This new text, written by a respected author team, makes a contemporary approach to campaigns and elections accessible and engaging. Based on the authors own courses, Campaigns & Elections uses a clear, consistent framework to help students understand the strategies and choices involved in American campaigns and elections. With coverage of elections at the presidential, congressional, state, an…
As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks-and teachers locked away in classrooms. In Education Nation author Milton Chen draws from extensive experience in media-from his work on Sesame Street in its nascent years to his role as executive director of the George Lucas Educa…
Nobel-Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman argues that business leaders need to understand the differences between economic policy on the national and international scale and business strategy on the organizational scale. Economists deal with the closed system of a national economy, whereas executives live in the open-system world of business. Moreover, economists know that an economy must be r…
It has been a decadesince the last revision of this textbook and much has happened in the intervening ten years. I have been lucky enough to have been an active participant in many of these changes, as member and chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. This edition is written from the unique perpective of a public sector economist who had the chance to be involved in the decis…
A contemporary analytical approach to international relations written at a level that introductory students can grasp. Why are there wars? Why do countries have a hard time cooperating to prevent genocides or global environmental problems? Why are some countries rich while others are poor? Organized around the puzzles that draw scholars and students alike to the study of world politics, this bo…
"In this new edition, Sharan Merriam once again presents the world of qualitative research in language engaging and accessible?for new and experienced readers alike. If you can have only one book about qualitative research, this is it!" ?Patricia M. Reeves, associate professor, School of Social Work, University of Georgia "Mystified by qualitative research? You couldn't ask for a better guid…
Selama 2007-2009, banyak organisasi masyarakat sipil, LSM, perguruan tinggi dan penggiat pembangunan masyarakat menggalang advokasi bersama untuk merevisi berbagai topik tata kelola pemerinntahan yang diatur dalam UU No. 32 tahun 2004 tentang Pemerintahan Daerah. Beberapa organisasi tersebut adalah Forum Pengembangan Partisipasi Masyarakat (FPPM) Bandung, Instituute for Research and Empowerment…
Mengapa harus korupsi? Ya, kalimat ini menjadi kata kunci bagi mereka untuk membatalkan niatnya melakukan korupsi, meskipun kesempatan melakukannya sangat terbuka luas, mengingat betapa besar kerugian yang pasti terjadi, baik kepada Bangsa dan Negara, termasuk diri dan keluarga sendiri. Keistimewaan dari tulisan ini adalah merupakan hasil dari perpaduan rujukan kitab suci al-Qur'an dan sunnah …