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Women’s Political Participation in Bangladesh
By Pranab Kumar Panday. 2012
This volume offers an understanding of institutional reforms, gender-related policy dynamics, the role of different actors in the policy process,…
and the impact of a particular policy on the state of women's political participation in Bangladesh. The discussion is set against the background of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995, in Beijing, in which a Platform for Action signed by heads of governments expressed their countries' commitment to achieve 'gender equality and empowerment of women' through ensuring integration of the gender perspective at all levels. In Bangladesh, notable among the initiatives undertaken was the enactment of the Local Government (Union Parishads) (Second Amendment) of 1997, through which one-third of seats were reserved for women in the Union Parishad (UP) and the system of direct election was introduced to elect women members in reserved seats. The Act of 1997 is considered to be a milestone, since it has enhanced women's participation in the local government politics significantly. Against this background, the specific research questions that have been addressed in this volume include: the necessity of reform for enhancing women's participation in politics; the context against which the Government of Bangladesh enacted the Act and the reasons such an initiative was not taken earlier; the actors behind the reforms and their role in the reform process; and the impact of the reform on the state of women's participation at the local level in Bangladesh.Intelligence Security in the European Union
By Artur Gruszczak. 2016
This book investigates the emergence of an EU strategic intelligencecommunity as a complex multi-dimensional networkedconstruction. It examines the constitution, structure…
and performance of EU intelligence arrangementsas part of security policies of the European Union. Intelligence security has become a remarkable feature of the Europeanintegration processes. This study assess the ability of EU Member States, as well asrelevant institutions and agencies, to develop effective, legitimate andaccountable institutions and mechanisms for collection, transmission,processing and exchange of intelligence. In this regard, synergy is a keyindicator that validates the ability to create the European strategicintelligence community in the EU's legal and institutional framework. This groundbreakingproject constructs a comprehensive model of the intelligence community as adistorted epistemic community tailored to singularities of EU security policiesand systemic arrangements provided by EU institutions and agencies.The Character of Nations: How Politics Makes and Breaks Prosperity, Family, and Civility
By Angelo M. Codevilla. 2009
In this cross-cultural study, Angelo M. Codevilla illustrates that as people shape their governments, they shape themselves. Drawing broadly from…
the depths of history, from the Roman republic to de Tocqueville’s America, as well as from personal and scholarly observations of the world in the twentieth century, The Character of Nations reveals remarkable truths about the effects of government on a society’s economic arrangements, moral order, sense of family life, and ability to defend itself. Codevilla argues that in present-day America, government has had a profound negative effect on societal norms. It has taught people to seek prosperity through connections with political power; it has fostered the atrophy of civic responsibility; it has waged a Kulturkampf against family and religion; and it has dug a dangerous chasm between those who serve in the military and those who send it in harm’s way. Informative and provocative, The Character of Nations shows how the political decisions we make have higher stakes than simply who wins elections.Neighbourhood Effects or Neighbourhood Based Problems?: A Policy Context
By Nick Bailey, Duncan Maclennan, Ludi Simpson, David Manley. 2014
This edited volume critically examines the link between area based policies, neighbourhood based problems, and neighbourhood effects: the idea that…
living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents' life chances over and above the effect of their individual characteristics. Over the last few decades, Western governments have persistently pursued area based policies to fight such effects, despite a lack of evidence that they exist, or that these policies make a difference. The first part of this book presents case studies of perceived neighbourhood based problems in the domains of crime; health; educational outcomes; and employment. The second part of the book presents an international overview of the policies that different governments have implemented in response to these neighbourhood based problems, and discusses the theoretical and conceptual processes behind place based policy making. Case studies are drawn from a diverse range of countries including the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and the USA.Die Zukunft der Dienstleistungsökonomie
By Nora S. Stampfl. 2010
Auch wenn ihre Märkte nach wie vor rasant wachsen, die Dienstleistungsökonomie der modernen Wissensgesellschaft befindet sich im Umbruch. In dem…
Band wird die gesamte Dienstleistungslandschaft in den Blick genommen: Aus einem Verständnis der gegenwärtigen Situation heraus werden Entwicklungslinien in die Zukunft gezeichnet, Triebkräfte der Entwicklung beschrieben und die Grundzüge einer neuen Dienstleistungswelt dargestellt. Entwicklungstendenzen und Hintergründe des Wandels werden nachvollziehbar beschrieben und mit Beispielen illustriert.Let Us Talk of Many Things: The Collected Speeches
By William F. Buckley Jr.. 1952
Let Us Talk of Many Things, first published in 2000, brings together Buckley's finest speeches from throughout his career. Always…
deliciously provocative, they cover a vast range of topics: the end of the Cold War, manners in politics, the failure of the War on Drugs, the importance of winning the America's Cup, and much else. Reissued with additional speeches, Let Us Talk of Many Things is the ideal gift for any serious conservative.Happy Days Were Here Again: Reflections of a Libertarian Journalist
By William F. Buckley Jr., Patricia Bozell. 1993
In Happy Days Were Here Again, William F. Buckley Jr. offers a collection of his finest essays from the latter…
part of his long career. Sometimes celebrating, sometimes assailing, Buckley takes on opponents ranging from Mikhail Gorbachev to Carl Sagan to Leonard Bernstein; reflects on the academic scene, the Gulf War, and the idea of sin; and offers appreciations of friends, both right and left. For everyone who appreciates the wit and style of America's pre-eminent conservative, this is a must-have collection.The 5: 100 Recipes For Fasting
By Angela Dowden. 2017
The 5:2 diet is now firmly established as a highly effective and popular way to lose weight. It allows you…
to change your life for the better by dieting for just 2 days a week. You will live longer, lose weight and feel great by reducing your calorie intake for a limited period each week. The rest of the time you can eat normally, dine out and even have treats.New research now suggests that sticking to 800 calories a day - rather than the 500-600 calories previously recommended - can help people lose weight successfully. But what to eat on a fasting day? Bored with omelettes or ham salads? Want something quick and easy but don't know what? Look no further. With over 100 calorie-counted recipes specially designed for anyone who is fasting, it couldn't be easier to put the 5:2 diet into practice. All the recipes are delicious, so fasting need not be a chore.Includes: 4-week fast day meal planner; calorie counter; 15 ideas for 150 calorie snacks; 50 ideas for 100 calorie snacks; 50 ideas for 50 calorie snacks; 10 ideas for guilt-free snacks, plus tips and techniques on mastering portion control, good nutrition, and keeping up your 5:2 eating plan for life.Best American Political Writing 2008
By Royce Flippin. 2008
Making and Bending International Rules: The Design of Exceptions and Escape Clauses in Trade Law
By Krzysztof J Pelc. 2016
All treaties, from human rights to international trade, include formal exceptions that allow governments to legally break the rules that…
they have committed to, in order to deal with unexpected events. Such institutional 'flexibility' is necessary, yet it raises a tricky theoretical question: how to allow for this necessary flexibility, while preventing its abuse? Krzysztof Pelc examines how designers of rules in vastly different settings come upon similar solutions to render treaties resistant to unexpected events. Essential for undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars in political science, economics, and law, the book provides a comprehensive account of the politics of treaty flexibility. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, its multi-disciplinary approach addresses the paradoxes inherent in making and bending international rules.Nutritionist Sarah Flower has been a big fan of the Halogen Oven since its launch and uses her own every…
day to cook for her family. Following her bestselling The Everyday Halogen Oven Cookbook, she shows you how versatile your Halogen Oven can be and how you can use it to bake bread, cupcakes, cakes, pastries, biscuits, puddings and savouries.America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy
By Zbigniew Brzezinski. 2008
America’s status as a world power remains at a historic turning point. The strategies employed to win the wars of…
the twentieth century are no longer working, and the US must contend with the changing nature of power in a globalized world. In America and the World, two of the most respected figures in American foreign policy, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, dissect the challenges facing the US today: the Middle East, Russia, and China, among others. In spontaneous conversations the two authors explore their agreements and disagreements. Defining the center of responsible opinion on American foreign policy, America and the World is an essential primer on a host of urgent issues at a time when our leaders’ decisions could determine how long our nation remains a superpower.We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now
By Thomas E. Woods Jr., Murray Polner. 2008
Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq
By Linda Robinson. 2008
After a series of disastrous missteps in its conduct of the war, the White House in 2006 appointed General David…
Petraeus as the Commanding General of the coalition forces. Tell Me How This Ends is an inside account of his attempt to turn around a failing war. Linda Robinson conducted extensive interviews with Petraeus and his subordinate commanders and spent weeks with key U. S. and Iraqi divisions. The result is the only book that ties together military operations in Iraq and the internecine political drama that is at the heart of the civil war. Replete with dramatic battles, behind-doors confrontations, and astute analysis, the book tells the full story of the Iraq War’s endgame, and lays out the options that will be facing the next president when he or she takes office in January 2009.Gulaami: Indentured Labour - Fiji
By Kamlesh Sharma. 2016
Gulaami documents the experiences of a Girmitiya (Indentured Labourer) in Fiji who is originally from the village of Devadeha in…
the district of Basti in Uttar Pradesh. The reinvented slave trade of the mid 1850s by the British resulted in the removal of hundreds of thousands of Indians from their motherland, India and transplanted against their wishes in the British colonies (including Fiji) across the globe. In the South Pacific setting, slavery in Fiji is a story of the forgotten stolen generation right in the backyard of countries such as Australia and New Zealand. The story of Gulaami is about the ancestors of the Fijiindians who sacrificed so much for the betterment of Fiji and the emergence of the Fijiindian society, who are still struggling for equality and justice in the only country that they have known since their birth, Fiji.Cuban Anarchism: The History of a Movement
By Frank Fern ndez, Charles Bufe. 2001
This inspiring history of the Cuban anarchist movement is also a history of the Cuban labor movement. It covers both…
from their origins in the mid-19th century to the present, and ends with an enlightening analysis of the failure of the Castro dictatorship.Hungry for Peace: How You Can Help End Poverty and War with Food Not Bombs
By Keith Mchenry. 2012
The de facto how-to manual of the international Food Not Bombs movement, which provides free food to the homeless and…
hungry and has branches in countries on every continent except Antarctica, this book describes at length how to set up and operate a Food Not Bombs chapter. The guide considers every aspect of the operation, from food collection and distribution to fund-raising, consensus decision making, and what to do when the police arrive. It contains detailed information on setting up a kitchen and cooking for large groups as well as a variety of delicious recipes. Accompanying numerous photographs is a lengthy section on the history of Food Not Bombs, with stories of the jailing and murder of activists, as well as premade handbills and flyers ready for photocopying.Culturally Incorrect
By Rod Parsley. 2007
Left. Right. Red. Blue. Political actors. Acting politicians. Exhausted soccer moms; overwhelmed and overworked dads; and frightened and confused kids.…
Addicted athletes and violet hip-hop artists swagger through million-dollar mansions dripping with "bling," while teachers who sacrifice their lives to educate the next generation call a first-floor apartment home and sell their jewelry for textbooks. From the East Coast to the West, and all the states in between, this country divides itself. The dichotomy is so great, in fact, that many of us can describe ourselves using one of two words: Liberal or Conservative. And we all have an opinion. Ask anyone you see on the street, however, and most will agree on one thing: We're witnessing our nation's demise. In Culturally Incorrect, Rod Parsley addresses this social, political, spiritual and philosophical polarization with unabashed candor. "The minds and hearts of this generation have become the theater of conflict," he writes. "It is a war of competing, mutually exclusive ways of viewing the universe and man's place in it. It is a clash of paradigms, of value systems, and of visions for the future." We can run, we can hide . . . or we can engage. Read this book. And choose.¿Quién manda aquí?: La crisis global de la democracia representativa
By Jos Fern ndez-Albertos, Gerson Damiani, Felipe Gonz lez. 2017
Un análisis lúcido y penetrante sobre la actual crisis de la democracia representativa. El modelo de gobernanza de las sociedades…
occidentales está en crisis. Los pilares básicos que sostenían las democracias representativas son cada vez más cuestionados por los ciudadanos que viven en ellas. Muchos votantes sienten que sus preferencias no son suficientemente tenidas en cuenta por los políticos, y se abren paso formas alternativas de canalizar las demandas ciudadanas. A su vez, los gobiernos se quejan de los cada vez mayores obstáculos y restricciones a las que se enfrentan a la hora de llevar a cabo sus políticas. Y los principios fundacionales de división de poderes, gobiernos de mayoría, y rendición de cuentas democrática, se ven erosionados. En ¿Quién manda aquí? La crisis global de la democracia representativa se recogen trabajos de algunos de los principales expertos que tratan de aportar luz a estos problemas, yofrecer algunas soluciones, organizados en torno a cuatro cuestiones básicas: ¿qué hace que los gobiernos sean hoy percibidos como inefectivos?, ¿por qué les cuesta a los parlamentos cumplir su papel representativo?, ¿cómo entender la creciente conflictividad en las relaciones entre poderes?, y ¿en qué medida la globalización afecta a viabilidad de la democracia representativa como forma de gobierno?Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work
By Sarah Kessler. 2018
With deep reporting and graceful storytelling Sarah Kessler reveals the ground truth of a key part of the American…
workforce Her analysis is both astute and nuanced making GIGGED essential reading for anyone interested in the future of work Daniel H Pink author of WHEN and DRIVEThe full-time job is disappearing is landing the right gig the new American Dream One in three American workers is now a freelancer This gig economy one that provides neither the guarantee of steady hours nor benefits emerged out of the digital era and has revolutionized the way we do business High-profile tech start-ups such as Uber and Airbnb are constantly making headlines for the disruption they cause to the industries they overturn But what are the effects of this disruption from Wall Street down to Main Street What challenges do employees and job-seekers face at every level of professional experience In the tradition of the great business narratives of our time Gigged offers deeply-sourced up-close-and-personal accounts of our new economy From the computer programmer who chooses exactly which hours he works each week to the Uber driver who starts a union to the charity worker who believes freelance gigs might just transform a declining rural town journalist Sarah Kessler follows a wide range of individuals from across the country to provide a nuanced look at how the gig economy is playing out in real-time Kessler wades through the hype and hyperbole to tackle the big questions What does the future of work look like Will the millennial generation do as well their parents How can we all find meaningful well-paid work