Comparative Politics


The Oxford Companion to American Politics

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Hardback Jun 2012 ISBN13: 9780199764310ISBN10: 019976431X

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Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies

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Hardback Jun 2012 ISBN13: 9780199599370ISBN10: 0199599378 Brings together insights from the worlds of party politics and public administration in order to analyze the role of political parties in public appointments across contemporary Europe
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Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America

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Paperback Aug 2012 ISBN13: 9780199938667ISBN10: 0199938660 A comparative study of recent trends in women's representation in Latin America
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Socialism Vanquished, Socialism Challenged

Eastern Europe and China, 1989-2009
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Hardback Aug 2012 ISBN13: 9780199895977ISBN10: 019989597X Examines the twenty-year aftermath of the 1989 assaults on established, state-sponsored socialism in the former Soviet bloc and in China
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Socialism Vanquished, Socialism Challenged

Eastern Europe and China, 1989-2009
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Paperback Aug 2012 ISBN13: 9780199895960ISBN10: 0199895961 Examines the twenty-year aftermath of the 1989 assaults on established, state-sponsored socialism in the former Soviet bloc and in China
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The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State

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Paperback Aug 2012 ISBN13: 9780199650514ISBN10: 0199650519 The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State is the authoritative and definitive guide to the contemporary welfare state.
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The Strain of Representation

How Parties Represent Diverse Voters in Western and Eastern Europe
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Hardback Sep 2012 ISBN13: 9780199652785ISBN10: 0199652783 Examines the quality of democratic representation in Europe, focusing on the way that political parties channel the preferences of different groups of citizens into government policies.
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Social Policy and Citizenship

The Changing Landscape
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Hardback Oct 2012 ISBN13: 9780199754045ISBN10: 0199754047 In both Europe and America, the landscape of social policies has undergone fundamental changes in recent decades, especially in endeavors to develop new welfare arrangements. How does this affect citizenship-at-large as defined by the Marshallian triad of personal, democratic, and social rights?

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Policies Without Politicians

Bureaucratic Influence in Comparative Perspective
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Hardback Nov 2012 ISBN13: 9780199645138ISBN10: 0199645132 Policies Without Politicians is a comparative study of the everday policy-making role of bureaucrats in six jurisdictions: France, US, Germany, Sweden, the EU, and the UK. It takes as its central focus the decrees and regulations that account for a large proportion of government activity and explores the role of civil servants in their production.
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China Goes Global

The Partial Power
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Hardback Dec 2012 ISBN13: 9780199860142ISBN10: 0199860149 A leading China watcher offers the first thorough-going account of China's growing power and influence on the world stage
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