Search Results - "Competition"

The Power of People : Congressional Competition, Public Attention, and Voter Retribution / by Theriault, Sean M., 1972-

Table of Contents: “…The two faces of democratic accountability -- The politics of public pressure : competition, attention, and retribution -- Patronage, political parties, the public, and the Pendleton Act of 1883 -- Congressional pay raises and public scrutiny -- The modern history of campaign finance reform -- The unfulfilled reform : congressional term limits -- The power of the people.…”
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COVID-19 and World Order : The Future of Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation /

Table of Contents: “…Maybe it won't be so bad: A modestly optimistic take on COVID and world order / Hal Brands, Peter Feaver, and William Inboden ; COVID-19's impact on great-power competition / Thomas Wright ; Building a more globalized order / Kori Schake ; Could the pandemic reshape world order, American security, and national defense? …”
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Advertising Progress : American Business and the Rise of Consumer Marketing / by Laird, Pamela Walker, 1947-

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The Hypocritical Hegemon : How the United States Shapes Global Rules against Tax Evasion and Avoidance / by Hakelberg, Lukas, 1985-

Table of Contents: “…Change and Stability in Global Tax Policy -- Power in International Tax Politics -- Countering Harmful Tax Practices -- The Swift Return of Tax Competition -- The Emergence of Multilateral AEI -- The BEPS Project : Long Live Arm's Length -- From Hegemony to Transatlantic Tax Battle?…”
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Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy / by Engstrom, Erik J.

Table of Contents: “…Gerrymandering and the evolution of American politics -- Districting and the construction of early American democracy -- The origins of single-member districts -- The strategic timing of congressional redistricting -- Stacking the states, stacking the house: the partisan consequences of congressional redistricting -- Electoral competition and critical elections -- A congress of strangers: gerrymandering and legislative turnover -- The partisan impact of malapportionment -- From turbulence to stasis, 1900-1964 -- Gerrymandering and the future of American politics.…”
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Expressive Politics : Issue Strategies of Congressional Challengers / by Boatright, Robert G.

Table of Contents: “…Parallel histories : the incumbency advantage and electoral competition -- The rational candidate and the hopeless cause -- Incumbents and challengers compared -- "It's not like rocket science" : how candidates understand public opinion -- "Like throwing golf balls against the wall" : the candidates talk about issues and ideology -- "You don't know me, but here I am" : candidate perceptions of party strength -- Expressive campaigning in 2000 and beyond -- Conclusions : expressive politics and invisible politics.…”
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Kotex, Kleenex, Huggies : Kimberly-Clark and the Consumer Revolution in American Business / by Heinrich, Thomas R., 1963-

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