In this provocative new book, Richard Kugler explores a single dominant hypothesis: that a dangerous world may lie ahead. Proposing that the United States must begin thinking deeply about exactly what confronts it, the book seeks first to conceptualize such a world, a world that is more turbulent than today's. ...

"The American system of government is today far too weak to do the job now assigned to it, let alone the job that ought to be given". In this book, adapted from his Godkin Lectures at Harvard University in March 1968, the then-president of the Ford Foundation contends that the explosive social and technological change of recent decades has greatly increased the need for stronger and more effective national government.<P>To illustrated his ...

Leading American and European experts examine the &quot; problem&quot; countries of Cuba, Iraq, Libya, and Nigeria. They explain sources of U.S. and European differences, consequences for policies designed to influence problem states, and prospects for bridging policy rifts.
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The early 1990s witnessed a resurgence of mass unemployment, with altogether new patterns across regions, occupations and industries. This book considers the new unemployment and labour market conditions, and relates them to the issues and the options for public policy on unemployment and welfare. The book contains contributions from a wide variety of perspectives - economics, sociology, social history, and social policy analysis. Arising from a ...

From the Top Ten David Melior Chat-up Lines to a list of British Prime Ministers since 1721, this book tells you everything you never wanted to know about British politics.<P>Revealed: Tony Blair's football team; the MPs who rear chickens and collect newts; and the words you are not allowed to utter in the House of Commons. For the number-crunching nerds...memorize the century's election turn-outs and the Top Eight Political Parties in ...

In When Federalism Works, Paul E. Peterson, Barry G. Rabe, and Kenneth K. Wong examine the new conventional wisdom about federal grants. ...

Engendered by regressive economic policies, the misery and hopelessness that characterize much of the region lie at the heart of international terrorism. The authors, both noted economists, argue that to combat economic stagnation and generate sustained growth, the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries will have to do a lot more than lower tariffs and reduce intra-regional trade barriers. ...

The authors demonstrate that answering questions about the efficacy, publicity and importance of UN-sponsored conferneces requires a focus on the follow-up to and implementation of the conferences and not simply attention to the conferences themselves. ...

&lt;div&gt;Steven Schier examines the shift in U.S. politics to activation&amp;mdash;the political variant of niche marketing. This method encourages only a strategically selected few to get involved, resulting in a decline of majority rule in American politics.&lt;/div&gt;
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According to conventional wisdom, government may intervene when private markets fail to provide goods and services that society values. This view has led to the passage of much legislation and the creation of a host of agencies that have attempted, by exquisitely detailed regulations, to compel legislatively defined behavior in a broad range of activities affecting society as a whole-health care, housing, pollution abatement, transportation, to ...