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Study of politics in Algeria since deconolization and the development of the revolutionary socialist movement - covers political leadership, elections, parliamentary practice, political party congresses, political problems, nationalization, the military coup and the overthrow of ben bella, new government policy (incl. In respect of international relations), etc., and includes comments on the constitution. Bibliography pp. 309 to 314, map.
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Monograph speculating on effects of future change in USSR political leadership regarding soviet planned economy and foreign policy towards the USA - profiles Elite members in the communist political party, (including past generations), in public administration, in military service and in the foreign policy establishment, and asserts that future soviet leadership might try to improve the present conflictual relationships with the USA. Graphs, map and...
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Study of the relationship between the communist political party and the armed forces in the USSR - includes sections on the dynamics of party-military relations, the role of the military in soviet politics, the historical perspective, the effect of technological change on party-military relations, etc., covers political problems, military leadership, political leadership, etc., and contains a diagram illustrating party control in the military establishment....
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How have national pride and American patriotism come to seem an endorsement of atrocities - from slavery to the slaughter of Native Americans, from the rape of ancient forests to the Vietnam War? Achieving Our Country traces the sources of this debilitating mentality of shame in the Left, as well as the harm it does to its proponents and to the country. At the center of this history is the conflict between the Old Left and the New that arose during...
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Study of aspects of Apartheid and racial discrimination in rhodesia (Zimbabwe) - covers historical and political aspects, economic implications, social implications, etc., and includes information on early European land settlement and political leadership, urbanization, rural development, government structures, implications of the unilateral declaration of independence and the role of UK sanctions in respect of trade, African nationalist political...
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"Work over Welfare presents the inside story of the legislation that ended "welfare as we know it" in America. As a key staffer on the House Ways an Means Committee, Ron Haskins was one of the principal architects of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. Here, he vividly recounts the political battles and policy debates that produced the most dramatic overhaul of welfare since its creation as part of the New Deal."--Jacket....
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Social research study of the political leadership and social structure of Peru - covers historical aspects, the economic structure and economic administration, social movements of the poverty-stricken, strikes of miners and bank employees, nationalist political parties, elections, political problems, the introduction of agrarian reform measures, etc. Map.
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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...
15) The Russian Revolution of 1905: the workers' movement and the formation of Bolshevism and Menshevism
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English translation of a russian-language study of political problems in the USSR, with particular reference to the interaction of the socialist movement and the communist labour movement - refers to the revolution of 1905, and covers historical aspects of bolshevik and menshevik political leadership, the role of political parties and intellectuals, strikes, trade unionism, etc. References.
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Personal account of living conditions and politics in China - recounts the experiences of a foreign journalist from 1980 to 1983, describing his impressions of, and the attitudes of the Chinese towards political leadership, political opposition, the Communist political party, the bureaucracy, social change, esp. The Cultural Revolution, social stratification, restrictions to freedom, incl. Religious freedom and freedom of speech, and the problems...
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This book studies in detail the reform regime of Alexander Dubcek from the assumption of power in the Party by reform-minded communists in January 1968 until Gustav Husik replaced Dubcek as First Secretary. The reform regime survived only eight months of genuine rule but it persisted for a further eight months after the Soviet invasion in an agonizing struggle for survival. One of the most impressive but little-known developments in the era of reform...
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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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Study of communist political leadership and the economic development of China from 1949 to 1969 - covers the evolution of the communist political party, reproduces the text of the party constitution of 1969, and examines political problems, social reforms, revolutionary and counter-revolutionary social movements, national planning, economic policy, the role of USSR in providing economic aid, industrial development, rural development, education, etc....
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Study of the historical development of social security and labour policy in France, 1890-1914 - reviews economic conditions, the emergency of the working class and ideologies of social reform; examines the role of the Radical political party in the reform social movement; comments on early labour legislation with regard to accident insurance, old age benefits, hours of work, labour relations, trade union rights, etc.; considers trade union attitudes...
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