The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy, Mettler Suzanne
Автор: Escribа-Folch Abel, Wright Joseph, Meseguer Covadonga Название: Migration and Democracy: How Remittances Undermine Dictatorships ISBN: 069119937X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691199375 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4435.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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How remittances--money sent by workers back to their home countries--support democratic expansion
In the growing body of work on democracy, little attention has been paid to its links with migration. Migration and Democracy focuses on the effects of worker remittances--money sent by migrants back to their home countries--and how these resources shape political action in the Global South. Remittances are not only the largest source of foreign income in most autocratic countries, but also, in contrast to foreign aid or international investment, flow directly to citizens. As a result, they provide resources that make political opposition possible, and they decrease government dependency, undermining the patronage strategies underpinning authoritarianism. The authors discuss how international migration produces a decentralized flow of income that generally circumvents governments to reach citizens who act as democratizing agents. Documenting why dictatorships fall and how this process has changed in the last three decades, the authors show that remittances increase the likelihood of protest and reduce electoral support for authoritarian incumbents. Combining global macroanalysis with microdata and case studies of Senegal and Cambodia, Migration and Democracy demonstrates how remittances--and the movement of people from authoritarian nations to higher-income countries--foster democracy and its expansion.
Автор: Escribа-Folch Abel, Wright Joseph, Meseguer Covadonga Название: Migration and Democracy: How Remittances Undermine Dictatorships ISBN: 0691199388 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691199382 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 14573.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
How remittances--money sent by workers back to their home countries--support democratic expansion
In the growing body of work on democracy, little attention has been paid to its links with migration. Migration and Democracy focuses on the effects of worker remittances--money sent by migrants back to their home countries--and how these resources shape political action in the Global South. Remittances are not only the largest source of foreign income in most autocratic countries, but also, in contrast to foreign aid or international investment, flow directly to citizens. As a result, they provide resources that make political opposition possible, and they decrease government dependency, undermining the patronage strategies underpinning authoritarianism. The authors discuss how international migration produces a decentralized flow of income that generally circumvents governments to reach citizens who act as democratizing agents. Documenting why dictatorships fall and how this process has changed in the last three decades, the authors show that remittances increase the likelihood of protest and reduce electoral support for authoritarian incumbents. Combining global macroanalysis with microdata and case studies of Senegal and Cambodia, Migration and Democracy demonstrates how remittances--and the movement of people from authoritarian nations to higher-income countries--foster democracy and its expansion.
Описание: Combining theory and international practice,this book examines how local government can develop active citizens and make a difference to the well-being of those in disadvantaged areas.
Автор: Thornhill Christopher Название: Democratic Crisis and Global Constitutional Law ISBN: 1108496083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108496087 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 25990.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explains the current weakness of democratic polities by examining deep paradoxes in constitutional democracy. It argues that democracy is frequently exposed to crisis because the terms in which it is promoted and justified allow anti-democratic movements, typically with a populist emphasis, to take shape and flourish.
During the 2016 presidential election, both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders argued that elites were hurting the economy. But, drawing together evidence and theory from across economics, political science, and even finance, Garett Jones says otherwise. In 10% Less Democracy, he makes the case that the richest, most democratic nations would be better off if they slightly reduced accountability to the voting public, turning up the dial on elite influence.
To do this, Jones builds on three foundational lines of evidence in areas where he has personal experience. First, as a former staffer in the U.S. Senate, he saw how senators voted differently as elections grew closer. Second, as a macroeconomist, Jones knows the merits of "independent" central banks, which sit apart from the political process and are controlled by powerful insiders. The consensus of the field is that this detached, technocratic approach has worked far better than more political and democratic banking systems. Third, his previous research on the effects of cognitive skills on political, social, and economic systems revealed many ways in which well-informed voters improve government.
Discerning repeated patterns, Jones draws out practical suggestions for fine-tuning, focusing on the length of political terms, the independence of government agencies, the weight that voting systems give to the more-educated, and the value of listening more closely to a group of farsighted stakeholders with real skin in the game—a nation's sovereign bondholders. Accessible to political news junkies while firmly rooted and rigorous, 10% Less Democracy will fuel the national conversation about what optimal government looks like.
Описание: The Rhetorical Surface of Democracy: How Deliberative Ideals Undermine Democratic Politics, by Scott Welsh, disputes the idea that democracy has anything to do with public deliberation in pursuit of collective judgment. Welsh argues, rather, that the impossibility of any kind of public judgment is the fact that democracy must face.
Описание: Free Market Criminal Justice explains how excessive faith in democratic politics and free markets has undermined the rule of law in the US criminal process. It argues that, to strengthen the rule of law, American criminal justice needs less democracy, less market-inspired process, and more law.
Описание: Trickle-down values have distorted not only our economic thought but also our political thought, our sociology and our concept of the rule of law. The trickle-down policies promoted by the Republican Party are undermining our economy, democracy, institutions and health. We, the American people, must return to liberalism that works.
Why there is no such thing as a free audience in today's attention economy
The internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible. Instead, behemoths like Google and Facebook now dominate the time we spend online--and grab all the profits. This provocative and timely book sheds light on the stunning rise of the digital giants and the online struggles of nearly everyone else, and reveals what small players can do to survive in a game that is rigged against them. Challenging some of the most enduring myths of digital life, Matthew Hindman explains why net neutrality alone is no guarantee of an open internet, and demonstrates what it really takes to grow a digital audience in today's competitive online economy.
Автор: Rachel E. Bowen Название: The Achilles Heel of Democracy ISBN: 1107178320 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107178328 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15838.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Comparing five Central American countries, this book explores the influences of criminals, activists, and other societal actors on the justice system. The role of the judiciary in promoting the rule of law is of interest to political science and legal scholars. This work with its focus on Central America will be of particular interest.
Описание: Social practice theories help to challenge the often hidden paradigms, worldviews, and values at the basis of many unsustainable practices. Discourses and their boundaries define what is seen as possible, as well as the range of issues and their solutions. By exploring the connections between practices and discourses, Minna Kanerva develops a conceptual approach enabling purposive change in unsustainable social practices. Radical transformation towards new meatways is arguably necessary, yet complex psychological, ideological, and power-related mechanisms currently inhibit change.
Автор: Angelo, Anais (universitat Wien, Austria) Название: Power and the presidency in kenya ISBN: 1108494048 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108494045 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Reconstructing Jomo Kenyatta`s political biography and presidency in order to explore the links between his emergence as an uncontested leader and the deeper colonial and postcolonial history of Kenya, this is the first study to use Kenyatta as a basis for examining the origins of presidentialism in Africa.
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