The Blunders of Our Governments
Title | The Blunders of Our Governments PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony King |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 668 |
Release | 2014-09-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1780746180 |
With unrivalled political savvy and a keen sense of irony, distinguished political scientists Anthony King and Ivor Crewe open our eyes to the worst government horror stories and explain why the British political system is quite so prone to appalling mistakes.
How to Run A Government
Title | How to Run A Government PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Barber |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2015-03-12 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0141979593 |
Billions of citizens around the world are frustrated with their governments. Why is this? And what can we do about it? In this groundbreaking book Michael Barber draws on his wealth of international experience advising political leaders, to show how those in power can make good on their promises. 'Refreshingly ruthless ... has an uplifting brio to it' Economist 'Michael Barber is a source of inspiration and wisdom' Andrew Adonis, New Statesman 'Excellent ... there is a lot of common sense and practical wisdom ... a breath of fresh air' David Willetts,Standpoint 'Barber is the global overlord of public policy ... a record around the world of actually achieving change' Philip Collins, Prospect
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Title | Confessions of an Economic Hit Man PDF eBook |
Author | John Perkins |
Publisher | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
Pages | 430 |
Release | 2004-11-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1576755126 |
Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.
Feeling Your Pain
Title | Feeling Your Pain PDF eBook |
Author | James Bovard |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 2015-08-25 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1250095573 |
James Bovard is no fan of Big Government in the US and under the Clinton-Gore administration. In his new book, Bovard looks at Clinton and Gore's record on such abuses and absurdities as taxes, gun control, the Waco fiasco, AmeriCorps, and federal funding of every program from those dealing with disaster relief to those that put on puppet shows in Northern California. He looks at Hillary Clinton's informal role in the government, as well as Newt Gingrich's poor stewardship of the Republican party in its quest for a leaner federal government. In the style that made Lost Rights a classic, Bovard takes us on a sentimental journey through the last eight years. It's a trip no one will want to miss.
Who Governs Britain?
Title | Who Governs Britain? PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony King |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2015-04-09 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0141980664 |
The British system has been radically transformed in recent decades, far more than most of us realise. As acclaimed political scientist and bestselling author Anthony King shows, this transformation lies at the heart of British politics today. Imagining - or pretending - that the British political system and Britain's place in the world have not greatly changed, our political leaders consistently promise more than they can perform. Political and economic power is now widely dispersed both inside and outside the UK, but Westminster politicians still talk the language of Attlee and Churchill. How exactly has the British system changed? Where does power now lie? In Who Governs Britain?, King offers the first assessment in many years of Britain's governing arrangements as a whole, providing much needed context for the 2015 general election.
Bring Back the Bureaucrats
Title | Bring Back the Bureaucrats PDF eBook |
Author | John DiIulio |
Publisher | Templeton Foundation Press |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2014-09-02 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1599474689 |
In Bring Back the Bureaucrats, John J. DiIulio Jr., one of America’s most respected political scientists and an adviser to presidents in both parties, summons the facts and statistics to show us how America’s big government works and why reforms that include adding a million more people to the federal workforce by 2035 might help to slow government’s growth while improving its performance. Starting from the underreported reality that the size of the federal workforce hasn’t increased since the early 1960s, even though the federal budget has skyrocketed. The number of federal programs has ballooned; Bring Back the Bureaucrats tells us what our elected leaders won’t: there are not enough federal workers to work for our democracy effectively. DiIulio reveals that the government in America is Leviathan by Proxy, a grotesque form of debt-financed big government that guarantees terrible government. Washington relies on state and local governments, for-profit firms, and nonprofit organizations to implement federal policies and programs. Big-city mayors, defense industry contractors, nonprofit executives, and other national proxies lobby incessantly for more federal spending. This proxy system chokes on chores such as cleaning up toxic waste sites, caring for hospitalized veterans, collecting taxes, handling plutonium, and policing more than $100 billion annually in “improper payments.” The lack of competent, well-trained federal civil servants resulted in the failed federal response to Hurricane Katrina and the troubled launch of Obamacare’s “health exchanges.” Bring Back the Bureaucrats is further distinguished by the presence of E. J. Dionne Jr. and Charles Murray, two of the most astute voices from the political left and right, respectively, who offer their candid responses to DiIulio at the end of the book.
Plunder and Blunder
Title | Plunder and Blunder PDF eBook |
Author | Dean Baker |
Publisher | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2009-01-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 160994478X |
For the second time this decade, the U.S. economy id sinking into a recession due to the collapse of a financial bubble. The most recent calamity will lead to a downturn deeper and longer than the stock market crash of 2001. Dean Baker's Plunder and Blunder chronicles the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explains how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic --but completely predictable --market meltdowns. An expert guide to recent economic history, Baker offers policy prescriptions to help prevent similar financial disasters.