An account of the party systems that have evolved in Eastern Europe since the revolutions of the late 1980s. The new political systems of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria are analyzed and compared, along with the most recent developments in East Germany
Selama dua dasawarsa terakhir ini, isu tentang kelas me- nengah semakin mendapat tempat dalam kajian-kajian politik di Indonesia. Meningkatnya perhatian terhadap masalah kelas menengah tampaknya sejalan dengan perkem- bangan kapitalisme sendiri yang semakin matang di Indone- sia. Setelah sebelumnya perhatian lebih banyak dicurahkan untuk mengamati terbentuknya kelas pemodal, maka kini banyak sa…
This book is many things. On one level, it is a defense of what has come to be called derisively the “area studies” approach to Japanese politics. This work is therefore part of an ongoing debate within the discipline of political science and the subfield of Japanese political studies about the proper way to study political institutions and behavior. There is no modeling, little in the way…
This comprehensive volume examines the workings of the government and politics of Japan. it provides a macro view of the central government. the bicameral parliament and civil service bureaucracy and of how these various instutions work together to create teh laws and policies of the nation
This clearcut volume offers a unique, thematic treatment of the Chinese political system as it has developed since the Communist takeover in 1949. Author Suzanne Ogden provides a focused, conceptual perspective on the interactional elements of politics/ideology, development, and culture, and maintains a unifying perspective and the ability of China to resolve its problems.
Why has the literature on Asian development not addressed the issue of money politics in Korea? How can we reconcile the view of an efficient developmental state in Korea before 1997 with reports of massive corruption and inefficiency in that same country in 1998 and 1999? Politics is central to the answer. This study argues that both Korea and the Philippines experienced significant corruption…
Oxford Studies in Democratization is a series for scholars and students of comparative politics and related disciplines. Volumes concentrate on the comparative study of the democratization processes that accompanied the decline and termination of the cold war. The geographical focus of the series is primarily Latin America, the Caribbean, Southern and Eastern Europe, and relevant experiences in…
When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union collapsed two years later, liberal democracy was supposed to fill the void left by Soviet Communism. Poland and Czechoslovakia made the best of reforms, but the citizens of the "Evil Empire" itself saw little of the promised freedom, and more of the same old despots and corruption. Recently, a second wave of reforms Serbia in 2000, Georgia …
Do representatives and senators respond to the critiques raised by their challengers? This study, exploring how legislators' experiences as candidates shape their subsequent behavior as policymakers, demonstrates that winning legislators regularly take up their challengers' priority issues from the last campaign and act on them. This attentiveness to their challengers' issues reflects a widespr…
Masalah penataan mekanisme dan tertib politik di banyak negara berkembang Asia, Afrika, dan Amerika Latin Pasca perang dunia II masih merupakan kajian yang menarik di kalangan para cendikiawan politik, politisi, negarawan, ahli strategi militer bahkan orang-orang awam sekalipun.