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Conservative Parties And The Birth Of Democracy

by Daniel (Harvard University, Massachusetts) Ziblatt

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 How do democracies form and what makes them die? In a wide-ranging narrative of democracy's history in Europe, from 1830s Britain to Adolf Hitler's 1933 seizure of power in Weimar Germany, the book offers a re-interpretation of how stable political democracy is built, coming to the bold conclusion that democracy's historical adversaries, conservative political parties, shape democracy's viability.
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Globalized State-Led Development - How States Support Firms At Home And Abroad

by Jazmin (University Of Notre Dame, Indiana) Sierra

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 This book explains how and why major developing countries like Brazil, China, and India globalized state-led development by creating homegrown multinational corporations. It provides the reader with conceptual and empirical tools to understand the enduring power of state intervention under globalization.
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Globalized State-Led Development - How States Support Firms At Home And Abroad

by Jazmin (University Of Notre Dame, Indiana) Sierra

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 This book explains how and why major developing countries like Brazil, China, and India globalized state-led development by creating homegrown multinational corporations. It provides the reader with conceptual and empirical tools to understand the enduring power of state intervention under globalization.
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Crime And Punishment In India - Police, Judiciary, And Access To Justice

by Nirvikar (London School Of Economics And Political Science) Jassal

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 This book investigates how the Indian state delivers justice. Combining big data, advanced statistical methods, and ethnographic research, it offers unique insights into gender, law, policing, discrimination, and sexual violence, making it a valuable resource for those interested in how justice operates in practice in the Global South.
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Crime And Punishment In India - Police, Judiciary, And Access To Justice

by Nirvikar (London School Of Economics And Political Science) Jassal

~~43,26€~~ 38,93€ 10% OFF

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 This book investigates how the Indian state delivers justice. Combining big data, advanced statistical methods, and ethnographic research, it offers unique insights into gender, law, policing, discrimination, and sexual violence, making it a valuable resource for those interested in how justice operates in practice in the Global South.
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Illiberal Law And Development - Property Rights And Conflict Over Land In China

by Susan H. (University Of Washington, Seattle) Whiting

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 This book explains how China achieved transformative economic development without secure property rights and regime durability despite conflict. The state uses law both to reassign land rights from lower-value to higher-value uses and to manage the ensuing conflict. For advanced undergraduates and graduate students across social-science disciplines
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Faith In Democracy - The Logic Of Church Advocacy For Liberal Democratic Institutions In Africa

by Kate (Yale University, Connecticut) Baldwin

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 This book explains why some African churches advocate for stronger liberal democratic institutions to protect their activities, particularly schools, from state intervention. It also explores how fiscal dependence on the state influences advocacy and the political consequences of church advocacy for liberal democracy.
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Faith In Democracy - The Logic Of Church Advocacy For Liberal Democratic Institutions In Africa

by Kate (Yale University, Connecticut) Baldwin

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 This book explains why some African churches advocate for stronger liberal democratic institutions to protect their activities, particularly schools, from state intervention. It also explores how fiscal dependence on the state influences advocacy and the political consequences of church advocacy for liberal democracy.
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Return Of Tyranny - Why Counterrevolutions Emerge And Succeed

by Killian (Georgetown University, Washington Dc) Clarke

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 Explains why some revolutions fail and succumb to counterrevolutions, while others go on to establish durable rule. Killian Clarke combines original global data with a close analysis of Egypt's 2013 counterrevolution. During an era of resurgent authoritarianism worldwide, he sheds light on one particularly violent form of reactionary politics.
Building Social Mobility - How Subsidized Homeownership Creates Wealth, Dignity, And Voice In India

by Tanu (Claremont Graduate University, California) Kumar

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 This book is for policymakers, social scientists, and readers interested in policies that can transform household trajectories. It reveals how homeownership programs drive economic growth, empower citizens, and influence local politics. It also offers valuable insights into how wealth shapes dignity and, in turn, political participation.
Building Social Mobility - How Subsidized Homeownership Creates Wealth, Dignity, And Voice In India

by Tanu (Claremont Graduate University, California) Kumar

~~43,26€~~ 38,93€ 10% OFF

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 This book is for policymakers, social scientists, and readers interested in policies that can transform household trajectories. It reveals how homeownership programs drive economic growth, empower citizens, and influence local politics. It also offers valuable insights into how wealth shapes dignity and, in turn, political participation.
The Birth Of Democracy In South America

by Raul L. (University Of Texas, Austin) Madrid

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 Explores how democracy first emerged in South America and explains why it arose in some countries and not others. It shows that the first countries to democratize in the region continue to have the strongest democracies today. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
The Birth Of Democracy In South America

by Raul L. (University Of Texas, Austin) Madrid

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 Explores how democracy first emerged in South America and explains why it arose in some countries and not others. It shows that the first countries to democratize in the region continue to have the strongest democracies today. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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Incumbency Bias - Why Political Office Is A Blessing And A Curse In Latin America

by Luis (University Of Notre Dame, Indiana) Schiumerini

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 We tend to think that incumbents always win elections. Yet, recently, incumbents have been ousted from office across the world. Focusing on Latin America, this book demonstrates that 'incumbency bias' emerges because democracy creates a mismatch between citizens' expectations and incumbents' capacity to deliver.
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States Against Nations - Meritocracy, Patronage, And The Challenges Of Bureaucratic Selection

by Nicholas (Princeton University, New Jersey) Kuipers

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 Focusing on the challenges of bureaucratic recruitment, this book questions the virtues of meritocracies and develops a new theory about the conflicts facing governments that engage in both state- and nation-building. It is ideal for scholars in political science, history, sociology, public administration, public policy, law, and economics.
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States Against Nations - Meritocracy, Patronage, And The Challenges Of Bureaucratic Selection

by Nicholas (Princeton University, New Jersey) Kuipers

~~40,55€~~ 36,50€ 10% OFF

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 Focusing on the challenges of bureaucratic recruitment, this book questions the virtues of meritocracies and develops a new theory about the conflicts facing governments that engage in both state- and nation-building. It is ideal for scholars in political science, history, sociology, public administration, public policy, law, and economics.
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Through The Roof - Housing, Capitalism, And The State In America And Germany

by Alexander (University Of Toronto) Reisenbichler

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 This book analyzes housing policy in the United States and Germany, engaging readers interested in housing politics, the current housing affordability crisis, and wealth inequality. It offers an in-depth comparative-historical analysis, explaining both countries' divergent housing policies and their major impact on each country's capitalist model.
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Inside Criminalized Governance - How And Why Gangs Rule The Streets Of Rio De Janeiro

by Nicholas (University Of St Andrews) Barnes

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 This book investigates the governance practices of Rio de Janeiro's drug trafficking gangs. Based on three years of ethnographic research, it offers unprecedented documentation of the evolution of three rival gang organizations from the 1970s to the present.
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Inside Criminalized Governance - How And Why Gangs Rule The Streets Of Rio De Janeiro

by Nicholas (University Of St Andrews) Barnes

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 This book investigates the governance practices of Rio de Janeiro's drug trafficking gangs. Based on three years of ethnographic research, it offers unprecedented documentation of the evolution of three rival gang organizations from the 1970s to the present.
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The Welfare Workforce - Why Mental Health Care Varies Across Affluent Democracies

by Isabel M. (Cornell University, New York) Perera

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 What explains differences in how affluent democracies have deinstitutionalized mental health care? This book highlights how labor-organizing among welfare workers contributes to the success, or failure, of mental health care systems. The book provides insights for scholars, health and medical practitioners, activists, and trade union strategists.
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The Welfare Workforce - Why Mental Health Care Varies Across Affluent Democracies

by Isabel M. (Cornell University, New York) Perera

~~36,49€~~ 32,84€ 10% OFF

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 What explains differences in how affluent democracies have deinstitutionalized mental health care? This book highlights how labor-organizing among welfare workers contributes to the success, or failure, of mental health care systems. The book provides insights for scholars, health and medical practitioners, activists, and trade union strategists.
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Fair Enough? - Support For Redistribution In The Age Of Inequality

by Charlotte (University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor) Cavaille

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 What explains the public's muted response to rising inequality? To answer this question, this book carefully unpacks the interaction between fairness concerns and material self-interest. The proposed framework helps explain puzzling trends in support for redistribution in Great Britain, the United States, France and beyond.
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Inequality And Political Cleavage In Africa - Regionalism By Design

by Catherine Boone

~~41,08€~~ 36,97€ 10% OFF

 Offers a powerful reinterpretation of the drivers of African politics. Focusing on political effects of spatial inequality, Boone shows that uneven development produces regional divisions that animate electoral competition and policy struggles in many countries. Evidence from electoral geography and country cases brings the argument to life.
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Crime, Insecurity, And Community Policing - Experiments On Building Trust

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 Presenting the outcome of a major research initiative involving two dozen scholars around the world, this book offers rigorous evidence of the efficacy of community policing in reducing crime and increasing trust in a diversity of political contexts.
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