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Examines impact of political regimes on economic development between 1950 and 1990.

An international group of specialists from the fields of law, politics, economics, and philosophy...

Not to repeat past mistakes: the sudden resurgence of a sympathetic interest in social democracy ...

This book examines whether the mechanisms of accountability characteristic of democracies, are su...

This book is a joint report of twenty-one social scientists, from ten countries and four academic...

Introduces the reader to the concepts and tools for studying relations between states and markets.

It is widely believed that autocratic regimes cannot limit their power through institutions of th...

Australia's John Uhr evaluates the role and performance of his country's parliament. Uhr looks at...

The political institutions under which we live today evolved from a revolutionary idea that shook...

This important book analyzes recent events in Eastern Europe and Latin America, focusing on trans...

It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision making. Howev...