Indonesia is experiencing an historic and dramatic shift in political and economic power from the centre to the local level.
This study examines a number of themes underlying the struggle to identify the character and causes of the violence engulfing suthern Thailand's border provinces since 2004. It begins by outlining key representations of the southern problem in Thailand.
In 1988 Burma exploded. In scenes now familiar from recent events in Eastern Europe the people of Burma rose against their government. They were brutally put down on a scale matched only by the Chinese repression at Tiananmen. This was a mass and nationwide expression of outrage at the régime's ruinous economic policies and repressive politics.
In Australian politics today a new free market Right holds the ascendancy in ideas, while Labor and the Left struggle with a crisis of belief. David McKnight makes a compelling argument that the new Right has a radical agenda, not a conservative one. He shows how this drives some of the most vexed issues of our time: overconsumption, work-family balance, immigration and the environment. McKn…
This book contains: 1. The choreography of American politics 2. Polarized politicians 3. Income polarization and the electorate 4. Immigration, income, and the voter's incentive to redistribute 5. Campaign finance and polarization 6. Polarization and public policy 7. Where have you gone, Mr. Sam
Mandate for Change is a blueprint for a new America a book that every American should read as we embark on a new age of leadership.
The book critically examines the working of the current parliamentary form of government in India as witnessed during the last more than four decades and highlights its inadequacies in solving the many complex problems facing the nation.
Mengingat bahwa buku ini ditulis berdasarkan catatan harian beliau dan komentar berbagai surat kabar nasional pada masa itu maka buku ini seolah- olah merupakan rekaman ulang sebuah realitas politik yang amat mencekam saat itu. Meskipun demikian sisi-sisi kelembutan, ditengah-tengah ketegasan sikapnya, seorang anak bangsa yang bernama B. J. Habibie sangat jelas tergambarkan pula di dalam buku…
Dalam bukunya ini, AM Fatwa menulis banyak hal mengenai politik, hukum, dan berbagai persolan kemasyarakatan yang disajikannya dengan bahasa dan kalimat-kalimat yang nyaman, serta substansi yang sangat relevan dengan persoalan kekinian dan kebutuhan kita ke depan sebagai bangsa. Ya, dalam perjuangannya, sejak dulu A.M. Fatwa selalu marah terhadap korupsi. Bukan hanya terhadap korupsi uang, teta…
This book looks at conspiracies in everyday life, both the hidden and not-so-hidden. It examines the relationship between globalization and democracy and asks who has the upper hand in an increasingly bitter and bloody battle between them for supremacy.