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Monograph presenting three case studies of strikes, youth unrest and social conflict in Mexico during the 1960's, to illustrate the communication processes of a political system oriented to the violent repression of authentic interest groups demanding social change - includes references.
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Study of historical aspects of the structure, activities and objectives of the ku klux klan, a national levelly organised interest group in the USA - covers discrimination in respect of Jews, Blacks, immigrants and other minority groups, factors of religion, political leadership, political aspects, social movements, etc. Annotated bibliography pp. 257 to 269.
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Study of interest group conflicts at international and national level resulting from the 'bracero' labour contract system of employing Mexican migrant workers as rural workers in the USA from 1942 to 1964, and its impact on American foreign policy and international relations between the USA and Mexico - comments on labour legislation and international agreements affecting both foreign migrant workers and native rural workers and examines domestic...
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"The welfare system in the United States underwent profound changes as a result of the groundbreaking welfare legislation passed in 1996 entitled The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States examines in detail the legislative process that gave rise to PRWORA and presents two alternative theories to explain this process: the traditional public interests model...
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This book examines the problem of age discrimination as it relates to the employment sector in the United States throughout the century: how the issue has been treated by the media, what is the extent of age bias, how older workers were viewed, the reasons and rationales presented by business enterprises for their refusal to hire older workers, and the responses of governments to the problem.
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Compilation of essays comprising a comparison of social movements of resistance to the dominant role of Europe in political leadership in Africa south of Sahara - gives historical and theoretical insights into the workings of African politics, and covers political problems, the role of UK, the role of Germany, the role of France, the emergence of interest groups and political parties, issues of sovereignty and diplomacy, etc. Bibliography pp. 1197...
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"Bill Clinton's first presidential term was a period of extraordinary change in policy toward low-income families. In 1993 Congress enacted a major expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income working families. In 1996 Congress passed and the president signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. This legislation abolished the sixty-year-old Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and replaced...
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