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  • Paths for Cuba

    Reforming Communism in Comparative Perspective

    Series series Pitt Latin American Series
    The Cuban model of communism has been an inspiration—from both a positive and negative perspective—for social movements, political leaders, and cultural expressionists around the world. With changes in leadership, the pace of change has accelerated following decades of economic struggles. The death of Fidel Castro and the reduced role of Raúl Castro seem likely to create further changes, though ... Leer más

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  • Are Politics Local?

    The Two Dimensions of Party Nationalization around the World

    Are politics local? Why? Where? When? How do we measure local versus national politics? And what are the effects? This book provides answers to these questions, within an explicitly comparative framework, including both advanced and developing democracies. It does so by using a statistically-based and graphical account of party nationalization, providing methodology and data for legislative ... Leer más

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    Series series Cornell Studies in Political Economy
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  • Inequality and Instability

    A Study of the World Economy Just Before the Great Crisis

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  • The European Union

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  • Africa

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    Series series African Arguments
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  • Veto Players

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    Political scientists have long classified systems of government as parliamentary or presidential, two-party or multiparty, and so on. But such distinctions often fail to provide useful insights. For example, how are we to compare the United States, a presidential bicameral regime with two weak parties, to Denmark, a parliamentary unicameral regime with many strong parties? Veto Players advances an ... Leer más

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  • Energy Security for the EU in the 21st Century

    Markets, Geopolitics and Corridors

    Series series Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
    Recent developments like the rising trend in crude oil price, the international economic crisis, the civil revolts in Northern Africa and the Middle East, the nuclear threat in Japan after the tsunami, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the economic growth of emerging countries like China and India have a direct relation to the security of energy supply anywhere in the world. This book ... Leer más

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    Corruption is a significant problem for democracies throughout the world. Even the most democratic countries constantly face the threat of corruption and the consequences of it at the polls. Why are some governments more corrupt than others, even after considering cultural, social, and political characteristics? In Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption, the authors argue that ... Leer más

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