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AbstractAfter an unsuccessful effort to dictate to the manager with respect to administrative appointments, a politically minded majority orders his dismissal in face of strong opposition faithful to the theory of manager government. The city's hydro‐electric system is involved.

From the perspectives of some of his past colleagues, recalls the great Soviet diplomat A A Gromyko's life, beginning with his fortuitous beginnings in Gomel, which saw so much history of Germany, Poland, Russia, and the Soviet Union. The authors present their own experiences with the diplomat, a man who sought constructive dialogue in mending German-Soviet ties, desired and understood disarmament, and realized the value in keeping close ties with Washington. He proved to be a direct, competent politician known for his candor, and for his lightheartedness, at the right moment. Loyal to the interests of his nation to a fault, Gromyko was never afraid to challenge other ministers or diplomats, believed heartily in Soviet communism, and remained professional to the end. Lastly, yet foremost and to the end, he was a family man. Adapted from the source document.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Introduction: A Mistrusted Class -- Part I: How We Get the Wrong Politicians -- Chapter 1: Getting In -- Chapter 2: Starting Out -- Chapter 3: Getting Out There -- Chapter 4: Getting Things Done -- Chapter 5: Getting On -- Chapter 6: Getting Caught -- Chapter 7: Getting Ill -- Chapter 8: Getting Out -- Part II: Why We Get the Wrong Policies -- Chapter 9: They Just Don't Get It -- Chapter 10: All Things to All Men -- Chapter 11: Yes-Men -- Chapter 12: Trapped! -- Conclusion: Can We Get the Right Politicians? -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index

Shashi Tharoor is an outstanding politician ranked the best among the present day leaders. His past UN career, his authoritative clout on every matter pertaining to India and his charismatic personality make him the most sought out among the political leaders of India. Entering the Indian political arena directly landing into the middle of the medley, he has been in the eye of many controversies that have projected him as a nonconformist and impractical outsider whose views and dreams for India are unrealistic. However, Shashi Tharoor has proved the cynics wrong and has manifested himself as an able leader and darling of his constituency who have chosen him two times consecutively. He is among the first generation of techsavvy new generation political leaders to make full use of the internet and reach his followers instantaneously and continuously, thus demonstrating an elected public servant's style of functioning could also be accountable and transparent. His stupendous academic achievements and outstanding literary works set him apart in the firmament of successful personalities of India holding a promise to the future of the country. Even in his short term political career, Shashi Tharoor has proved himself to be a gentleman politician who is sincere and honest in his commitment to his voters and strives his best to fulfill his promises. Such dedicated politicians who are ready to serve the nation selflessly are the need of the hour in today's India and Shashi Tharoor is a fine example of the proper role a true political leader can play in a disgraced democratic country like ours and serve as an instrument of change for bettering the miserable lives of millions of innocent trusting citizens of the country, at least in the coming century.

Organized crime uses political violence to influence politics in a wide set of countries. This paper exploits a novel dataset of attacks directed towards Italian local politicians to study how (and why) criminal organizations use violence against them. We test two competing theories to predict the use of violence i) before elections, to affect the electoral outcome and ii) after elections, to influence politicians from the beginning of their term. We provide causal evidence in favor of the latter hypothesis. The probability of being a target of violence increases in the weeks right after an election in areas with a high presence of organized crime, especially when elections result in a change of local government.

This article discusses the relationship between the identity of the rulers of the executive and reform. Thus, we enrich the literature on the determinants of reform and the result of the executive. This is a new and very important literature, as these are the reforms that allow progress. We use a sample of 141 countries over the period 2003-2013 to investigate the link between the age of politicians and regulatory reforms. We created an ad hoc database for the age of politicians and for reform, we use micro-reform data. An econometric model is used to discover if the age of a political leader in office can be a driving force that is more or less likely to bring about regulatory reforms. Our results suggest that the age of politicians has a positive incidence on the reform that they bring about. The results are robust for the reform measures and techniques used. The results also indicate that older politicians implement more reforms than the young ones. More precisely, the paper found that older politicians who are in their sixties bring about the most regulatory reforms than politicians of any other age ranges.

"Politicians with Disabilities: Challenges and Choices" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Readers will learn about the early years of Hillary Clinton and how she got her start in politics. They will also learn about her political career and her two attempts at the presidency. This title is complete with simple text, a timeline, and great photographs of Clinton from childhood to present times. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Amazon.com