Government

This book examines dominant parties in both established democracies and new democracies and explores the relationship between dominant parties and the democratic process.   Combining theoretical and empirical research and bringing together leading experts in the field, it features case studies on Ja..

This book analyzes various facets of economic reforms in South Asia and their implications for attaining food security. It illuminates relevant issues regarding the constraints and challenges in achieving food security, focusing on South Asian countries where a large percentage of the world's poor r..

This text discusses the relationship between state, market, civil society and education, examining such topics as: development in education inspectorates; the way in which universities are stimulated to support themselves financially; and the way..

This book focuses on the relationship between electoral institutions and policy outcomes in order to effectively explore the impact of diversity and dissent on the political arena...

Offering a blueprint for transforming military depot workload and processes into those of high-performance commercial facilities, this volume provides tools for enhancing the ability of the military to perform MRO on its weapon systems. The text focuses on availability of required parts, facilities,..

This unique book is the first systematic work on evaluating and assessing educational information technology. Here you'll find specific strategies, best practices, and techniques to help you choose the educational technology that is most appropriate for your institution. Evaluation and Assessment in..

Peasant rebellions are uncommon, and the author explores the alternative forms of struggle which they use to achieve their aims. Seven countries are studied for research purposes, Poland, India, Egypt, Colombia, China, Nicaragua and Zimbabwe...

In this book - previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies - an international group of scholars examines the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of developed and developing democracies...

A collection of original studies of the Soviet executive under Gorbachev. Topics covered include the major ministries, the presidency, the cabinet, and questions of presidential-ministerial, presidential-presidential, legislative-executive, and party-state relations...

Few presidents have sparked as much interest in recent years as Ronald Reagan. This biography finds Reagan's personal career and ability to understand and communicate with the American people admirable, but finds the long-term effects of his presidency harmful...

Few presidents have sparked as much interest in recent years as Ronald Reagan. This biography finds Reagan's personal career and ability to understand and communicate with the American people admirable, but finds the long-term effects of his presidency harmful...

This book provides the theoretical and pedagogical tools needed to understand the notion of deep learning and design and implement courses that encourage students to take a deep approach to learning. It covers how to design engaging and innovative teaching and learning activities that encourage stud..