Why are the countries of the world governed so differently? How did this diversity of political orders come about? Will liberal capitalism retain its appeal and spread further around the globe in the 21st century, or will new and hostile challengers come on the scene? These are the questions that guide this new introductory text to comparative ...
Many thought the 21st century would witness political, economic and even ideological convergence amongst the countries of the West. This has not happened. Today we see America 'growing apart' from her democratic allies and neighbors. Growing Apart shows how the social, political, and economic forces shaping advanced democratic states are pushing ...
Many thought the 21st century would witness political, economic and even ideological convergence amongst the countries of the West. This has not happened. Today we see America 'growing apart' from her democratic allies and neighbors. Growing Apart shows how the social, political, and economic forces shaping advanced democratic states are pushing ...
This work offers a comprehensive study of East German economic policy over the course of the state's 40-year history. Analyzing both the making of economic policy at the national level and the implementation of specific policies on the shop floor, it provides a background to the revolution of 1989. In particular, the author shows how decisions ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780521879316ISBN:0521879310
Description: BRAND NEW. 9.53 by.71 inches. (254 pages) scholars analyze why and how the united states pulled away from its democratic allies following the cold war. since the end of the cold war, the united states has seemed to be growing apart from its democratic neighbors and allies. how and why has this occurred? the answers to this question are found in the social, political, and economic forces shaping advanced democratic states. since the end of the cold war, the united states has seemed to be growing ... read more
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Constructing Socialism: Technology and Change in East Germany, 1945-1990
