by Joshua Bernard Forrest (1998)
"Namibia's Post-Apartheid Regional Institutions is an examination of the development of regional policy-making and organizational behavior of Namibia's regional institutions in their founding year (1993), as they were established after independence from South Africa in 1990. The study emphasizes the importance of focusing on the microlevel dynamics and communications of public organizations in order to understand the intricacies of decentralization, in Namibia as in other parts of the world. The author shows clearly that a focus on the capacity-building activities of elected regional councils and parliaments can reveal important aspects of the strengthening of new democracies."--BOOK JACKET.
Donald Sassoon
This popular text provides a detailed study of the social and economic structures that underpin the Italian political system. Thoroughly updated, the second edition includes coverage of the 1994 election results and the rise of Berlusconi's Forza Italia, the impact of European integration and the anti-corruption campaign of the early 1990s.
introduction by Douglas Brinkley
"Robert McNeely - President Bill Clinton's official photographer from 1992 to 1998 - has traveled the world and roamed the halls of the White House, a virtual fly-on-the-wall, documenting the day-to-day political and private lives of President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Clinton Years presents in dramatic detail a behind-the-scenes look at the White House with intriguing glimpses into the personal side of Clinton's presidency.". "Clinton trusted McNeely's vision completely and granted him full access to the inner workings of the presidency. McNeely was Clinton's constant shadow, quietly recording for posterity the president's moods, his reactions to key moments and events, his prowess as a politician, his personal charisma and presence, and his interactions with world leaders. An intimate look at the man behind the politician, this collection also reveals Clinton's relationships with his wife, his staff, his public and the world. These striking images compel the viewer to recognize what an extraordinarily complex individual Bill Clinton is. It is more than a portrait of a president: it is an education about the presidency. The Clinton Years is an essential record of Bill Clinton's legacy."--BOOK JACKET.
Roland Sturm
"Das britische Regierungssystem gehört zu den "Klassikern"der vergleichenden Regierungslehre. Das "Westminster Modell"des Regierens hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten jedoch weitgehend verändert. Wie und auf welchen Feldern, kann hier erstmals in einem Gesamtkontext der Reformen des politischen Systems nachgelesen werden. Stichworte: Devolution, Wahlsystemreformen, House of Lords-Reform, Civil Service-Reform, Freedom of Information Act und Human Rights Act. Diese Darstellung legt Grundlagen für das Verständnis des britischen Regierungssystems. Sie betritt aber auch Neuland. Denn neben der Analyse des Staatsaufbaus und des Regierens, sowie der Parteien- und Wahlsysteme führt sie in die innerbritische Diskussion zum politischen System Großbritanniens ein und untersucht Themen wie Protestbewegungen, Identitätspolitik, Multikulturalismus, das Verhältnis von Freiheit und Sicherheit in der britischen Politik und die Rolle des Vereinigten Königreiches in der Europapolitik"--Page 4 of cover.
Raymond Wolters
Raymond Wolters maintains that Ronald Reagan and William Bradford Reynolds made the "right turn" when they questioned and limited the use of racial considerations in drawing electoral boundaries. He also documents the Reagan administration's considerable success in reinforcing within the country, and reviving within the judiciary, the conviction that every person - black or white - should be considered an individual with unique talents and inalienable rights. This book begins with a biographical chapter on William Bradford Reynolds, the Assistant Attorney General who was the principal architect of Reagan's civil rights policies. It then analyzes three main civil rights issues: voting rights, affirmative action, and school desegregation. Wolters describes specific cases: at-large elections and minority vote dilutions; congressional districting in New Orleans; legislative districting in North Carolina; the debates over the Civil Rights Act of 1964; social science critiques of affirmative action; the question of quotas; and school desegregation and forced busing. Because Ronald Reagan and William Bradford Reynolds were men of the right, and because most journalists and historians are on the left, Wolters feels the "people of words" have dealt harshly with the Reagan administration. In writing this book, he hopes to correct the record on a subject that has been badly represented.