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Contesting transformation : popular resistance in twenty-first-century South Africa /

“…South Africa Politics and government 21st century.…”
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Becoming Europe : immigration, integration, and the welfare state / by Ireland, Patrick R. (Patrick Richard), 1961-

“…Europe Emigration and immigration Government policy Case studies.…”
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From southern wrongs to civil rights : the memoir of a white civil rights activist / by Parsons, Sara Mitchell, 1912-

“…Atlanta (Ga.) Politics and government 20th century.…”
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A monetary and political history of the Phoenician city of Byblos in the fifth-fourth centuries B.C.E. / by Elayi, Josette, Elayi, A. G.

“…Byblos (Extinct city) Politics and government.…”
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Family activism : immigrant struggles and the politics of noncitizenship / by Pallares, Amalia, 1965-

“…United States Emigration and immigration Government policy.…”
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Working class politics in the German Revolution : Richard Müller, the revolutionary shop stewards and the origins of the council movement / by Hoffrogge, Ralf, 1980-

“…Germany Politics and government 1918-1933.…”
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The Namibian war of independence, 1966-1989 : diplomatic, economic and military campaigns / by Dale, Richard, 1932-

“…Namibia Politics and government 1946-1990.…”
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Revolution and ideology : images of the Mexican revolution in the United States / by Britton, John A.

“…Mexico Politics and government 1910-1946.…”
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Prologue to conflict : the crisis and compromise of 1850 / by Hamilton, Holman

“…United States Politics and government 1849-1861.…”
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A political economy of the Middle East / by Cammett, Melani Claire, 1969-

“…Middle East Politics and government 1979-…”
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The politics of a South African frontier : the Griqua, the Sotho-Tswana and the missionaries, 1780-1840 / by Legassick, Martin

“…South Africa Politics and government To 1836.…”
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Not by bread alone : Russian foreign policy under Putin / by Nalbandov, Robert

“…Russia (Federation) Politics and government 21st century.…”
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Constantine and the cities : imperial authority and civic politics / by Lenski, Noel Emmanuel, 1965-

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The economics of monetary unions : past experiences and the Eurozone /

“…Europe Politics and government 21st century. 20654…”
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British Jacobin politics, desires, and aftermaths : seditious hearts / by Epstein, James, Karr, David, 1963-

“…Great Britain Politics and government 1789-1820. 36369…”
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Aid paradoxes in Afghanistan : building and undermining the state / by Bizhan, Nematullah

Table of Contents: “…-- Tax states -- Aid-dependent states -- The effects of oil revenue -- Distinction between aid and oil-revenue rentier effects -- Conclusion -- Reliance on external revenue : Afghanistan from 1747 to 2000 -- The society : an inheritance of history -- Relying on tribute for state building : the importance of external revenue to the Durrani empire (1747-1824) -- The Durrani empire ineffective tax system -- Subsidies and state building : the loss of tribute and search for alternative revenue (1824-1879) -- Institution building -- Consolidation of a modern buffer state (1880-1919) : the significance of subsidies and external military support -- And military administration -- State-society relations -- Amanullah Khan's reforms : the loss of subsidies, budget surplus and fiscal decline (1919-1929) -- Foreign aid and state building : reshaping the state building process (1929-1978) -- The rise of a weak aid-based rentier state -- Decline in foreign aid -- The state and the Mujahidin Tanzims (organizations) and sources of revenue : conflict in state-society relations (1978-2000) -- The Mujahidin government financial crises and Pakistani aid to the Taliban -- Conclusion -- Rebuilding an aid-based rentier state -- Establishing a new political order -- Building the state institutions -- Responding to the flow of aid -- Chaotic aid coordination : a challenge for state building -- Access to foreign aid : a prime focus -- Improving fiscal management -- Aid modality : undermining institution building -- Government preoccupation with foreign donors -- Relations at the administration level -- Relations in regard to senior appointments -- Conclusion -- Reforms and setbacks : rebuilding the revenue system -- State revenue sources -- Aiding the revenue reforms -- Reforming revenue policy and laws -- Reforming revenue administration -- Improving revenue infrastructure -- Confrontation and consultation -- Failing to enforce tax compliance -- Failing to prevent illegal taxation and extortion -- Ambiguity to end aid-dependency -- Fragmenting the tax system -- Conclusion -- Budget spending : fiscal fragmentation and patronage -- Some improvements in government budget transparency -- The citizen's role -- Underreported on-budget items -- Poor off-budget transparency -- Secret cash payments -- Conclusion -- Interactions between the state and society -- Reinforcing the state-society inherited gap -- Commanders -- Traditional actors -- Urban intelligentsia -- Reshaping the state-society relations -- Building and undermining the state -- Conclusion -- Conclusion : findings and implications -- Path dependency : Afghan state reliance on external revenue -- Building and undermining the state : Afghanistan after 9/11 -- Upward accountability to donors -- Creating a parallel public sector -- Paradoxical tax outcomes -- Divergence in state-society fiscal relations -- The future -- Implications fo externally aided state building.…”
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Greece in the 21st Century : The Politics and Economics of a Crisis /

“…Greece Politics and government 21st century. 46545…”
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Presidents from Hayes through McKinley debating the issues in pro and con primary documents /

“…United States Politics and government 1865-1900 Sources.…”
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Collaborative colonial power the making of the Hong Kong Chinese / by Law, Wing Sang

“…Hong Kong (China) Politics and government.…”
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Charles de Gaulle's legacy of ideas

“…France Politics and government 1958-1969.…”
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