Child Protection Systems

International Trends and Orientations
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Hardback, Apr 2011
ISBN13: 9780199793358ISBN10: 0199793352
This vital book is a comparative study of the social policies and professional practices that frame societal responses to the problems of child maltreatment in ten countries: USA, Canada, England, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Norway.


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Why China's Rise Doesn't Threaten the West
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Paperback, Feb 2012
ISBN13: 9780199837083ISBN10: 0199837082
A leading authority argues that China's economic rise reinforces American power


The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems

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Paperback, Mar 2012
ISBN13: 9780199642397ISBN10: 0199642397
Looks at the question of the impact of institutions on political behavior


When the People Speak

Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation
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ISBN13: 9780199572106ISBN10: 0199572100
Combines a new theory of democracy with actual practice and shows how an idea that harks back to ancient Athens can be used to revive our modern democracies


The Impact of Gender Quotas

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Paperback, Feb 2012
ISBN13: 9780199830084ISBN10: 0199830088
A theory-building and comparative exercise in elaborating concepts commonly used to analyze the broad impacts of gender quotas


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