Managing Indonesia's Transformation: An Oral History is an account of Ginandjar Kartasasmita's career in the Indonesian government, both under Presiden Suharto and in the post-Suharto era. Based on all the ministerial position in which Kartasasmita has served the government, the book provides readers candid insights into the domestic and how policies were formulated and implemented in Indonesia…
Despite its overwhelmingly Muslim majority, Indonesia has always been seen as exceptional for its diversity and pluralism. In recent years, however, there has been a rise in "majoritarianism", with resurgent Islamist groups pushing hard to impose conservative values on public life – in many cases with considerable success. This has sparked growing fears for the future of basic human rights, a…
This book delivers introductions of liberalism, material welfare, rationalism, the aim of liberalism, liberalism and capitalism, and the psychological roots of antiliberalism. It contains five chapters explaining the foundations of liberal policy, liberal economic policy, liberal foreign policy, liberalism and the political parties, and the future of liberalism. This book is suitable for resear…
This book discusses the overview of congress in the American political system, the internal and external environment for congressional policy-making, and congressional influence over American public policy. It contains 12 chapters explaining the nature of congress, congressional development, congressional elections, congressional decision-making, committees and subcommittees, party leadrship, t…
This book is a collection of speeches by well-known British politicians. The book consists of ten speeches by Wentworth in behalf of the Liberties of Parliament in 1576, Cromwell on the Dissolution of the First Protectorate Parliament in 1655, Chatham on the government policy in America in 1775, Burke on moving resolutions for conciliation with the American colonies in 1775, Grattan's Declarati…
This book discusses the role of Supreme Court in American politics and government from 1830s to 1860s. The book consists of 12 chapters about a new era in constitutional interpretation, the decision of cases left over from the Marshall Period, the interpretation of the status and rights of corporations, the Supreme Court and the issue of slavery before 1856, the interpretation of the Commerce C…
This book discusses the new politics in the 1970 political campaign. The book consists of 27 chapters divided in seven parts about the new politics and the old parties, a look at the new techniques, television and image making, the science of polling and survey research, the application of data processing and computers to politics, new managers for the new techniques, ethics of the new politics…
This book is a collection of texts from AAAS National Annual Meering in California, January 3-8, 1980. The book consists of 15 chapters divided in four parts about technology transfer and the commercialization of Indian agriculture such as the political economy of technological innovation in Indian agriculture, agricultural modernization and rural inequality in the United States and India, inst…
This book is a senate official report of the government of India. It contains transcripts of senate conversation regarding the goverment' expenditure and expenses. It contains explanations of sittings of the senate, commissions of inquiry, rubber control, local government by-laws, Masters Attendant Bill, Milk Board Bill, message from the Governor-General, national housing regulations, navy reg…
This book is Westview special studies in West European politics and society. It contains introductions of historical backgrounds og genesis, unification, World War 1 and its aftermath, etc. It contains nine chapters explaining the ideology of democratic socialism, party organization, the SFIO and domestic issues in the French Republic, the SFIO and international policies in the fourth republic,…
This book discusses the state of agriculture in Communist countries. It contains eight chapters explaining the agriculture in the Russian background, Agrarian policy, the other States, Germany, China, and non-Communists methods.
This book discusses the basic level domainance of one party which intruduces the problem and a decade of People's Action Party rule. It contains eight chapters explaining the settings and their problems in the focuse of five constituencies, community activities and associations, lthe organization variable of the party at constituency level, non-party institutions at constituency level, the perf…
This book discusses Plato's theory of of politics and sociology about the threat of public government. It contains explanations of the spell of Plato, the myth of origin and destiny, Plato's descriptive sociology, Plato's political programme, and the background of Plato's attack.
This book discusses the condition of democratic society in the modern time. It contains four parts explaining the meaning of group life, group life and the individual, the role of institutions in group life, the ideals that are democracy, the pattern of our government, how our laws are made, how law is put into effect, how law if interpreted, the role of the people, vocational opportunities, vo…