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  • The Last Neoliberal

    Macron and the Origins of France's Political Crisis

    by Stefano Palombarin, Bruno Amable ...
    Why centrist politics in France is bound to failThis book analyses the French political crisis, which has entered its most acute phase in more than thirty years with the break-up of traditional left and right social blocs. Governing parties have distanced themselves from the working classes, leaving behind on the one hand, craftsmen, shop owners and small entrepreneurs disappointed by the timidity ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Growth, Crisis, Democracy

    The Political Economy of Social Coalitions and Policy Regime Change

    Edited by Hideko Magara, Bruno Amable ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
    Since the global financial crisis of 2008, advanced economies have been making various efforts to overcome the economic impasse. While the contrast between the countries that have escaped from the crisis relatively quickly and those still suffering from serious problems is becoming clearer, a new economic crisis stemming from newly emerging economies has again impacted advanced economies. In ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Structural Crisis and Institutional Change in Modern Capitalism

    French Capitalism in Transition

    by Bruno Amable ...
    This book analyses the evolution of the French model of capitalism in relation to the instability of socio-political compromises. In the 2010s, France was in a situation of systemic crisis, namely, the impossibility for political leadership to find a strategy of institutional change, or more generally a model of capitalism, that could gather sufficient social and political support. This book ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • The Diversity of Modern Capitalism

    by Bruno Amable ...
    This book considers why institutional forms of modern capitalist economies differ internationally, and proposes a typology of capitalism based on the theory of institutional complementarity. Different economic models are not simply characterized by different institutional forms, but also by particular patterns of interaction between complementary institutions which are the core characteristics of ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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  • Twilight of the Elites

    Prosperity, the Periphery, and the Future of France

    by Christophe Guilluy ...
    A passionate account of how the gulf between France's metropolitan elites and its working classes are tearing the country apartChristophe Guilluy, a French geographer, makes the case that France has become an "American society"—one that is both increasingly multicultural and increasingly unequal. The divide between the global economy's winners and losers in today's France has replaced the old ... Read more

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  • Independent Quebec, An

    The past, the present and the future

    by Jacques Parizeau ...
    Translated by Robin Philpot ...
    For the first time, Jacques Parizeau shares his views on Quebec's recent history and its future. As chief economics advisor to Quebec premiers in the 1960s, Jacques Parizeau was instrumental in bringing about Quebe's Quiet Revolution. As René Lévesque's Finance Minister from 1976 through 1984, he showed that sovereigntists could govern Quebec and ensure economic viability. As Premier, he brought ... Read more

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  • The Future of Europe

    Towards a Two-Speed EU?

    by Jean-Claude Piris ...
    The European Union is in crisis. Public unease with the project, Euro problems and dysfunctional institutions give rise to the real danger that the European Union will become increasing irrelevant just as its member states face more and more challenges of a globalised world. Jean-Claude Piris, a leading figure in the conception and drafting of the EU's legal structures, tackles the issues head on ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Peasants in Power

    The Political Economy of Development and Genocide in Rwanda

    by Philip Verwimp ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book shows how Rwanda’s development model and the organisation of genocide are two sides of the same coin. In the absence of mineral resources, the elite organised and managed the labour of peasant producers as efficient as possible. In order to stay in power and benefit from it, the presidential clan chose a development model that would not change the political status quo. When the latter ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Liberalism in Illiberal States

    Ideas and Economic Adjustment in Contemporary Europe

    by Mark I. Vail ...
    After the end of the Cold War, liberalism emerged as the world's dominant political-economic ideology, and economic liberalism seemed to have achieved global hegemony. In Liberalism in Illiberal States, Mark Vail acknowledges the dominance of economic liberalism, but argues that its implementation in specific countries is always unique and dependent upon powerful historical factors. He focuses on ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • France’s Political Institutions at 50

    Edited by Emiliano Grossman, Nicolas Sauger ...
    Series series West European Politics
    Fifty years after the creation of the Fifth Republic, French politics is undergoing profound changes. The election of Nicolas Sarkozy has announced a general review of the French political system. A special committee – the comité constitutionnel – is currently drafting a catalogue of potential reforms. Debates focus on issues like presidentialization, parliamentary scrutiny of the executive or the ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Liberal Democracy and Its Critics in Africa

    Political Dysfunction and the Struggle for Social Progress

    Edited by Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo ...
    Series series Africa in the New Millennium
    Democratic institutional forms and processes are increasingly widespread in Africa as dictatorial regimes have been forced to give way as a result of popular mobilization and external donor pressure. However the premises of the African scholars whose empirical research and analytical explorations are included in this volume are that democratic form and democratic substance are two different things ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The Field of Eurocracy

    Mapping EU Actors and Professionals

    Edited by D. Georgakakis, J. Rowell ...
    Series series European Administrative Governance
    The word Eurocracy has resonance throughout out Europe but in reality we know little about the people who work in and around the EU or how they fit into its large bureaucratic framework. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book addresses this problem by exploring the MEPs, diplomats, civil servants and commissioners that work in and around the EU. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD