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Corruption in the Americas

by Adriana Beltrán, Marten Brienen, Fernando Cepeda Ulloa, Roberto Zepeda, Jonathan D. Rosen, Bradford R. McGuinn, Michael Jerome Wolff, Hanna Samir Kassab, Cynthia McClintock0 ...

For some states in Latin America, corruption is not simply an industry, but rather it is part of the political system. This collection studies the nature of corruption and its recent trends through expert contributions from scholars from the region who have diverse scholarly backgrounds, theoretical orientations, and methodologies. Through case studies of countries throughout the Americas, the ... Read more

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For some states in Latin America, corruption is not simply an industry, but rather it is part of the political system. This collection studies the nature of corruption and its recent trends through expert contributions from scholars from the region who have diverse scholarly backgrounds, theoretical orientations, and methodologies. Through case studies of countries throughout the Americas, the
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Violence in the Americas

by Sebastián A. Cutrona, Thiago Rodrigues, Mariana Kalil, Acácio Augusto, Marten Brienen, Barnett S. Koven, Victor J. Hinojosa, Bradford R. McGuinn, Adriana Beltrán, Roberto Zepeda, Christa L. Remington, R. Evan Ellis, Eric L. Golnick, Cynthia McClintock ...

Series series Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. The book is comprises case studies that explore the nature of violence in countries throughout the region. Moreover, it seeks to address some of the ways in which governments have sought to address violence. The cases examined in this volume ... Read more

$49.69 CAD

Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. The book is comprises case studies that explore the nature of violence in countries throughout the region. Moreover, it seeks to address some of the ways in which governments have sought to address violence. The cases examined in this volume
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Fragile States in the Americas

by Jonathan D. Rosen, Emily D. Bello-Pardo, Adriana Beltrán, Marten Brienen, Lucía Dammert, Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor, Eric Golnick, Adam Iscacson, Mark Kirton, Paul Rexton Kan0, Bradford R. McGuinn1, Randy Pestana2, Christa L. Remington3, John Twichell4, Dianne Williams5, Christine Zaino6, Roberto Zepeda Martínez7, Marlon Anatol8, Ted Galen Carpenter9, Hanna Samir Kassab0 ...

Series series Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
The Americas face many security challenges, including drug trafficking, organized crime, guerrilla movements, terrorism, and environmental challenges. Experts have long debated whether some countries in the region can be classified as failed states. While various states in the Americas have been labeled as failed states, calling a country a failed state is quite controversial and requires a ... Read more

$158.09 CAD

The Americas face many security challenges, including drug trafficking, organized crime, guerrilla movements, terrorism, and environmental challenges. Experts have long debated whether some countries in the region can be classified as failed states. While various states in the Americas have been labeled as failed states, calling a country a failed state is quite controversial and requires a
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Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability in the Western Hemisphere

by Remi B. Piet, Bruce M. Bagley, Marcelo R. S. Zorovich, Marten Brienen, Alejandro Chanona, Khatchik DerGhougassian, Cristina Eguizábal, Dina Moulioukova-Fernandez0, Maxime Larivé1, Anastasia Northland2, Ryan Opsal3, Ana Oviedo Roldan4, George Philippidis5, Dennis M. Rempe6, Jonathan D. Rosen7, John Twichell8, Alberto Lozano-Vázquez9, Harrie Vredenburg0, Joseph E. Uscinski1 ...

Series series Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
In light of the rapid fluctuations in oil prices and subsequent impact on the stability and economic perspectives of energy producing and energy importing states in the Western Hemisphere, this book stresses the urgency to integrate sustainability at the very core of national energy security strategies. From Canada to Argentina, this edited volume analyzes a series of case studies and diverging ... Read more

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In light of the rapid fluctuations in oil prices and subsequent impact on the stability and economic perspectives of energy producing and energy importing states in the Western Hemisphere, this book stresses the urgency to integrate sustainability at the very core of national energy security strategies. From Canada to Argentina, this edited volume analyzes a series of case studies and diverging
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New Approaches to Drug Policies

A Time For Change

Edited by Jonathan D. Rosen, Marten W. Brienen ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
The US-led war on drugs has failed: drugs remain purer, cheaper and more readily available than ever. Extreme levels of violence have also grown as drug traffickers and organized criminals compete for control of territory. This book points towards a number of crucial challenges, policy solutions and alternatives to the current drug strategies. ... Read more

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The US-led war on drugs has failed: drugs remain purer, cheaper and more readily available than ever. Extreme levels of violence have also grown as drug traffickers and organized criminals compete for control of territory. This book points towards a number of crucial challenges, policy solutions and alternatives to the current drug strategies.
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Prisons in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century

A Human Dumping Ground

by Jonathan D. Rosen, Marten W. Brienen, Astrid Arrarás, Emily D. Bello-Pardo, Adrián Bonilla, Nashira Chávez, Sebastián A. Cutrona, Lucía Dammert, Manuel Dammert Guardia0, Khatchik DerGhougassian1, Brian Fonseca2, Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor3, Pamela Pamelá4, Susan Phillips5, Christa L. Remington6, Marcelo Rocha e Silva Zorovich7, Tamara Rice Lave8, Randy Seepersad9, Dianne Williams0, Roberto Zepeda Martínez1, W. Andy Knight2 ...

Series series Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
This volume on penitentiary systems in the Americas offers a long-overdue look at the prisons that exist at the forefront of the ongoing struggle against drugs and violence throughout North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. From Haiti to Bolivia, the authors examine the conditions in these systems, and allow several common themes to emerge, including the alarming prevalence of lengthy ... Read more

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This volume on penitentiary systems in the Americas offers a long-overdue look at the prisons that exist at the forefront of the ongoing struggle against drugs and violence throughout North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. From Haiti to Bolivia, the authors examine the conditions in these systems, and allow several common themes to emerge, including the alarming prevalence of lengthy
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Colombia's Political Economy at the Outset of the Twenty-First Century

From Uribe to Santos and Beyond

by Bruce M. Bagley, Jonathan D. Rosen, José Antonio Ocampo, Albert Berry, Sandra Borda, Marten W. Brienen, Fernando Cepeda Ulloa, Marc Chernick, Malcolm Deas0, Santiago Gómez1, Lisa Haugaard2, Mateo Morales Callejas3, Juan Pablo Milanese4, Luz del Soccorro Ramirez5, Angelika Rettberg6, Adam Isacson7, Arlene B. Tickner8, Coletta A. Youngers9 ...

Series series Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
This volume examines Colombia’s political economy at the outset of the twenty-first century. A group of leading experts explores various issues, such as drug trafficking, organized crime, economic performance, the internal armed conflict, and human rights. The experts highlight the various challenges that Colombia faces today. This volume is a major contribution to the field and provides a current ... Read more

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This volume examines Colombia’s political economy at the outset of the twenty-first century. A group of leading experts explores various issues, such as drug trafficking, organized crime, economic performance, the internal armed conflict, and human rights. The experts highlight the various challenges that Colombia faces today. This volume is a major contribution to the field and provides a current
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The Criminalization of States

The Relationship between States and Organized Crime

by Bruce Bagley, Jorge Chabat, Sigrid Arzt, Adriana Beltrán, Nashira Chávez, Nathan Jones, Pryanka Peñafiel, John Polga-Hecimovich, David Rocha0, Fernando Cepeda Ulloa1, Mark Ungar2, Roberto Zepeda3, Jonathan D. Rosen5, Marten W. Brienen6, Sebastián Antonino Cutrona7, Amanda M. Gurecki8, Victor J. Hinojosa9, Christine J. Wade0, Michael Jerome Wolff1, Adam Isacson2 ...

Series series Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
This volume examines the relationship between states and organized crime. It seeks to add to the theoretical literature for analyzing the criminalization of the state. The volume also explores the nature of organized crime in countries throughout the Americas from Central America to the Southern Cone. ... Read more

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This volume examines the relationship between states and organized crime. It seeks to add to the theoretical literature for analyzing the criminalization of the state. The volume also explores the nature of organized crime in countries throughout the Americas from Central America to the Southern Cone.
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Noam Chomsky on Language, Democracy, and Social Justice

Noam Chomsky’s Critical Intervention- Foreword by Peter McLaren- Afterword by Pepi Leistyna

by Pierre W. Orelus, Shirley R. Steinberg ...

Series Book 458 - Counterpoints
Every century has witnessed the birth of a few world-transcending intellectuals as well as talented emerging scholars. Noam Chomsky and Pierre W. Orelus are no exception. Using dialogues exchanged over the course of nine years, combined with heartfelt critical essays, Chomsky and Orelus analytically examine social justice issues, such as unbalanced relationships between dominant and subjugated ... Read more

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Every century has witnessed the birth of a few world-transcending intellectuals as well as talented emerging scholars. Noam Chomsky and Pierre W. Orelus are no exception. Using dialogues exchanged over the course of nine years, combined with heartfelt critical essays, Chomsky and Orelus analytically examine social justice issues, such as unbalanced relationships between dominant and subjugated
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Employment Equity in Canada

The Legacy of the Abella Report

by Carol Agocs ...

In the mid-1980s, the Abella Commission on Equality in Employment and the federal Employment Equity Act made Canada a policy leader in addressing systemic discrimination in the workplace. More than twenty-five years later, Employment Equity in Canada assembles a distinguished group of experts to examine the state of employment equity in Canada today.Examining the evidence of nearly thirty years, ... Read more

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In the mid-1980s, the Abella Commission on Equality in Employment and the federal Employment Equity Act made Canada a policy leader in addressing systemic discrimination in the workplace. More than twenty-five years later, Employment Equity in Canada assembles a distinguished group of experts to examine the state of employment equity in Canada today.Examining the evidence of nearly thirty years,
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The Policy State

An American Predicament

by Karen Orren, Stephen Skowronek ...

The steady accretion of public policies over the decades has fundamentally changed how America is governed. The formulation and delivery of policy have emerged as the government’s entire raison d’être, redefining rights and reconfiguring institutional structures. The Policy State looks closely at this massive unnoticed fact of modern politics and addresses the controversies swirling around it. ... Read more

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The steady accretion of public policies over the decades has fundamentally changed how America is governed. The formulation and delivery of policy have emerged as the government’s entire raison d’être, redefining rights and reconfiguring institutional structures. The Policy State looks closely at this massive unnoticed fact of modern politics and addresses the controversies swirling around it.
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The Administrative State

A Study of the Political Theory of American Public Administration

by Dwight Waldo ...

This classic text, originally published in 1948, is a study of the public administration movement from the viewpoint of political theory and the history of ideas. It seeks to review and analyze the theoretical element in administrative writings and to present the development of the public administration movement as a chapter in the history of American political thought.The objectives of The ... Read more

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This classic text, originally published in 1948, is a study of the public administration movement from the viewpoint of political theory and the history of ideas. It seeks to review and analyze the theoretical element in administrative writings and to present the development of the public administration movement as a chapter in the history of American political thought.The objectives of The
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