The myth of independence

how Congress governs the Federal Reserve

An in-depth look at how politics and economics shape the relationship between Congress and the Federal Reserve Born out of crisis a century ago, the Federal Reserve has become the most powerful macroeconomic policymaker and financial regulator in the world. The Myth of Independence marshals ...

Bending the rules

procedural politicking in the bureaucracy,

Who determines the fuel standards for our cars? What about whether Plan B, the morning-after pill, is sold at the local pharmacy? Many people assume such important and controversial policy decisions originate in the halls of Congress. But the choreographed actions of Congress and the ...

Políticas públicas neoliberales y desigualdad

México, Estados Unidos, Francia y España (1973-2013)

La presente obra, centrada en el tema de la desigualdad económica, es fruto de una intensa y extensa investigación llevada a cabo por el autor a lo largo de más de tres años. Basándose en relevantes fuentes primarias y secundarias, se analizan las políticas públicas ...

Following the leader

ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping

With unique access to Chinese leaders at all levels of the party and government, best-selling author David M. Lampton tells the story of China's political elites from their own perspectives. Based on over five hundred interviews, Following the Leader offers a rare glimpse into ...

Comparative politics

integrating theories, methods, and cases

Do you ever wonder how transnational social movements get started? Or how economic development can differ so much from one country to the next? Or what the relationship might be between world religions and conflict across the globe? Dickovick and Eastwood's approach to the ...

Comparative policy agendas

theory, tools, data

This book summarizes recent advances in the work on agenda-setting in a comparative perspective. The book first presents and explains the data-gathering effort undertaken within the Comparative Agendas Project over the past ten years. Individual country chapters then present the research undertaken within the many ...

The State and politics in Japan

Politics in Japan is undergoing a major transformation. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has, since 2012, embarked upon an ambitious program of policy reforms as well as changes to Japan's governing structures and processes. At the ...

La república virtuosa

probidad pública y corrupción en Chile

Este libro es resultado de una rigurosa investigación que incluye estudiar miles de documentos y cientos de libros de historia, algunos de los cuales son de diez o veinte tomos y que el autor muestra conocer cabalmente. El resultado de este acucioso trabajo es, en ...

Making China modern

from the Great Qing to Xi Jinping

Klaus Mühlhahn situates modern China in the nation's long, dynamic tradition of overcoming adversity and weakness through creative adaptation-a legacy of crisis and recovery that is apparent today in China's triumphs but also in its most worrisome trends. Mühlhahn's panoramic survey rewrites ...

Poder y regímenes en Asia Central

Asia Central es una región enormemente desconocida en España, a pesar de que cada vez está ganando más peso en el sistema global, sobre todo a consecuencia de los recursos energéticos y minerales, y por su vecindad con Rusia, China, Turquía, Irán y zonas conflictivas ...

Contemporary russian politics

Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin for a third presidential term in 2012 has seen Russian democracy further weaken and Russia's relations with the West seriously deteriorate. Yet within Russia Putin's position remains unchallenged and his foreign policy battles have received widespread ...

The code of putinism

What is Vladimir Putin up to? This book shows how the mentality of Putin and his team - the code of Putinism - has shaped Russian politics over the past two decades. It explains not only the thoughts and ideas that motivate Putin's decisions, but also ...

African politics

a very short introduction

Africa is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of the African experience, it is striking that continuations and themes seem to be reflected across the continent, particularly south of the Sahara. Questions of underdevelopment, outside exploitation ...

Teoría del Estado y de las formas políticas

sistemas políticos comparados

La obra nace con el propósito de ofrecer a los alumnos de Derecho, Ciencias Políticas, Sociología y otros campos afines de las Ciencias Sociales un manual completo y sencillo, que aborde, desde una perspectiva multidisciplinar, el estudio de la Teoría del Estado y de las ...

Brasil

cambio de era: crisis, protestas y ciclos políticos

La entrada en prisión de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva el 7 de abril de 2018 dio la vuelta al mundo y acaparó la atención de los principales medios de comunicación y redes sociales. No era para menos. El que fue uno de los jefes ...

Italia, 2013-2018

del caos a la esperanza

La publicación de este libro tiene lugar tras celebrarse el setenta aniversario de la aprobación de la Constitución italiana, tras la cual se convocaron las primeras elecciones dentro del marco de la I República italiana, nacida un año antes. Desde entonces, Italia ha vivido hasta ...

Aprendizajes políticos entre la Unión Europea y América Latina

Esta publicación analiza cómo se han adaptado políticas basadas en procesos de aprendizaje, experiencias de buenas prácticas y transferencia y difusión del conocimiento entre los países miembros de la Unión Europea y los de América Latina. Los autores estudian diversos temas de interés académico entre ...

India in the 21st Century

what everyone needs to know

India is fast overtaking China to become the most populous country on Earth. By mid-century, its 1.7 billion people will live in what is projected to become the world's second-largest economy after China. While a democracy and an open society compared to China ...

China in the 21st Century

what everyone needs to know

In this fully revised and updated third edition of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know® , Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham provide cogent answers to the most urgent questions regarding the newest superpower, and offer a framework for understanding China's ...

The return of Marco Polo's world

war, stretegy, and american interests in the Twenty-First Century

Drawing on years of first-hand experience as a foreign correspondent and military embed, and deep reading that ranges from Thucydides and Sun Tzu to contemporary outcomes in the Middle East, Robert D. Kaplan makes a powerful, clear-eyed case for what timeless principles should shape America ...