How can the winners in the globalization game guarantee their own comfortable future? There is a way, but one which may be too awful to contemplate. This volume stakes out new territory and proceeds with relentless logic from uncompromising diagnosis to chilling cure.

For over 20 years successive 'Developments in British Politics' volumes have established an unrivalled reputation for accessible state-of-the-art coverage reflecting the latest research. This volume continues the same tradition but with a new editorial team and an all-new set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities. A new feature of this edition is a set of chapters providing ...

As a new president seeks change in early 2009, all eyes will be on Congress. One of America's great legislators and most respected watchdogs of government offers an inside view of how Washington really works - and how it can work better.

Updated for the third edition, this introductory text on British politics provides a systematic analysis of who really runs Britain, to what end, and to whose advantage. This new edition covers issues of the day including constitutional change, welfare reform and New Labour's Third Way.

Another illusion-shattering piece from the man The New York Times called arguably the most important intellectual alive . In 1970, about 90per cent of international capital was used for trade and long-term investment and 10per cent for speculation. By 1990, these figures had reversed.

This work looks behind the image and offers a critical investigation of the commercial and political activities of the Bacardi empire. It reveals how Bacardi not only has no connection with Cuba, but has acted against the interests of Cuba, while marketing itself as a Cuban product.

Written specifically for A2 level students, closely following the syllabuses of the three main examinations boards (AQA, Edexcel and OCR). Coverage is given to the first administration under George W. Bush, the terrorist attacks of 11 September, the invasion of Iraq and the 2004 election.

An examination and discussion of the public and the hidden discourses (transcripts) of those who wield power and of those who feign deference to it. Examples are drawn from literature, history and politics to illustrate the many guises the interaction of such discourses can take.

What Are They Doing In There? answers the question that everyone in the United Kingdon wants the answer to BEFORE the next general election. This book takes a long, cool look at the House of Commons from within and without...

This text examines all the important issues in British politics since 1945, including a guide to the changing political culture of Britain in that period. It should prove valuable to students studying politics at A2 level, as it covers all the important issues required by the main examining boards.

Comprehensive and up-to-date text on the role and significance of Parliament in the British political system.

Based on the replies of over 400 cabinet ministers, this empirical analysis examines the growth of the role of the prime minister all over Western Europe, as well as the trend towards letting cabinet decisions be taken by committees or even by individual ministers.

Deals with key ideas about citizenship education including democracy, rights, globalization and equity. This title contains a range of national case studies of citizenship education including African, Asian, Australian, European and North and South American examples.

A systematic introduction to the institutions and patterns of behaviour of political systems worldwide. The book is concept based, looking at the key elements necessary to an understanding of political science such as the state, types of political institutions and political change.

Presents a comprehensive introduction to the contemporary politics of Latin America. Focusing on the enduring difficulties of achieving democratic stability, this title explores the conduct of government through classic concepts like authority, accountability, and participation. It brings Latin America into mainstream, comparative politics.

In this replacement for Governing in the UK in the 1990s , the legacy of 18 years of Conservative Government is fully analyzed and the agenda and impact of New Labour evaluated. This study aims to inform and guide students on the state of governance in the UK at the start of the third millennium.

Encompassing the study of the relationship between the governments of liberal democracies in 11 countries, mainly from Western Europe, but also including the United States and India, this work also assesses the parties which support these governments.

Explains why the era of the Religious Right - and the crude exploitation of faith for political advantage - is over. This book shows that our great religions have always preached a broad message of hope for more just human arrangements and refused to be mere props for the powers that be.