▪ Abstract The “new-politics” perspective derives welfare state retrenchment from
postindustrial changes generating budget deficits and government attempts to benefit cuts …

Recently, there has been a surge in comparative social epidemiology, and a sizeable
amount of this has examined the relation between different aspects of the welfare state and …

This paper develops an organizational approach to corporate governance and assesses the
effectiveness of corporate governance and implications for policy. Most corporate …

This book arose from a course, Comparative Local Government and Urban Politics, which I
taught with Keith Dowding at the London School of Economics between 1997 and 2000 …

At one time the American Dream was the ideal and envy of the world. But today, at the dawn
of the new Millennium, Europe is pointing a new way to the future. In this major new book …

* What is citizenship?* Is global citizenship possible?* Can cosmopolitanism provide an
alternative to globalization? Citizenship in a Global Age provides a comprehensive and …

This second edition of Politics and Society in Western Europe not only brings its coverage of
events up-to-date but also includes a number of major changes. First, the presentation has …

Much of the British and European literature on the role of interest groups in the policy
process focuses on their participation in policy networks of various types. Possibly reflecting …

This article presents some theoretical contours for the study of party finance and its
consequences. Two broad issues are explored. First, the article develops an account of …

La dénonciation régulière des «affaires» et des «scandales» laisse croire que les élites
économiques et politiques ne sont plus à l'abri des mises en cause et des procès. Ces …