Обществено-политически науки
The Transition to Democracy in Spain and Portugal
Howard Wiarda
Издател: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Most of this book consists of essays published by the author during the period 1976-87. Five present a restatement of Wiaeda’s now-familiar argument that Iberian political culture and social relations are, and have been, characterized by elements of corporatism and organic statism. While the empirical evidence in support of this claim is not
The True Believer
Eric Hoffer
Издател: HarperCollins Publishers
The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements is a 1951 social psychology book by Eric Hoffer that discusses the psychological causes of fanaticism.
The book analyzes and attempts to explain the motives of the various types of personalities that give rise to mass movements; why and how mass movements start, progress and end; and the
The Unfinished Business of the Fifth Enlargement Countries
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Издател: Отворено Общество
The unfinished business in those countries concerns mainly the policy areas of national competence (political systems, social, educational, health reforms and sustainable economic development) that have been relatively neglected by decision-makers in the pre-accession period for the sake of the accession agenda.
There is not any
The Virtue of Civility
Edward Shils
Издател: Liberty Fund
Edward Shils (1910–1995) was one of the leading intellectual defenders of freedom in the twentieth century. Learned in history, politics, literature, economics, theology, and legal history, he taught for many years at the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought and at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. In these nine essays, Shils
The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman
Издател: Picador
Thomas Friedman’s examination of the influences shaping business and competition in a technology-fueled global environment is a call to action for governments, businesses and individuals who must stay ahead of these trends in order to remain competitive.
In a narrative punctuated by case studies, interviews and sometimes surprising statistics,
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Издател: Penguin Books
Thinking, Fast and Slow is a 2011 book by Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economics Daniel Kahneman which summarizes research that he conducted over decades, often in collaboration with Amos Tversky. It covers all three phases of his career: his early days working on cognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness.
The
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