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The Origins of Christian...
This book is a pioneering contribution to the history of the founding of the West German political system after the Second World War. The political cooperation between Catholics and Protestants that resulted in the formation of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in occupied ...
(2012)
A History of the U.S. Po...
Ideas, Interests, and Institutions
One of the most active and revealing approaches to research into the American political system is one that focuses on political development, an approach that combines the tools of the political scientist and the historian. _A History of the U.S. Political System: Ide...
(2009)
When Political Parties D...
A Cross-National Analysis of Disalignment and Realignment
Why do major political parties die? The shelf life of minor parties in democracies tends to be short, but major parties tend to be highly durable. The Democratic Party of the United States and the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom have been going strong for tw...
(2010)
Of the People, by the Pe...
Documentary Record of Voting Rights and Electoral Reform
by Thomas J. Ba... and Kyle L. Kreider
The hotly disputed election of 2000 roused a generally complacent electorate to recognize the erosion of a basic rite of citizenship many had long taken for granted: the exercise of their right to vote. Since then, controversial technology for casting and counting ba...
(2010)
The Case for Combat
How Presidents Persuade Americans to Go to War
In the United States, the decision to use military force typically is made by the president, even though it is actually Congress that has the authority to commit the nation to war. It is also the president's job to inform the American people when that decision has been madeÑan...
(2011)
Political Parties in Con...
Regulation, Engineering and Democratic Development
by Benjamin Reilly and Per Nordlund
Well-functioning political parties are essential components of democracy. They organize voters, aggregate and articulate interests, craft policy alternatives, recruit and socialize new candidates for office, set policy-making agendas, integrate disparate groups and individuals...
(2008)
OECD Reviews of Regulato...
Seizing the Opportunities for Growth
This review explores the opportunities for better regulation within the Swiss institutional framework. In recent years, the rate of growth in Switzerland has been slower than the OECD average. If this continues, the country will be challenged to face the financial demands of a...
(2006)
OECD Reviews of Regulato...
Achieving Results for Sustained Growth
This review analyses the Swedish institutional framework for better regulation. In recent years Sweden has made a remarkable recovery, benefiting from deregulation efforts undertaken in the early to mid 1990s. Sweden places a strong emphasis on high standards of social welfare...
(2007)
OECD Reviews of Regulato...
Progress in Implementing Regulatory Reform
Korea was among the first countries reviewed in the OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform Series. Since the first review in 2000, Korea has made bold efforts to enhance conditions for long term growth: promoting regulatory reform, cutting red tape, strengthening competition policy...
(2007)
OECD Reviews of Regulato...
Ensuring Regulatory Quality across Levels of Government
In recent years Italy has moved towards greater devolution of regulatory powers at regional level, in a European context where this dimension becomes increasingly important. This review analyses first the institutional set-up for multi-level regulation, the specifics of power ...
(2007)
OECD Reviews of Regulato...
Strengthening Governance for Growth
The debate on a market-based economy has now entered a new phase in Brazil, addressing the broader context of quality regulation and the reduction of regulatory risk. The improved macroeconomic situation and the progress made by the sectoral regulatory agencies have paid off, ...
(2008)
OECD Reviews of Regulato...
Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics
This review presents a general picture of the overall regulatory reform frameworks in Italy, examining quality regulation, competition policy and professional services. The review also offers a special focus on multi-level governance, where key issues include local public serv...
(2010)
OECD Reviews of Regulato...
Towards a Seamless National Economy
This review of regulatory reform in Australia comes at the right time to capture the attention of the OECD community. Australia has successfully weathered the worst effects of the current economic crisis. The resilience of the Australian economy, in the face of the deepest and...
(2010)
Das Parteiensystem Italiens
Vom Untergang der Democrazia Cristiana zur zweiten Regierung Berlusconis
Das italienische Parteiensystem hat zu Beginn der 90er Jahre einen nahezu beispiellosen Wandel erlebt. Nach einem halben Jahrhundert praktisch ununterbrochener Herrschaft verschwand die Democrazia Cristiana - und mit ihr andere traditionelle Parteien - gleichsam über Nacht von...
(2004)
