Central Government Policies

Tracing the metaphor of America as the Book of Revelations New Jerusalem, Yii-Jan Lin shows how apocalyptic narratives have been used to exclude un...

This open access handbook synthesizes the current research about the impacts of digital media on children across development. Drawing on the expert...

This book argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-o...

Science Policy in the Soviet Union (1990) examines the major institutional and behavioural aspects influencing scientific research in the USSR. The...

Unveiling the Path to Health Equity: A Transformative Guide to Law and Policy Achieving Health Equity: The Role of Law and Policy offers a groundbr...

A fascinating survey of the history of political and economic ideas in the US that have led to an increasingly entrenched ultra-rich class of oliga...

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, providing every American with the opportu...

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, providing every American with the opportu...

There is growing concern that welfare states are inefficient, unsustainable and lack popular support. New Public Management reforms affected the ba...

Since the 2010s, populism and illiberal politics have been on the rise. Demagogue leaders preach simplified rhetoric to vilify the powerless, polar...

The Presidents and the Planet recounts the story of the world's greatest environmental dilemma through the eyes of early climate change pioneers. I...

This is the century of homeland security.The federal government created a monster. They said it would keep us safe. The monster hatched in November...

Focusing on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) screening, this book provides an in-depth analysis of how European states economic interactions ...

A New York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceA Public Books Best Book of the YearAn opportunity for readers to see Piketty bring his larger argument ...

The book analyzes the environmental regulation of upstream marine exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons, at the international, regional MERC...

America's position as the source of much of the world's global innovation has been the foundation of its economic vitality and military power in th...

Recommendations from the scientific community to ensure that the development and use of AI honors scientific norms In late 2022, OpenAI released Ch...

The Regional Economics of Technological Transformations provides a comprehensive overview of 4.0 technological transformations in Europe and their ...

The Golden Age' of the welfare state in Europe was characterised by a strengthening of social rights as citizens became increasingly protected thro...

The United States is often perceived as sceptical, if not hostile, to the need to address man-made climate change. US government policy has undoubt...

This edited volume presents critical scholarship analysing governance practices in diverse jurisdictions in Europe and North America, at multiple s...

CHOICE Recommended Title, March 2019This book brings together diverse new perspectives on current and emerging themes in space risk, covering both ...

This title was first published in 2003.The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is a timely example of social policy reform in a socialist market econom...

This title was first published in 2002. This provocative volume explores key aspects of the contemporary relationship between the United States and...

By the year 2050, the population of the United States is projected to be approximately half white and half non-white. Yet the knowledge of child d...

What are the factors that shape domestic violence policy change and how are variable gendered meanings produced in these policies? How and when can...

The worlds key resources of energy, food and water, which are closely connected and interdependent on each other, are coming under increasing press...

2nd and 3rd year core modules/courses on Family Policy and Comparative Social Policy. Also Women's Studies - 2nd and 3rd year core component of soc...

Providing a historical appraisal of bubble investments, and blending theory with field observations, this insightful work will benefit academics, r...