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This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of both the historical and the contemporary dimensions of the politics and government of the "First State." Once a sparsely populated, agrarian, and relatively insignificant polity, Delaware has become a densely and diversely populated financial and legal center often called the "corporation capital of the world." Delaware's prime location has been central to its development and transition from a goods-producing economy to a fast-growing, service-based economy. Despite its diminutive size, Delaware is, in many ways, the nation's preferred corporate

The situation of women in East Germany since WWII is reviewed. Four historical periods are distinguished: 1945-1949, the postwar period; 1949-1963, the founding of the German Democratic Republic; 1963-1971, when central planning was fully established & efforts were made to integrate women fully into the LF; & post-1971, when conflicts in women's roles & the slowness of progress became evident. Women are a major element in the LF, with 87% of women aged 16-60 participating; but their participation involves them in dual roles that often create stress. Family life remains oriented to the nuclear family & resistant to change in sex roles. Women have difficulty gaining leadership positions & have little representation in politics. The absence of a women's movement & the lack of tolerance for autonomous social movements have led to the expression of women's concerns with this situation primarily through literature, particularly the works of Christa Wolf & Irmtraud Morgner. W. H. Stoddard

1. Political Parties: A Comparative Perspective. Historical Origins. Discord on Definitions. Classifying Parties by Competition. Other Classifications and Analyses -- 2. German Parties: A Historical Perspective. The Second Reich. The Weimar Era. The Third Reich. The Postwar Years -- 3. The Party State: Political Legitimacy. Rebirth of a Pluralist Party System. Constitutional Foundation. Party Finance. Electoral System -- 4. The Christian Democrats: Right of Center. The Occupation Years: 1945-1949. The CDU: 1949-1990. The CSU: 1949-1990 -- 5. The Social Democrats: Left of Center. The Occupation Years: 1945-1949. The Federal Republic: 1949-1990. The SPD in Power: 1966-1982. The SPD in Opposition: 1982-1990 -- 6. The Free Democrats: Keeping the Balance. Historical and Ideological Development. Organization. Membership and Voter Profile. Schisms and Coalition Switches -- 7. The Greens: Challenging the Establishment. The Antecedents of the Greens. The Launching of the Party

Packed with insight into contemporary issues and analysis of the latest developments in UK and US Politics, including the 2019 UK General Election and 2020 US election, this textbook is specially designed to help your students perform to the best of their abilities in the AQA Politics Paper 1 and Paper 2 exams. This Student Textbook: - Strengthens your students' understanding of comparative politics through dedicated comparative politics chapters and synoptic links throughout - Builds your students' confidence by highlighting key terms and connections between different topics in the specification - Develops your students' skills of analysis and evaluation through activities, debates and exam-style questions - Provides answer guidance for exam-style questions online at www.hoddereducation.co.uk.

The paper presents an investigation of subnational government bailouts in Germany. In a first part we briefly describe the fiscal federalism system in Germany. The main part of the paper examines the bailout of two West German states. We identify the causes of the financial trouble of both states and examine the institutional settings that forced the federal government to provide bailout transfers. In addition, we investigate the impact these transfers had on the fiscal performance of both Länder. In a further section we provide evidence on bailouts of local governments by the German Länder. A final section summarizes our results and presents policy conclusions.

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