Intergovernmental Cooperation

Rational Choices in Federal Systems and Beyond
$99.00
Hardback, Sep 2009
ISBN13: 9780199570607ISBN10: 0199570604
Argues that internal politics explains the nature of institutions set up to channel intergovernmental processes: while power-sharing governments engage in institution-building, power-concentrating governments avoid it.


The Paradoxes of the American Presidency

Third Edition
$49.95
Paperback, Aug 2009
ISBN13: 9780195385281ISBN10: 0195385284
Elegantly written, timely, and easily accessible to students, this text considers the crucial questions--and paradoxes--surrounding the American presidency.


The Politics of Truth

Selected Writings of C. Wright Mills
$21.95
Paperback, Aug 2008
ISBN13: 9780195343045ISBN10: 0195343042
The essential writings of one of American's most original political dissenters


The Broken Branch

How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track
$14.95
Paperback, Aug 2008
ISBN13: 9780195368710ISBN10: 0195368711
In one of the "Best Books of 2006" (Washington Post), two leading authorities offer a devastating critique of Congress, revealing why it no longer works


Federalism

An Introduction
$19.95
Paperback, Jun 2008
ISBN13: 9780195429046ISBN10: 0195429044
A concise, jargon-free overview of the various forms of federal government found around the world as well as the basic principles, practices, benefits, and challenges characteristic of the federal form of government


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