Scott Mainwaring 
Party Systems in Latin America [PDF ebook] 
Institutionalization, Decay, and Collapse

The public expects organizations to come together and cooperate in times of crisis, yet we know that organizations often fall short of this anticipation. Today inter-organizational structures are the …

Political risk was first introduced as a component for assessing risk not directly linked to economic factors following the flow of capital from the US to Europe after the Second World War. However, …

How are the rising mutual concerns of Asian and European countries shaping their approaches to the international order? Contributors to this volume discuss emerging critical issues in International r …

The dominant neoliberal approach presents politics and political economy as nuisances which disturb the smooth operation of self-regulating markets. But political economy is not merely an academic is …

This book guides readers to the mastery of a wide array of practical analytic techniques useful to local governments. Written in an easy-to-read style with an emphasis on providing practical assistan …

By examining the relationship between central governments and local authorities in a number of countries, the contributors to this study show how central governments exercise control and influence ov …

Airpower remains the cornerstone of NATO’s military advantage, so maintaining the ability to win air superiority over peer opponents in a conflict is key to long-term deterrence stability in both Eur …

“More than just another new theoretical study, this book really is a practical and useful tool that I sincerely recommend.’ From the foreword by Mr Marc van der Woude, President of the General Court …

This chronologically organized new text provides comprehensive historical coverage of Latin America”s politics and development from colonial times to the twenty-first century. …