The Study of the State
Author: Henri J. Claessen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-05-02
Total Pages: 553
ISBN-13: 3110825791
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Author: Henri J. Claessen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-05-02
Total Pages: 553
ISBN-13: 3110825791
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Author: H. J. M. Claessen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9789027933485
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Author: E. G. West
Publisher: London : Institute of Economic Affairs
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 306
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Franklin Willoughby
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 488
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Suzanne Mettler
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011-08-31
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 0226521664
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Keep your government hands off my Medicare!” Such comments spotlight a central question animating Suzanne Mettler’s provocative and timely book: why are many Americans unaware of government social benefits and so hostile to them in principle, even though they receive them? The Obama administration has been roundly criticized for its inability to convey how much it has accomplished for ordinary citizens. Mettler argues that this difficulty is not merely a failure of communication; rather it is endemic to the formidable presence of the “submerged state.” In recent decades, federal policymakers have increasingly shunned the outright disbursing of benefits to individuals and families and favored instead less visible and more indirect incentives and subsidies, from tax breaks to payments for services to private companies. These submerged policies, Mettler shows, obscure the role of government and exaggerate that of the market. As a result, citizens are unaware not only of the benefits they receive, but of the massive advantages given to powerful interests, such as insurance companies and the financial industry. Neither do they realize that the policies of the submerged state shower their largest benefits on the most affluent Americans, exacerbating inequality. Mettler analyzes three Obama reforms—student aid, tax relief, and health care—to reveal the submerged state and its consequences, demonstrating how structurally difficult it is to enact policy reforms and even to obtain public recognition for achieving them. She concludes with recommendations for reform to help make hidden policies more visible and governance more comprehensible to all Americans. The sad truth is that many American citizens do not know how major social programs work—or even whether they benefit from them. Suzanne Mettler’s important new book will bring government policies back to the surface and encourage citizens to reclaim their voice in the political process.
Author: William Franklin Willoughby
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 455
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Johann Caspar Bluntschli
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Published: 1892
Total Pages: 588
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James T. Sparrow
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2015-10-12
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 022627778X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe question of how the American state defines its powernot what it is but what it "does"has become central to a range of historical discourses, from the founding of the Republic and the role of the educational system, to the functions of agencies and America s place in the world. Here, James Sparrow, William J. Novak, and Stephen Sawyer assemble some definitional work in this area, showing that the state is an integral actor in physical, spatial, and economic exercises of power. They further imply that traditional conceptions of the state cannot grasp the subtleties of power and its articulation. Contributors include C.J. Alvarez, Elisabeth Clemens, Richard John, Robert Lieberman, Omar McRoberts, Gautham Rao, Gabriel Rosenberg, Jason Scott Smith, Tracy Steffes, and the editors."
Author: Francis Fukuyama
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2017-06-15
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 1847653774
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWeak or failed states - where no government is in control - are the source of many of the world's most serious problems, from poverty, AIDS and drugs to terrorism. What can be done to help? The problem of weak states and the need for state-building has existed for many years, but it has been urgent since September 11 and Afghanistan and Iraq. The formation of proper public institutions, such as an honest police force, uncorrupted courts, functioning schools and medical services and a strong civil service, is fraught with difficulties. We know how to help with resources, people and technology across borders, but state building requires methods that are not easily transported. The ability to create healthy states from nothing has suddenly risen to the top of the world agenda. State building has become a crucial matter of global security. In this hugely important book, Francis Fukuyama explains the concept of state-building and discusses the problems and causes of state weakness and its national and international effects.
Author: Hugh C. Dyer
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1989-10-16
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 1349202754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis wide-ranging study surveys the present state of international relations as an academic field. It locates and assesses recent developments in the field - in short, what is being done where, by whom, and why. The editors have focused on some central and controversial theoretical issues, and included surveys of principal sub-fields, as well as the various approaches to the study of international relations in different countries. The book provides a comprehensive overview of an important and fast-growing area of academic endeavour, and is essential reading for teachers and students of international politics and the social sciences at large.