Craig Volden & Alan E. Wiseman 
Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress [EPUB ebook] 
The Lawmakers

The first part of the book is devoted to an historical survey of what has been written regarding Britain”s policy problems since 1946: problems such as full employment, the sources and methods of co …

Diversity and dissent have been shown to improve decision-making in small groups. This understanding can be extended to the political arena and in turn it can enlighten ideas about policy-making. Thi …

Is the state a necessity, a convenience, or neither? It enforces collective choices in which some override the preferences and dispose of the resources of others. Moreover, collective choice serves a …

Surveys the models of political phenomena that incorporate imperfect information, concentrating on ”full-rationality” approaches as opposed to bounded rationality models. …

This volumes presents classic readings on the theory of economic development, from the origins of 'development studies’ as an academic discipline through its critiques and responses to the present da …

Without money, terrorists cannot function as organizations and cannot conduct attacks. Yet the questions remain, how vulnerable are terrorists to financial disruptions? Can governments put pressure o …

The expression ”non-state actors” has become part and parcel of the common parlance of international lawyers. Together with the traditional subjects of international law, such as states and interna …

This insightful book debates whether conflict within states has emerged as the Achilles Heel of the international community. It covers a wide-range of issues including the roots of internal conflict, …

The U.S. economy is generally considered to run on free market or laissez faire principles, implying that U.S. policy makers do not provide government support for industrial or commercial sectors. Wh …

Trade missions are a key commercial diplomacy instrument of governments around the world. Via trade missions, governments and politicians aim to promote their home country economy abroad as well as t …