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This book explores the transformation of Soviet Ukraine into an independent state. It finds that state building is an integral part of the transition process, as much as democratization and the establishment of a market economy.

THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM BOTH FROM THE PERCEPTIONS OF THOSE WHO BREATHED LIFE INTO THAT SYSTEM 200 YEARS AGO AND OF THOSE WHO DO SO TODAY. MANY OF THE ISSUES CONFRONTING THE NATION TODAY "REGARDING BALANCE BETWEEN POLITICAL EQUALITY AND PRIVATE RIGHTS, THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE ECONOMY, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATES AND THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS, THE INFLUENCES OF THE FACTIONS" WERE ALL DEBATED IN THE FIRST YEARS OF THE CONSTITUTION. THE VIEWS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON AND THOMAS JEFFERSON WERE THE TWO CHIEF COMPETING IDEALS OF AMERICA'S FUTURE. EVENTUALLY, HAMILTON'S VISION OF A STRONG INDUSTRIAL NATION WON OUT OVER JEFFERSON'S IDEAL OF A COUNTRY OF YEOMAN FARMERS. HAMILTON'S VICTORY WAS MADE SECURE BY HIS PARTY CONTROLLING THE PRESIDENCY THROUGH THE FOUNDATION YEARS 1789-1801 AND THE COURT FROM 1789-1835.

The political development of the nation-state in post-Soviet Belarus is examined. An overview of significant political events & historical symbols associated with Belarusian statehood, especially the Polatsk region's achievement of independence from Kievan Rus, expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, & establishment of political ties with Poland during the 16th century, is presented. Different perceptions of the role of Belarus' political & symbolic history that surfaced during the early 1990s among emergent nationalist organizations are addressed. Factors that are currently preventing Belarus' political & economic integration with Russia include the need to incorporate Ukraine into the agreement, the public's unwillingness to sacrifice national sovereignty, & the prevalence of a European orientation among Belarus' younger generations. It is concluded that Belarus' future development is contingent on replacing the current totalitarian regime with a more democratic one. J. W. Parker

The Lyons Inquiry into Local Government has introduced the English local government community to the concept of 'place-shaping'. Place-shaping refers to the new role for local governments in promoting the well-being of communities and citizens. The processes of place-shaping are remarkably similar to the processes of nation-building. This paper uses Stein Rokkan's thinking on nation-building in Western Europe to analyse place-shaping. It focuses on the penetration and standardisation processes and underlines the importance of integrating peripheries, defining boundaries, and creating identities. In essence, it is argued that place-shaping is really about the repolitisation of English local authorities.