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The direct primary stands as one of the most significant and distinctive political reforms of the Progressive era in American history. In this book, the authors provide the most comprehensive treatment available on the topic and utilize new data on election outcomes, candidate backgrounds, incumbent performance and behavior, newspaper endorsements, and voters' preferences. They begin by studying whether primary elections have achieved the goals set by progressive reformers when they were first introduced over a century ago. They then evaluate the key roles these elections have played in the US electoral systems, such as injecting electoral competition into the regions that are dominated by one of the two major parties, helping select relatively qualified candidates for office, and, in some cases, holding incumbents accountable for their performance. They conclude with studying the degree to which primaries are responsible for the current, highly polarized environment. Anyone interested in US primary elections, US political history, or electoral institutions more generally should read this book.

part, Part 1 Freedom -- chapter 1 Three Traditions -- chapter 2 Liberty and Liberation -- chapter 3 The True Nature of 'the Social Being' -- chapter 4 'Alternative Realities' -- chapter 5 Freedom and Social Control -- chapter 6 'Perfect Respectfulness' and 'Painful Nearness' -- chapter 7 The Ethics of Intervention -- part, Part 2 Welfare Institutions -- chapter 8 Flattery and Dumb Service -- chapter 9 The Origins of Social Engineering -- chapter 10 Two Concepts of Welfare -- chapter 11 Punishment, Treatment and Control -- chapter 12 Citizenship and Social Work -- part, Part 3 A Welfare Society -- chapter 13 Family-Support or Suppression? -- chapter 14 Work: an Essential Characteristic of Man? -- chapter 15 'A Decent and Secure Life'.

Public sector executive development in the Asia-Pacific: different contexts but similar challenges / Andrew Podger -- Developing leadership and building executive capacity in the Australian public services for better governance / Peter Allen and John Wanna -- Civil service executive development in China: an overview / Yijia Jing -- Building capacity: a framework for managing learning and development in the Hong Kong Police Force / S. Chan and Joseph Wong Wing-ping -- Building executive capacity in the Japanese Civil Service / Hiroko Kudo -- Innovating training and development in government: the case of South Korea / Pan Suk Kim -- Civil service training the Macau government / Pauline Lai Pou San -- Building executive capacity in the public service for better governance: the Philippine Civil Service / Alex B. Brillantes Jr and Maricel T. Fernandez-Carag -- Milestone programs for the administrative service in the Singapore Public Service / James Low -- Senior civil service training in Taiwan: current concerns and future challenges / Su Tsai-Tsu and Liu Kun-I.

Introduction --Christian perspectives --Liberal perspectives --Models of religion-state relations --Legal protection of religious freedom --Limits to religious freedom --Families, parents and children --Education --Medical treatment --Employment --Religious group autonomy --Religious expression.