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Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its economy. This title presents a history of Mexico since 1989, focusing on globalization, democratization, and social justice. It is useful for undergraduates and the general reader

"Now in its third edition, Latin America Since Independence explores the region's rich and diverse history through carefully selected stories, primary source documents, maps and tables that offer a diverse approach to dominant historical narratives. While histories of the "other" Americas often link disparate histories through revolutionary or tragic narratives, this text begins with the assumption that our efforts to imagine a common past for nearly thirty countries are deeply problematic. Without losing sight of chronology or regional trends, the book offers a distinctive conceptualization of the region as a diverse social landscape with a multiplicity of peoples and voices. Each chapter introduces students to a specific historical issue, which in turn raises questions about the history of the Americas as a whole. Key themes include: Race and Citizenship -- Inequality and Economic Development -- Politics and Rights -- Foreign Interventions -- Social and Cultural Movements -- Globalization -- Violence and Civil Society -- The Environment. Chapters also include timelines highlighting important dates and suggestions for further reading. This third edition has been updated throughout and includes a new Chapter 9 that discusses foreign intervention in Central America, and new text on the drug wars, resource extraction, and indigenous self-determination. Richly informative and highly readable, Latin America since Independence provides compelling accounts of this region's past and present that will be of interest to students of Latin American history and society"--

The first theory of legitimate opposition in fifty years In political systems defined by legitimate opposition, those who hold power allow their rivals to peacefully challenge and displace them, and those who have lost power do not seek to sabotage the winners. Legitimate opposition came under assault at the American capitol on January 6, 2021, and is menaced by populists and autocrats across the globe. Alexander Kirshner provides the first sustained theory of legitimate opposition since the Cold War. On the orthodox view, democracy is lost when legitimate opposition is subverted. But efforts to reconcile opposition with democracy fail to identify the value of the frequently imperfect, unfair and inegalitarian real-world practice. Marshaling a revisionist reconstruction of opposition's history, Kirshner's book provides a new account of opposition's value fit for the twenty-first century and shows why, given the difficult conditions of political life, legitimate opposition is an achievement worth defending

In political systems defined by legitimate opposition, those who hold power allow their rivals to peacefully challenge and displace them, and those who have lost power do not seek to sabotage the winners. Legitimate opposition came under assault at the American capitol on January 6, 2021, and is menaced by populists and autocrats across the globe. Here, the author provides the first sustained theory of legitimate opposition since the Cold War. On the orthodox view, democracy is lost when legitimate opposition is subverted. But efforts to reconcile opposition with democracy fail to identify the value of the frequently imperfect, unfair and inegalitarian real-world practice. Marshaling a revisionist reconstruction of opposition's history, this book provides an account of opposition's value fit for the twenty-first century and shows why, given the difficult conditions of political life, legitimate opposition is an achievement worth defending.

This volume offers analyses of the basic tendencies and the problems of Russia, Eastern Europe, Transcaucasia, Central Asia, and the Baltic states. It covers the Russian economic model; the rates and proportions of the Russian economy; its real, financial, external, and social sectors; investment and fixed assets; human capital; and economic policy. East European, Transcaucasian, Central Asian and Baltic economies are then analysed using the same perspectives. This allows a comparison of the economic progress of the post-Soviet countries, highlighting the differences and the similarities between them.This book will be useful for students, professors, and businessmen interested in cooperation with the post-Soviet countries.

"The recent expansion of health insurance coverage in the USA under the Affordable Health Care Act, and current threats to reverse the benefits of this reform, have once again focused the world's attention on the difficult challenges faced by other countries trying to provide better access to healthcare to their population at an affordable cost. This textbook provides a comparative review of financing universal access to healthcare in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The first two chapters of the book provide a framework for financing universal access to healthcare. The remaining eight chapters present case studies of eight OECD countries that have successfully introduced reforms to finance universal access to healthcare for their population through landmark legislative reforms. A concluding chapter focuses on the lessons learned from the OECD and recommendations from policymakers and others who are planning similar reforms. The book is designed as a learning tool for students and as a user guide for policymakers."--

Introduction : 1833 : the cholera epidemic -- 1887 : Dr. John Briggs eats some peyote -- 1899 : The Instituto Médico Nacional -- 1909 : Poison -- 1917 : The ban -- 1918 : The Native American Church -- 1937 : The Goshute letter -- 1957 : The Holy Thursday experiment -- 1958 : Alfonso Fabila visits the Sierra Huichola -- 1964 : bona fide -- 1971 : Peyote outlawed in Mexico -- 1972 : The exemption -- 2011 : Tom Pinkson -- Conclusion : race, space, time.

Intro -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- 1 The Initial Design of the Electoral College: Basic Ideas, Logical Mistakes, and Overlooked Problems -- Abstract -- 1.1 The Founding Fathers' Electoral College: A Monster or a Masterpiece? -- 1.2 Neither the People, nor Congress: Why Electors? -- 1.3 The 1787 Great Compromise and the Electoral College -- 1.4 An Unpleasant Heritage: Is the Electoral College a Vestige of Slavery? -- 1.5 The Electoral College: A Decisive Body or a Selecting Committee? -- 1.6 The Same Qualities Required: The Choice of a President and a Vice President -- 1.7 The Founding Fathers' Mistake: Should Anybody Care? -- 1.8 What Did the Founding Fathers Miss? -- 1.9 Who Can Be President or Vice President? -- 2 The Electoral College Today -- Abstract -- 2.1 Which Constitutional Amendments Defined the Electoral College -- 2.2 The Twelfth Amendment Puzzles that Remain Unsolved -- 2.3 The Electoral College: Concepts and Basic Principles -- 2.4 The "Winner-Take-All" Principle and the 1787 Great Compromise -- 2.5 Electing a President in the House of Representatives -- 2.6 The Electoral College and Amendments 20, 22, 23, and 25 -- 2.7 Electoral Requirements and Amendments 13, 14, 15, 19, 24, and 26 -- 2.8 American Beliefs About the Election System -- 2.9 Is the Electoral College Impervious to Change? -- 3 Curbing Contingent Elections -- Abstract -- 3.1 Determining the Election Winner in Contingent Elections -- 3.2 When Both the Electoral College and Congress Fail -- 3.3 The Presidential Succession Act and Contingent Elections -- 4 Inconvenient Facts About the Electoral College -- Abstract -- 4.1 The Popular Vote as Americans Understand It -- 4.2 Which Election System Requires More Popular Votes to Win -- 4.3 The Voting Power of a Voter and the Voting Power of a State.

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; US Politics; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History; Electoral Politics; Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences

1. Introduction -- 2. Region and paradiplomacy : in search of definition -- 3. Paradiplomacy studies as a field of scholarly inquiry -- 4. The eleven dimensions of paradiplomacy discourse -- 5. Constructing an explanatory framework for the study of subnational governments' involvement in international relations -- 6. The province of Alberta in international affairs : applying the explanatory framework -- 7. Concluding remarks.

This book examines and systematises the theoretical dimensions of paradiplomacy - the role of subnational governments in international relations. Throughout the world, subnational governments play an active role in international relations by participating in international trade, cultural missions and diplomatic relations with foreign powers. These governments, including states in the USA and landers in Germany, can sometimes even challenge the official foreign policy of their national government. These activities, which are regularly promoting the subnational government's interests, have been.