166円 'Civil Disobedience' argues that citizens should not permit their government to overrule their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing their acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and t...

3,364円 Logged On looks at mobile and smart phone technology through the lens of good government management. How will developing governments deliver goods and services that citizens care about? How will government in these countries leapfrog over traditional public management reforms to help reach out to...

11,103円 This book presents a citizen-centric perspective of the dual components of e-government and e-governance. E-government refers to the practice of online public reporting by government to citizens, and to service delivery via the Internet. E-governance represents the initiatives for citizens to par...

968円 Este livro situa-se na linha dos estudos críticos sobre o corporativismo e o autoritarismo. Oliveira Vianna desenvolve sua obra entre 1918 e 1951, assistindo a dois momentos conjunturais da industrialização brasileira: 1918 e 1937. Sua obra constitui, como bem acentua Evaldo Vieira, na Conclusão,...

2,955円 Many of us may have participated in grassroots groups, changing the world in small and big ways, from building playgrounds and feeding the homeless, to protesting wars and ending legal segregation. Beyond the obvious fruits of these activities, what are the broader consequences of volunteering fo...

1,967円 Mastering the U.S. Legal System: A Beginner’s Guide provides an introduction to the U.S. legal system through easy to understand text accompanied by explanatory cases and other materials. Topics include the U.S. Constitution, the system of courts, sources of law, and the U.S. system of litigation.

909円 Aujourd’hui, 88 % des Français considèrent que l’esprit d’entreprise représente une valeur positive qu’il faut encourager (Opinion Way). Tous les sondages le montrent, la France est prise d’un véritable engouement pour l’esprit d’entreprise. Dans tous les registres s’exprime une soif de voir chac...

7,808円 Most studies of ancient Greek politics focus on formal institutions such as the political assembly and the law courts, and overlook the role that informal social practices played in the regulation of the political order. Sara Forsdyke argues, by contrast, that various forms of popular culture in ...

6,326円 Some groups participate in politics more than others. Why? And does it matter for policy outcomes? In this richly detailed and fluidly written book, Andrea Campbell argues that democratic participation and public policy powerfully reinforce each other. Through a case study of senior citizens in t...

1,100円 A compilation of the essential works of Plato in one paperback volume: The Republic, The Symposium, Parmenides, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo.

785円 A thousand years of legal protections against tyranny are being stolen right before our eyes. Under the guise of good intentions, personal liberties as old as the Magna Carta have become casualties in the wars being waged on pollution, drugs, white-collar crime, and all of the other real and imag...

2,358円 The official companion book to the brand new HBO(r) documentary In the HBO(r) documentary tentatively titled Citizen USA, acclaimed filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi sets out on a road trip across America to attend naturalization ceremonies in all fifty states to meet brand-new citizens and find out wh...