Federalism in Canada and Australia: The Early Years by Bruce Hodgins,Don Wright,Welf Heick

Learning While Governing: Expertise and Accountability in the Executive Branch (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

Even though their leaders and employees aren't elected, bureaucratic organisations have the facility to make coverage judgements that hold the entire strength of the legislation. during this groundbreaking e-book, Sean Gailmard and John W. Patty discover a subject matter vital to political technological know-how and public management: How do Congress and the president make sure that bureaucratic organizations enforce their most well liked rules?

Europeanization and Domestic Policy Change: The Case of Italy (Europe and the Nation State)

This ebook examines the influence of Europeanization at the family politics of european member states, focussing on agricultural coverage, harmony coverage and employment coverage with a close comparative case learn on Italy. although a founding member, Italy has frequently had an uneasy dating with the ecu and located it tricky to be influential in european politics and to conform successfully with ecu guidelines and institutional pressures.

Comparing and Classifying Legislatures (Library of Legislative Studies)

Contemporary years have witnessed big paintings within the legislative experiences box. yet what can we find out about legislatures today and are there transparent standards for evaluating and classifying them? it is a new overview of the kingdom of our wisdom of parliament and tackles key questions: Do legislatures subject in legislative phrases, and, if this is the case, how a lot?

The Eisenhower Presidency: Lessons for the Twenty-First Century

St century that we have to query how a lot of his sort may paintings in our personal period. The chapters during this quantity handle the teachings we'd draw from the Eisenhower event for presidential management this present day. even though lots of the authors locate a lot to respect within the Eisenhower list, they exhibit various reviews on how appropriate his technique will be for our personal time.