Russia is not an example of a failed democracy but of a regime that has succeeded in becoming undemocratic. This book uses... Læs mere
Draws on unique public opinion surveys to show how, with the passage of time, Russians have learned to cope with their transformed society.... Læs mere
The fall of the Berlin Wall launched the transformation of government, economy and society across half of Europe and the former Soviet Union. The text compares how ordinary people have coped with the stresses and opportunities of transforming into post-Communist societies.
In the days when Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee faced each other in the House of Commons, there was disagreement about whose hands should be on the Mace, the symbol of power at Westminster. Everyone assumed that the hands on the Mace would be British.
In the days when Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee faced each other in the House of Commons, there was disagreement about whose hands should be on the Mace, the symbol of power at Westminster. Everyone assumed that the hands on the Mace would be British.
This book, first published in 1987, is a study of the political processes that underlie the determination of taxation. Governments inherit a large legacy of policies, and it is the inertia force of past commitments that determine much of what a government does.
This book, first published in 1987, is a study of the political processes that underlie the determination of taxation. Governments inherit a large legacy of policies, and it is the inertia force of past commitments that determine much of what a government does.
The fall of the Berlin Wall launched the transformation of government, economy and society across half of Europe and the former Soviet Union. The text compares how ordinary people have coped with the stresses and opportunities of transforming into post-Communist societies.