Acclaimed for the scholarship of its prominent authors and the clarity of its narrative, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: THE ESSENTIALS preserves the structure of the main text but replaces the policy chapters with one brief chapter on the policymaking process while maintaining focus on three fundamental topics: the institutions of American government; the ...
A leading expert explains what government bureaucracies do and why they behave the way they do.. Bureaucracy is the classic study of the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better. Examining a wide range of bureaucracies, including the Army, the FBI, the FCC, and the Social Security Administration, James Q. ...
Acclaimed for the scholarship of its prominent authors and the clarity of its narrative, "American Government" sets the standard for public policy coverage while maintaining focus on three fundamental topics: the institutions of American government; the historical development of governmental procedures, actors, and policies; and who governs in the ...
Acclaimed for the scholarship of its prominent authors and the clarity of its narrative, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES sets the standard for public policy coverage while maintaining focus on three fundamental topics: the institutions of American government; the historical development of governmental procedures, actors, and ...
FIXING BROKEN WINDOWS offers an approach to fighting and preventing crime through prompt and careful attention to neighborhoods and what is popularly called "quality of life" issues. This book is an influential text in law enforcement and in particular influenced policing during the early years of the Giuliani administration in New York City, ...
In this book, America's top scholars explore the nation's quintessential values, systems, institutions, challenges and dilemmas, providing a fascinating primer to the most powerful nation in the worldThe stakes in understanding America could not be higher. For better or worse, America is the 800-pound gorilla in every room in the world. When it ...
This popular brief edition text for the one-semester or one-quarter American Government course maintains the framework of Wilson's complete text, emphasizing the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what end. Completely up to date, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, BRIEF, 9e offers new coverage of such key and emerging ...
Recent disasters such as the Thailand tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake have highlighted the importance of charity, yet how many of us really do give? In this surprising new book, Arthur Brooks, a leading authority on the economics of philanthropy, reveals that conservatives are actually far more compassionate than their liberal foes. "Now ...
The Essential Neoconservative Reader captures the drama and historical importance of neoconservatisms rise from 1965 to the present, by collecting influential essays by its most noted figuresamong them Irving Kristol, Norman Podhoretz, Nathan Glazer, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Gertrude Himmelfarb, and James Q. Wilson. The word neoconservative was ...
For each chapter, the Student Handbook includes focus points, a study outline, key terms, notes about possible misconceptions, a data check, practice exam questions, and special application projects, as well as answers to all chapter exercises (excluding the essay questions).
The brief edition maintains the framework of the complete text, emphasizing the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what end. Revisions include updated examples, tables, and figures; complete coverage through the 2004 Presidential election; and expanded discussion of domestic and foreign and defense policy ...
Are human beings naturally endowed with a conscience? Or is morality artificially acquired through social pressure and instruction? Most people assume that modern science proves the latter. Further, most of our current social policies are based upon this "scientific" view of the sources of morality. In this book, however, James Q. Wilson seeks to ...
American Government, Dolphin Edition, represents the same clear writing and exceptional scholarship of American Government: Institutions and Policies, 10/e, at a more affordable price. All the same features and revisions appear in a 2-color format and handy trim size, with select photos and maps. In addition, the enhanced media package available ...
The patrolman has the most difficult, complex, and least understood task in the police department. Much less is known of him than of his better publicized colleague, the detective. In this important and timely book, James Q. Wilson describes the patrolman and the problems he faces that arise out of constraints imposed by law, politics, public ...
A leading expert explains what government bureaucracies do and why they behave the way they do.. Bureaucracy is the classic study of the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better. Examining a wide range of bureaucracies, including the Army, the FBI, the FCC, and the Social Security Administration, James Q. ...
In his first book since "The Moral Sense", noted criminologist and bestselling author James Q. Wilson looks at today's legal system and delivers a compelling and controversial examination of why it does not work.
Conservative pundit Wilson argues that the legacy of America's exaltation of individual rights is a compromised position on divorce and cohabitation before marriage--resulting in sharp increases in childhood crime, teenage mothers, domestic abuse, and single-parent families. The author's case relies on interpretation of statistics that would ...
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