivist case for the importance of ideas in explaining key outcomes and crises in post-independence Indian history, from the secular nationalist era of the 1970s, to the Hindu Nationalist present.' Steven Wilkinson, Yale University, author of Votes and Violence: Electoral Competition and Ethnic Riots in IndiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. A constructivist approach to political behavior in India; 3. The Emergency and the Jayaprakash Narayan Movement; 4. India under Gandhi: Populism and partisans; 5. Checks and balances and the India against Corruption Movement; 6. United Progressive Alliance: Technocrats and transformations; 7. The politics of ideas in India and developing democracies; Appendices; References; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc U.S. Technological Endeavors: Examinations of
Book SynopsisAs the rules of global Internet develop and evolve, digital trade has risen in prominence on the global trade and economic agenda, but multilateral trade agreements have not kept pace with the complexities of the digital economy. The economic impact of the Internet is estimated to be $4.2 trillion in 2016, making it the equivalent of the fifth-largest national economy. According to one source, the volume of global data flows grew 45-fold from 2005 to 2014, faster than international trade or financial flows. Congress has an important role to play in shaping global digital trade policy, from oversight of agencies charged with regulating cross-border data flows to shaping and considering legislation to implement new trade rules and disciplines through ongoing trade negotiations, and also working with the executive branch to identify the right balance between digital trade and other policy objectives, including privacy and national security. This book discusses the role of digital trade in the U.S. economy, barriers to digital trade, digital trade agreement provisions, and other selected policy issues. It also discusses the digital economy and cross-border trade, and U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Executive Departments of the US Government:
Book SynopsisThe first report included herein describes action taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2018 funding for Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. It also provides an overview of enacted FY2017 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as part of annual CJS appropriations. It also includes an overview of the consideration of FY2018 legislative branch appropriations, and an overview of the FY2018 budget requests of individual legislative branch agencies and entities. Other chapters provide a visual comparison between the size of budget authority recommended or provided to DHS (Department of Homeland Security) components; examines the SBA OIGs (US Small Business Administration OIG) statutory authorities; programs and funding authorized by the Corporation for National and Community Service; information about the FY2019 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services and an overview on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Criminal Justice: Government Policies and
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Liberia in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and
Book SynopsisSince the founding of the Liberian state in 1847, the country has faced several frontier issues, such as ethnic pluralism and inclusion, the elusive quest for democracy, decentralization, and socio-economic development. Cumulatively, the failure by the various state managers to address these and other major challenges occasioned an enduring civil conflict that imploded into mass insurrection on 14 April 1979, a military coup d'état on 12 April 1980, and two civil wars from 1989-1997, and 1999-2003, respectively. Significantly, these major conflict events had profound ramifications, including the deaths of thousands of people, massive internal displacement, refugee crises, the destruction of the already underdeveloped physical infrastructure and the productive sectors of the economy, and the collapse of governance. Against this background, this book explores some of these frontier issues-the travails of the peripheral state, ethnic pluralism and inclusion, the quest for democracy, decentralization and governance, the monocrop economy and its resulting implications for the crises of underdevelopment, public health, security sector reform, and post-conflict reconstruction-that have and continue to face Liberia in the twenty-first century. This book then makes policy-relevant recommendations for addressing these challenges, as the country strives to address its seemingly unending cycle of "missed opportunities" and "false starts".Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/liberia-in-the-twenty-first-century-issues-and-perspectives/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Mexico: Economic, Political and Social Issues
Book SynopsisThe United States has maintained significant interest in Mexico, an ally and top trade partner. In recent decades, U.S.-Mexican relations have grown closer through cooperative management of the 2,000-mile border, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and security and rule of law cooperation under the Mérida Initiative. Relations have been tested, however, by President Donald J. Trumps shifts in U.S. immigration and trade policies. This book provides an overview of political and economic conditions in Mexico, followed by assessments of selected issues of congressional interest in Mexico: security and foreign aid, trade, immigration, organized crime, violence and water issues.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Puerto Rico: Recovery, Economic and Political
Book SynopsisPuerto Rico lies approximately 1,000 miles southeast of Miami and 1,500 miles from Washington, DC. Despite being far outside the continental United States, the island has played a significant role in American politics and policy since the United States acquired Puerto Rico from Spain in 1898. On 20 September 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm with sustained wind speeds of over 155 miles per hour. At that time, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was already in recovery mode following the glancing blow struck by Hurricane Irma on 6 September 2017, which left 70% of electricity customers without power. Chapter 1 deals with the challenges to recovery in Puerto Rico and the role of the Financial Oversight and Management Board. Even before the 2017 hurricane season, Puerto Ricos electric power infrastructure was known to be in poor condition, due largely to underinvestment and the perceived poor maintenance practices of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).Chapter 2 focuses on the recovery of Puerto Rico from the hurricanes, and the restoration of power. The two hurricanes that hit may have been historic, but they exposed a state of affairs in Puerto Rico that existed well before any of the hurricanes made landfall. Decades of mismanagement led to a paralyzing debt burden. Chapter 3 describes the factors that contributed to Puerto Ricos financial condition and levels of debt and federal actions that could address these factors. Chapter 4 examines the economic conditions in Puerto Rico as of the end of 2016, and (2) assesses the potential effects of applying the 2016 Overtime Rule to Puerto Rico. Chapter 5 provides policy and historical background about Puerto Ricos political status -- referring to the relationship between the federal government and a territorial one. Congress has not altered the islands status since 1952, when it approved a territorial constitution.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Top 10 Reports and Testimonies in January 2019
Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of significant reports and testimonies issued in January 2019.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/top-10-reports-and-testimonies-in-january-2019-2-volume-set/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Top 5 Reports and Testimonies in October 2018
Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of significant reports and testimonies issued in October 2018.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/top-5-reports-and-testimonies-in-october-2018/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Top 5 Reports and Testimonies in June 2018
Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of significant reports and testimonies issued in June 2018.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/top-5-reports-and-testimonies-in-june-2018/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Top 5 Reports and Testimonies in July 2018
Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of significant reports and testimonies issued in July 2018.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/top-5-reports-and-testimonies-in-july-2018/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Top 10 Reports and Testimonies in December 2018
Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of significant reports and testimonies issued in December 2018.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Top 5 Reports and Testimonies in August 2018
Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of significant reports and testimonies issued in August 2018.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Who is Serving in the United States Congress?
Book SynopsisThis book presents a profile of the membership of the 115th Congress (2017-2018) as of 1 October 2018. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc American Institutions
Book SynopsisAmerican Institutions by Alexis De Tocqueville has attracted great attention throughout Europe, where it is universally regarded as a sound, philosophical, impartial, and remarkably clear and distinct view of our political institutions, and of our manners, opinions, and habits, as influencing or influenced by those institutions. Writers, reviewers, and statesmen of all parties, have united in the highest commendations of its ability and integrity. The people, described by a work of such a character, should not be the only one in Christendom unacquainted with its contents. At least, so thought many of our most distinguished men, who have urged the publishers of this edition to reprint the work, and present it to the American public. They have done so in the hope of promoting among their countrymen a more thorough knowledge of their frames of government, and a more just appreciation of the great principles on which they are founded.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/american-institutions/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Chief Information Officers (CIOs): Shortcomings,
Book SynopsisAgencies plan to spend more than $96 billion on IT in fiscal year 2018; however, they continue to face longstanding challenges in doing so. Congress established the Chief Information Officers (CIO) position to serve as an agency focal point for IT to address these challenges. Recognizing the importance of the CIO position to successful IT management a government-wide review of CIO responsibilities was conducted. The objective of chapter 1 is to determine the extent to which agencies have addressed the role of the CIO in accordance with federal laws and guidance, and major factors that have enabled and challenged agency CIOs in fulfilling their responsibilities to carry out federal laws and guidance. The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) provided an opportunity to strengthen the authority of CIOs to provide needed direction and oversight of agencies'' IT budgets. Chapter 2 addresses the extent to which selected federal agencies established policies and procedures that address IT budgeting requirements, could demonstrate that they had developed fiscal year 2017 IT budgets for sampled investments consistent with FITARA and OMB guidance, and implemented processes to ensure that annual IT budgets are informed by reliable cost information.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The New Turkey: Politics, Society and Economy
Book SynopsisThis book intends to contribute to the discussions on the "New" Turkey, which has become a noteworthy term during the third term of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and which was officially used by Erdogan, the Republic of Turkey in 2014. The "New" Turkey, although a connotation used frequently for a new beginning of politics followed by each political power, has been attributed to a symbolic value by the current political power, AKP. The "New" Turkey has a bipolar meaning in Turkish politics: One that is strongly defended and supported by the current political power to maintain the historical bond between the Ottoman heritage, a mixture of Turkish culture and Islamic identity, and the Turkish republic, therefore to reinstate the Ottoman understanding among the people through state institutions while challenging the secular and Kemalist side, which resists losing the "old" Turkey's Kemalist identity. Political, social and economic transformations are visible in daily and social life in Turkey toward Turkish-Islamic synthesis. Such a visibility is of concern for both polarized sides in Turkey. The "conservative democrat" AKP is deeply keen on bringing back the "national" and "local" philosophy of culture, production, technology and identity while protecting their "own" and "othering" those who do not agree with the AKP, securitizing the opposition who disregard the Ottoman heritage and who states the Turkish Republic was founded from a scratch. This book focuses on the political regime transformation, social problems such as aging and nation, economic problems such as import and export destinations during the third term of AKP, when they officially started to name it "New" Turkey. Although the "New" Turkey is very often used to denote a state culturally and ideologically conservative, it is also a term to utter a regional power, which centers itself in the world politics. Today, the biggest question is whether Turkey is going to manage to undo polarization of the society while maintaining development. The present work seeks answers to these questions.Table of ContentsPreface; Political Party System in Turkey and the Transformation of the Political Regime in the New Turkey; From Citizenship to Nation: The Transformation of Government Conceptualizations in the New Turkey; Aging as a New Socio-Demographic Reality in Turkey: Processes, Patterns and Outcomes; Is the New Turkey Paradigm Shifting from West to East? An Analysis of the Relationship Between Exportation Regions and Innovation; The Changing Geography of Foreign Real Estate Acquisition in Turkey; New Cities of Dissatisfied Capital: A Comparative Analysis of Capitalist Production of Space in Eskişehir and Konya; A Society without Space and Space without a Society: Theme Parks of New Turkey; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Public Services: Management, Opportunities and
Book SynopsisThis compilation opens with an analysis of the way in which developing competition policies in the provision of health services in Vietnam could creating a fair, equitable and effective environment for health service providers, as well as protection for health service users. Policy recommendations are proposed in an effort to improve the efficiency of Vietnam's investment in public services, thus increasing people's access to and benefit from health services. Similarly, policy recommendations are proposed in the context of educational services. In the history of translation and interpretation, community interpreting has been of great importance. As such, the rapid advances in defining this type of interpretation, or the concept of interpreting in general, are explored. One author presents a case study based on her personal experiences as an intern and as a professional interpreter at the Spanish Commission for Refugees, outlining the abilities, expertise and skills gained from said experiences. Interpretation is a growing sector, both in terms of employment and research, which offers many opportunities around the world. In closing, the authors examine which purchasing competencies, practices, and measurements are considered relevant to service purchasing development in the transportation public agency.Table of ContentsPreface; Competition Policy in the Provision of Vietnams Health Services with Opportunities and Challenges; State Investment in Health Services in Vietnam: Situation and Problems Raised; State Investment in Education Services in Vietnam: Current Situation and Issues; The Regulation of Community Interpreting in Europe: A Comparison between Germany and Spain; NGO Interpreting: A Case Study Based on Experience at the Spanish Commission for Refugees; New Techniques, Skills and Opportunities in Language Interpretation for Public Services; Development of Purchasing Competence in Service Procurement: Case Transportation Public Agency; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Russia Changes: The Events of August 1991 & the
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Black Americans: Issues & Concerns
Book SynopsisThis volume gathers articles of crucial concern to Black Americans. These issues include education, research funding at historically black colleges and universities, voting rights, unemployment, income support policies, health care reform and racism. These contributions, taken together, form a crucible for thought.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Transformation of Eastern Europe Joining the
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Nova Science Publishers Inc European Integration Between Institution Building
Book SynopsisThis book is based on the thesis that the process of European integration is far more than just the building and further development of institutions. It is far more than the adjustment of economic and political procedures in a changing environmental and ever new challenges. Instead it is a social process which takes place even if the "social dimension" is underexposed by the official policy. And just this makes it all the more interesting because it shows the limits and opportunities to influence "great history" by the social basis of soci(et)al being - the peoples and their organisations. The main foci of the chapters in this book are: the role and function of social policy, and the role and function of civil society, namely the NGOs.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Central & Eastern Europe in Transition, Volume 3
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Central & Eastern Europe in Transition, Volume 4
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Berghahn Books, Incorporated A Question of Priorities: Democratic Reform and
Book Synopsis Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments in the two Germanys. With her study of U.S. occupation policy and its effects on German social and political developments in Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart, Rebecca Boehling offers a most valuable contribution to this debate. She examines the decisions made by the U.S. Military Government regarding German municipal personnel from the first year of the occupation, when all city officials were appointed directly by Military Government of with its explicit approval, through the first postwar municipal elections in 1946 and 1948, when democratic self-government was gradually restored. Boehling explores the far-reaching effects of personnel decisions on German political life within the framework of U.S. policies intended to denazify and democratize Germany. The conclusion she draws is that the early local-level German developments under U.S. occupation facilitated economic recovery in a manner that restricted the implementation of political and social goals of democratization.Trade Review "A well-written and informative source ... a useful contrast to much of the existing literature." · H-Net Reviews (H-German) "... a much appreciated contribution to the current discussions about the reunification of Germany and what it can mean for its economy and relationships to the other European powers." · Wisconsin Bookwatch "... most welcome as the first detailed analysis of political reconstruction in major postwar German cities available in English." · Choice ... unique quality. There is really nothing in English - and relatively little in German - that explores the early days of the occupation of Germany with this degree of detail or with such an extensive knowledge of the interaction between Germans and Americans at the local level." · Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt UniversityTable of Contents List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction Chapter 1. American Preparations for Postwar German Self-Government Chapter 2. Structure, Jurisdiction, and Policies of the Office of Military Government – U.S. Zone (OMGUS) Chapter 3. From Resistance and Liberation to Conquest and Occupation Chapter 4. The Stunde Null: American Occupiers, German Appointees, and Pre-democratic Municipal Administration Chapter 5. German Grassroots Democracy and U.S. Military Government: Early Manifestations of Local Self-Government Chapter 6. U.S. Military Government in Retreat: The Return of German Self-Government and the Results of Democratization Initiatives Chapter 7. Conclusion: The Legacy of the U.S. Occupation Bibliography Index
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Musharraf Regime & the Governance Crisis: A Case
Book SynopsisMusharraf Regime & the Governance Crisis - A Case Study of the Government of Pakistan
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Central & Eastern Europe in Transition, Volume 5
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Social Security: New Issues & Developments
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Congressional Budget Resolutions
Book SynopsisThis book provides current and historical information on the budget resolution. It provides a list of the budget resolutions adopted and rejected by Congress since implementation of the Budget Act, including the U.S. Statutes-at-Large citations and committee report numbers, and describes their formulation and content. The book provides a table of selected optional components, a list of reconciliation measures, and information on the number of years covered by budget resolutions. It also provides information on the consideration and adoption of budget resolutions, including an identification of the House special rules that provided for consideration of budget resolutions; the amendments in the nature of a substitute to the budget resolution considered in the House; the number and disposition of House and Senate amendments to budget resolutions; and dates of House and Senate action on budget resolutions.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Hearings in the Senate & House of
Book SynopsisCongressional hearings are the principal formal method by which committees collect and analyse information in the early stages of policy making. Whether legislative, oversight, investigative, or a combination of these, all hearings share common elements of preparation and conduct. House Rule XI sets down many of the regulations to which committee hearings must conform, including the quorum requirement, advance submission of witness statements, the opportunity for minority party members to call witnesses of their choosing, the five-minute rule for questioning witnesses, witness rights, the process for issuing a subpoena, the procedure for closing a hearing to the public, and the broadcast of hearings and media behaviour. Committees have broad latitude in how they hold hearings, in part because they adopt their own rules of procedure. These rules may amplify and supplement House rules, but cannot contravene them. Customs of committees not embodied in rules also vary considerably among committees. Committees usually plan extensively for hearings. On the day of a hearing, a committee needs a quorum to conduct business. While most hearings are open to the public, a committee may vote to close a hearing for a reason specifically stated in House rules. Following a hearing, committee staff may prepare a summary of testimony, draft additional questions for the day''s witnesses, and begin to ready the hearing transcripts for printing and publishing to the Web. Transcripts generally are printed, along with supplemental materials approved by the committee, although printing is not required.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Congress of the US: Committees, Rules &
Book SynopsisThis book presents the nuts and bolts procedures and rules which make the U.S. Congress tick.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Federal Research & Development Budgeting &
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Earmarks: Budgetary Pork or Butter?
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Commerce, Justice, Science Related Agencies'
Book SynopsisAppropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. The process begins with the President''s budget request and is bounded by the rules of the House and Senate, the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as amended), the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and current program authorisations. This book is a guide to the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. It summarises the current legislative status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related legislative activity.
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