Why socialism has failed to play a significant role in the United States - the most developed capitalist industrial society and hence, ostensibly, fertile ground for socialism - has been a critical question of American history and political development. This study surveys the various explanations for this phenomenon of American political exceptionalism.

European politics has been reshaped in recent decades by a dual process of centralization and decentralization. At the same time that authority in many policy areas has shifted to the suprantional level of the European Union, so national governments have given subnational regions within countries more say over the lives of their citizens. At the forefront of scholars who characterize this dual process as Omulti-level governance,OLiesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks argue that its emergence in the second half of the twentieth century is a watershed in the political development of Europe. Hooghe and Marks explain why multi-level governance has taken place and how it shapes conflict in national and European political arenas. Drawing on a rich body of original research, the book is at the same time written in a clear and accessible style for undergraduates and non-experts.

The new edition of the best-selling managerial economics textbook, extensively updated to reflect current examples, data, and research Now in its tenth edition, Managerial Economics introduces the complex decision problems facing today’s managers, equipping undergraduates, MBAs, and executives with the economic knowledge and analytical skills required to solve these problems. Going beyond the traditional academic approach to teaching economic analysis, this comprehensive textbook favors practical examples and skills rather than theoretical treatments, illustrating how managers use various economic methods in the modern business environment. Designed to strengthen critical thinking skills, each chapter opens with a central managerial problem that challenges readers to consider and evaluate possible choices and concludes with a detailed review and analysis of the decision using the concepts introduced in the chapter. Numerous decision-making examples, mini-cases, end-of-chapter problems, and real-world applications reinforce students’ quantitative understanding without overwhelming them with an excessive amount of mathematics. New to this Edition: New coverage of responses to the medical and economic risks posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the disruptive impact on the PGA tour caused by the rival LIV golf tour funded by Saudi Arabia New section on how a nationwide seller can optimally site an e-commerce distribution center New discussion of current topics, such as how Taylor Swift changed the negotiation playing field in creating and distributing the movie of her 2023 Eras Tour New examples of actual managerial behavior and practice based on the latest economics and decision analysis research New and updated end-of-chapter problems, references, discussion questions, and internet links Wiley Advantage: Presents an applications-based approach to managerial decision-making with emphasis on real-world practice Covers a wide range of core topics including optimal decisions and pricing, demand and cost analysis, decision making under uncertainty, strategic analysis using game theory, bargaining and negotiation, and international trade Integrates discussion questions in each chapter that frame broader economic issues, such as monopoly practices, competitive market equilibrium, and government regulation Provides students and instructors optional appendices that delve deeper into important advanced topics Includes a study guide for students with multiple-choice questions, quantitative problems, essay questions, and mini-cases Provides a companion website with an instructor’s manual, teaching suggestions, examples, links to current articles and cases, and a comprehensive test bank An Interactive, Multimedia Learning Experience This tenth edition of Managerial Economics includes an enhanced e-text that engages students with a variety of video and interactive content designed to complement and enrich the reading experience. Every new copy of the paperback textbook includes access to the e-text, and the video and interactive content is signposted throughout.

Unique Features Pervasive decision-making perspective Extensive use of real-world applications International applications integrated throughout the text Up-to-date coverage of cutting-edge research on important new topics like pricing practices, asymmetric information and organized design, decision making under uncertainity, oligopoly, game theory, public sector decisions, negotiation, competitive bidding The analysis begins simply, but it is progressively applied to more challenging decisions.

Most countries around the globe have one or two levels of regional or intermediate government, yet we have little systematic idea of how much authority they wield, or how this has changed over time. This book measures and explains the formal authority of intermediate or regional government in 42 advanced democracies, including the 27 EU member states. It tracks regional authority on an annual basis from 1950 to 2006. The measure reveals wide variation both cross-sectionally and over time. The authors examine four influences – functional pressures, democratization, European integration, and identity – to explain regionalization over the past half-century. This unique and comprehensive volume will be a vital resource for students and scholars of comparative politics, public administration and public management, federalism, democratization, nationalism, and multilevel governance.

This is the first of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state. This book is written for those interested in the character, causes, and consequences of governance within the state and for social scientists who take measurement seriously. The book sets out a measure of regional authority for 81 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific from 1950 to 2010. Subnational authority is exercised by individual regions, and this measure is the first that takes individual regions as the unit of analysis. On the premise that transparency is a fundamental virtue in measurement, the authors chart a new path in laying out their theoretical, conceptual, and scoring decisions before the reader. The book also provides summaries of regional governance in 81 countries for scholars and students alike. Transformations in Governance is a major new academic book series from Oxford University Press. It is designed to accommodate the impressive growth of research in comparative politics, international relations, public policy, federalism, environmental and urban studies concerned with the dispersion of authority from central states up to supranational institutions, down to subnational governments, and side-ways to public-private networks. It brings together work that significantly advances our understanding of the organization, causes, and consequences of multilevel and complex governance. The series is selective, containing annually a small number of books of exceptionally high quality by leading and emerging scholars. The series targets mainly single-authored or co-authored work, but it is pluralistic in terms of disciplinary specialization, research design, method, and geographical scope. Case studies as well as comparative studies, historical as well as contemporary studies, and studies with a national, regional, or international focus are all central to its aims. Authors use qualitative, quantitative, formal modeling, or mixed methods. A trade mark of the books is that they combine scholarly rigour with readable prose and an attractive production style. The series is edited by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the VU Amsterdam, and Walter Mattli of the University of Oxford.

A fresh alternative to traditional state-centred analyses of the process of European integration is presented in this book. World-renowned scholars analyze the state in terms of its component parts and clearly show the interaction of subnational, national and supranational actors in the emerging European polity. This `multi-level politics' approach offers a powerful lens through which to view the future course of European integration. The contributors' empirical exploration of areas such as regional governance, social policy and social movements underpins their broad conceptual and theoretical framework providing significant new insight into European politics.

Considers Russia's contributions to the events of the twentieth century, noting its significant role in the expression of modern art; the perceptions that caused Russia to be regarded as an antithesis of capitalist and imperialist America; and its part in the development of vegetarianism, environmentalism, extremism, and terrorism. (History)

This is the third of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state. This book is written for those interested in the character, causes, and consequences of governance within the state. This book sets out a measure of authority for seventy-six international organizations (IOs) from 1950, or the time of their establishment, to 2010 which can allow researchers to test expectations about the character, sources, and consequences of international governance. The international organizations considered are regional (e.g. the EU, Andean Community, NAFTA), cross-regional (e.g. Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), and global (e.g. the UN, World Bank, WTO). Firstly, the book introduces carefully constructed estimates for the scope and depth of authority exercised by international governments. The estimates are unique in their comparative scope, their specificity, and time span. Secondly, it describes describe broad trends in IO authority by comparing delegation and pooling, over time, across IOs, and across decision areas. Thirdly, it presents the evidence gathered by the authors to estimate international authority by carefully discussing forty-seven international organizations, and showing how their bodies are composed, what decisions each body makes, and how they make decisions. Transformations in Governance is a major new academic book series from Oxford University Press. It is designed to accommodate the impressive growth of research in comparative politics, international relations, public policy, federalism, environmental and urban studies concerned with the dispersion of authority from central states up to supranational institutions, down to subnational governments, and side-ways to public-private networks. It brings together work that significantly advances our understanding of the organization, causes, and consequences of multilevel and complex governance. The series is selective, containing annually a small number of books of exceptionally high quality by leading and emerging scholars. The series targets mainly single-authored or co-authored work, but it is pluralistic in terms of disciplinary specialization, research design, method, and geographical scope. Case studies as well as comparative studies, historical as well as contemporary studies, and studies with a national, regional, or international focus are all central to its aims. Authors use qualitative, quantitative, formal modeling, or mixed methods. A trade mark of the books is that they combine scholarly rigour with readable prose and an attractive production style. The series is edited by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Walter Mattli of the University of Oxford.