Power and Policy in Liberal Democracies - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521345790 ISBN 13: 9780521345798

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1992

Riassunto

Why has Japan found it easier than the United States to pursue a consistent industrial policy? Why does Britain provide health care collectively whereas France relies on private provision? Why is the American government unable to ensure the safety of its citizens whereas personal safety is not even an issue in Japan? Such questions are central to the study of comparative public politics and this textbook, first published in 1992, seeks to answer them by integrating policy analysis with mainstream comparative politics. The authors examine power and policy in four liberal democracies: France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. They provide an introduction to the politics of these four leading democracies, setting out the actors, arenas and agendas of policy in each country. The following sections explore four contrasting areas of policy: industrial, health, ethnic minorities and law and order. In the final part these countries and sectors are discussed from the perspectives of policy implementation, evaluation and comparison.

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Descrizione del libro

Examining power and policy in France, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom, this textbook, first published in 1992, integrates the field of policy studies with more traditional approaches to comparative politics.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Introduction Martin Harrop; Part I. Countries: 2. France Ella Ritchie; 3. Japan Ian Neary; 4. United Kingdom Martin Harrop; 5. United States Rod Hague; Part II. Sectors: 6. Industrial policy Philip Daniels; 7. Health policy Martin Harrop; 8. Ethnic minorities Ian Neary; 9. Law and order Ella Ritchie; Part III. Perspectives: 10. Implementation Michael Clarke; 11. Evaluation Peter Jones; 12. Comparison Martin Harrop; Appendix; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0521345790
• ISBN 13: 9780521345798
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Redattore: Harrop Martin