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  • The Latino/a American Dream

    by Matthew Green, Daniel Martinez, Jeremy Slack, Alex E. Chavez, Scott Whiteford, Enrique S. Pumar, Steven A. Tuch, Maria Mazzenga, Todd Scribner, Jessica Hamar Martinez, Phillip Connor ...
    The “American Dream” means many things to many people, but in general it can be said that it connects the idea of freedom to the opportunity for prosperity and upward social mobility.Sandra L. Hanson and John K. White have joined together with a group of social scientists to explore the attitudes, experiences, and expectations of Latinos in their quest for the American Dream. The Latino/a American ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Cuban Counterpoints

    The Legacy of Fernando Ortiz

    by Carmen Almodóvar Muñoz, Alejandra Bronfman, Patricia Catoira, Fernando Coronil, María Del Rosario Díaz Rodríguez, Antonio Fernández Ferrer, Tomás Fernández Robaina, Roberto González Echevarría, Benjamin L. Lapidus, María Teresa Linares Savio, Octavio di Leo, José Matos Arévalos, Miguel Angel Puig-Samper Mulero, Consuelo Naranjo Orovio, María Fernanda Ortiz Herrera, Marifeli Pérez-Stable, Enrique S. Pumar, Jorge Ramírez Calzadilla, Rafael Rojas Jr., Pamela Maria Smorkaloff, Jean Stubbs, Viñalet ...
    Series series Bildner Western Hemisphere Studies
    While Fernando Ortiz's contribution to our understanding of Cuba and Latin America more generally has been widely recognized since the 1940s, recently there has been renewed interest in this scholar and activist who made lasting contributions to a staggering array of fields. This book is the first work in English to reassess Ortiz's vast intellectual universe. Essays in this volume analyze and ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Hispanic Migration and Urban Development

    Studies from Washington DC

    by Donald Cunnigen, Marino A. Bruce ...
    Series Book 17 - Research in Race and Ethnic Relations
    This volume of "Research in Race and Ethnic Relations" analyzes the pattern of assimilation and incorporation among the Hispanic population in the Washington DC metro region. Following a comprehensive introduction looking at theoretical and policy implication, the book consists of two conceptual chapters discussing the literature of ethnic incorporation and assimilation in urban regions, one ... Read more

    $136.19 USD

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    Changing Rules for Realistic Solutions

    by Matt Andrews ...
    Developing countries commonly adopt reforms to improve their governments yet they usually fail to produce more functional and effective governments. Andrews argues that reforms often fail to make governments better because they are introduced as signals to gain short-term support. These signals introduce unrealistic best practices that do not fit developing country contexts and are not considered ... Read more

    $49.19 USD

  • Agenda Setting, Policies, and Political Systems

    A Comparative Approach

    by Peter John, Shaun Bevan, Will Jennings, Bryan D. Jones, Michelle C. Whyman, Sylvain Brouard, Emiliano Grossman, Isabelle Guinaudeau, Arco Timmermans, Gerard Breeman, Frédéric Varone, Isabelle Engeli, Pascal Sciarini, Roy Gava, Christian Breunig, Brandon Zicha, Anne Hardy, Jeroen Joly, Tobias Van Assche, Enrico Borghetto, Marcello Carammia, Francesco Zucchini, Laura Chaqués-Bonafont, Anna M. Palau, Luz M. Muñoz Marquez, Martial Foucault, Éric Montpetit ...
    What will gain the system's attention? "Explores the dynamics of a broad range of policy issues in different countries . . . an important scholarly contribution." — Political Studies ReviewBefore making significant policy decisions, political actors and parties must first craft an agenda designed to place certain issues at the center of political attention. The agenda-setting approach in political ... Read more

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  • Organizing Leviathan

    Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Making of Good Government

    by Carl Dahlström, Victor Lapuente ...
    Why are some countries less corrupt and better governed than others? Challenging conventional explanations on the remarkable differences in quality of government worldwide, this book argues that the organization of bureaucracy is an often overlooked but critical factor. Countries where merit-recruited employees occupy public bureaucracies perform better than those where public employees owe their ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • Producing and Negotiating Non-Citizenship

    Precarious Legal Status in Canada

    by Luin Goldring, Patricia Landolt ...
    Most examinations of non-citizens in Canada focus on immigrants, people who are citizens-in-waiting, or specific categories of temporary, vulnerable workers. In contrast, Producing and Negotiating Non-Citizenship considers a range of people whose pathway to citizenship is uncertain or non-existent. This includes migrant workers, students, refugee claimants, and people with expired permits, all of ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Polling and Public Opinion

    A Canadian Perspective

    by Peter Marshall Butler ...
    The importance of polling public opinion is widely recognized today. Indeed, it is sometimes argued that in mass societies, polls have also become an important medium for communicating ideas and beliefs, especially since many people have become less involved in community organizations and interest groups that formerly connected them to events and issues. Polling and Public Opinion examines the ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Inclusive States: Social Policy And Structural Inequalities

    by Dani Anis A.; de Haan Arjan ...
    The heterogeneity of social structures and cultural identities in many developing countries, together with traditional hierarchies, rivalries, and deep-seated biases, has perpetuated inequities. Inclusive States: Social Policy and Structural Inequalities examines the role of the state and society in addressing structural inequalities and identifies a set of policy recommendations to redress them. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • NGOs, Political Protest, and Civil Society

    by Carew Boulding ...
    This book argues that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have an important effect on political participation in the developing world. Contrary to popular belief, they promote moderate political participation through formal mechanisms such as voting only in democracies where institutions are working well. This is a radical departure from the bulk of the literature on civil society that sees NGOs ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Global Neoliberalism and Education and its Consequences

    Edited by Dave Hill, Ravi Kumar ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism
    In this groundbreaking critique of neoliberalism in schooling and education, an international cast of education policy analysts, educational activists and scholars deftly analyze the ideologies underlying the global, national and local neoliberalisation of schooling and education. The thrilling scholarship that makes up Global Neoliberalism and Education and its Consequences exposes the ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Black–Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics

    Beyond Conflict or Cooperation

    by Rodney E. Hero, Robert R. Preuhs ...
    Social science research has frequently found conflict between Latinos and African Americans in urban politics and governance, as well as in the groups' attitudes toward one another. Rodney E. Hero and Robert R. Preuhs analyze whether conflict between these two groups is also found in national politics. Based on extensive evidence on the activities of minority advocacy groups in national politics ... Read more

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