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A pamphlet entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City and Bank of Cairo in the State of Illinois" published by Blair and Rives in Washington, D.C. in 1836.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chronology -- Introduction -- 1. The Background: England, America and Canada, 1688-1828 -- 2. Instability, 1828-1864 -- 3. Stability, 1864-1914 -- 4. Conclusions and Consequences -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Why adopt a poststructural lens for the reading of the military strategy of national missile defence (NMD)? No doubt, when contemplating an attack on US territory by intercontinental ballistic missiles, consulting Michel Foucault and critical international relations theory scholars may not seem the obvious route to take. The answer to this lies in another question: why has there been so much interest and continuous investment in NMD deployment when there is such ambiguity surrounding the status of threat to which it responds, controversy over its technological feasibility and concern about its

Can a return to radical direct democracy reconnect a jaded electorate with an out-of-touch establishment? Will reforming the toxic work culture of Canberra lead to more sensible debate and better political decision-making? Should today's leaders look to successful Labor and Liberal governments of the past to learn how to lead a government for a full term? Is change to liberal democracy itself needed? Politicians, journalists and thinkers from across the political and ideological spectrum propose these and other solutions to the many challenges facing Australian democracy in the twenty-first century. Leading Australian thinkers, journalists and politicians from across the ideological spectrum deliver a frank assessment of the problem and propose the radical reforms needed to put Australian democracy back on the path to delivering the equality, opportunity and prosperity it promised

Introduction -- The making of Koreatown, LA -- Convergent destinies and the ethnic elite -- The events that shook the world -- The politics of incorporation and marginalization today -- The historical evolution of KYCC and KIWA -- Giving back to the community -- Doing politics without the politics -- Organizational carework and the women of KYCC and KIWA -- United we stand, divided we speak

Between the military takeover of 1952 and the collapse of the Mubarak regime in 2011, the political system of Egypt depended upon a variety of mechanisms and structures to establish and consolidate its powerbase. Among those, an intricate web of what could be described as 'patronage politics' emerged as one of the main foundations of these tools. Throughout the post-1952 era, political patrons and respective clients were influential in Egyptian politics, shaping the policies implemented by Egypt's rulers, as well as the tactics orchestrated by the wider population. On a macro l.

Gone are the days when the raising and apportioning of municipal monies was a relatively simple task, when ample income could be expected to meet projected needs and also fund a few additional projects. Now local officials are faced with shrinking budgets, tax revolts, decreasing federal support, increasing state and federal regulations--in short, genuine crunches that leave them pondering how sparse resources can ever be stretched to meet the multitude of actual needs. This book stresses the political dimensions of local finance, emphasizing the local, intergovernmental, and private-sector constraints faced by municipal officials in their attempt to provide services while balancing the budget. Integrating the implications of the Reagan administration's new approach to federal spending into their analyses, the authors examine the impact of state regulations on local taxation and debt policies, the relationship between local governments and the municipal bond market, the political economy of New York City's fiscal crisis, and the impact of various tax limitation measures, including California's Proposition 13. They also study the effect of community development grants on local decisionmaking structures and the impact of urban congressional representatives on the allocation of federal grants. Their presentation is aimed especially at graduate and upper-level undergraduate students of urban politics, local finance, state and local government, and intergovernmental relations.

Gone are the days when the raising and apportioning of municipal monies was a relatively simple task, when ample income could be expected to meet projected needs and also fund a few additional projects. Now local officials are faced with shrinking budgets, tax revolts, decreasing federal support, increasing state and federal regulations--in short, genuine crunches that leave them pondering how sparse resources can ever be stretched to meet the multitude of actual needs. This book stresses the political dimensions of local finance, emphasizing the local, intergovernmental, and private-sector constraints faced by municipal officials in their attempt to provide services while balancing the budget. Integrating the implications of the Reagan administration's new approach to federal spending into their analyses, the authors examine the impact of state regulations on local taxation and debt policies, the relationship between local governments and the municipal bond market, the political economy of New York City's fiscal crisis, and the impact of various tax limitation measures, including California's Proposition 13. They also study the effect of community development grants on local decisionmaking structures and the impact of urban congressional representatives on the allocation of federal grants. Their presentation is aimed especially at graduate and upper-level undergraduate students of urban politics, local finance, state and local government, and intergovernmental relations.