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Alcatraz [[electronic resource] ] : the gangster years / / David A. Ward ; with Gene Kassebaum
| Alcatraz [[electronic resource] ] : the gangster years / / David A. Ward ; with Gene Kassebaum |
| Autore | Ward David A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina | 365/.979461 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KassebaumGene G |
| Soggetto topico | Prisons - California - Alcatraz Island - History |
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20th century american crime
20th century american history al capone alcatraz alvin karpis american government convicts crime dock barker escape attempts fbi federal bureau of prisons federal government federal parole records gangsters george kelly infamous criminals inmates machine gun kelly outlaws penal policy penitentiary prison administrators prison guards prison public enemy resistance security supermax prison the rock worst of the worst |
| ISBN |
1-282-77248-1
9786612772481 0-520-94298-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: Reconstructing the Life of a Prison -- 1. The Federal Government's War on "Public Enemies" -- 2. A New Form of Imprisonment -- 3. Selecting the "Worst of the Worst" -- 4. The Program -- 5. Organized Resistance: A Regime Tested -- 6. Finding a Hole in the Rock: The First Escape Attempts -- 7. Alcatraz on Trial -- 8. The War Years -- 9. The Battle of Alcatraz -- 10. Resistance and Adaptation -- 11. Outlaws among Outlaws -- 12. Celebrity Prisoners -- 13. Return to the Free World -- 14. Lessons from Alcatraz for Supermax Prisons -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC COMMENTARY -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785270603321 |
Ward David A
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
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Assuming the burden [[electronic resource] ] : Europe and the American commitment to war in Vietnam / / Mark Atwood Lawrence
| Assuming the burden [[electronic resource] ] : Europe and the American commitment to war in Vietnam / / Mark Atwood Lawrence |
| Autore | Lawrence Mark Atwood |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (372 pages) |
| Disciplina | 959.704/12 |
| Collana | From Indochina to Vietnam : revolution and war in a global perspective |
| Soggetto topico | Indochinese War, 1946-1954 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century american history
20th century french history 20th century global history 20th century vietnamese history american government american military autonomy cold war colonialism constructing vietnam domestic divide foreign policy france government and governing history indochina international communism men at war military nationalism political politics southeast asia third world united states of america vietnam war vietnam vietnamese nationalists western powers |
| ISBN |
1-4175-8499-8
0-520-94085-7 1-59734-474-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contesting Vietnam -- Visions of Indochina and the world -- U.S. assistance and its limits -- Illusions of autonomy -- Constructing Vietnam -- Crisis renewed -- Domestic divides, foreign solutions -- Closing the circle. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783314603321 |
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Lawrence Mark Atwood
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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Backlash 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans respond / / Anny Bakalian and Mehdi Bozorgmehr
| Backlash 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans respond / / Anny Bakalian and Mehdi Bozorgmehr |
| Autore | Bakalian Anny P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.931 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BozorgmehrMehdi |
| Soggetto topico |
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Moral and ethical aspects
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Influence Hate crimes - United States Muslims - United States Arab Americans - Crimes against - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
9/11
american culture american government backlash bias incidents civic engagement civil rights community leaders discrimination ethnic discrimination fieldwork government initiatives hate crimes immigration and emigration immigration patterns islam middle eastern americans muslim americans national security organization transformation organizational structures political integration politics racial discrimination religions accommodation religious discrimination september 11 terrorism |
| ISBN |
1-282-77252-X
9786612772528 0-520-94335-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Backlash against Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans -- 2. The Post-9/11 Backlash in Comparative and Historical Perspectives -- 3. Immigration Patterns, Characteristics, and Identities -- 4. Organizational Structures and Transformation -- 5. Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents -- 6. Government Initiatives and the Impact of the Backlash -- 7. Mobilization -- 8. Religious Accommodation, Civic Engagement, and Political Integration -- Appendix. A Time Line of Government Initiatives and Actions -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788802403321 |
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Bakalian Anny P
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
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Breadlines knee deep in wheat : food assistance in the great depression / / Janet Poppendieck ; foreword by Marion Nestle
| Breadlines knee deep in wheat : food assistance in the great depression / / Janet Poppendieck ; foreword by Marion Nestle |
| Autore | Poppendieck Janet <1945-, > |
| Edizione | [Updated and expanded edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8830973 |
| Collana | California Studies in Food and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Food relief - United States - History
Depressions - 1929 - United States Agriculture and state - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century american history
agricultural surplus american government american history breadlines california studies in food and culture series commercial farmers cultural studies economic system fdr food assistance government great depression history hoover administration hunger new deal food assistance effort new deal programs policy makers president franklin d roosevelt president herbert hoover roosevelt administration surplus commodities us department of agriculture widespread hunger |
| ISBN |
0-520-27754-6
0-520-95842-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Paradox of Want amid Plenty -- List of Abbreviations -- One. The Plight of the Farmer -- Two. Depression: Deprivation and Despair -- Three. The Politics of Wheat and Drought -- Four. Government Grain for the Needy -- Five. The End of the Hoover Era -- Six. The Promise of the New Deal -- Seven. The Little Pigs: The Genesis of Relief Distribution -- Eight. The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation -- Nine. The Corporation in Conflict: Competition with Private Enterprise -- Ten. Transfer to the Department of Agriculture -- Eleven. Accommodation to Agricultural Priorities -- Twelve. Food Assistance: The Legacy of New Deal Policy Choices -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments to the 2014 Edition -- Sources -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791033703321 |
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Poppendieck Janet <1945-, >
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| Berkeley ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Breadlines knee deep in wheat : food assistance in the great depression / / Janet Poppendieck ; foreword by Marion Nestle
| Breadlines knee deep in wheat : food assistance in the great depression / / Janet Poppendieck ; foreword by Marion Nestle |
| Autore | Poppendieck Janet <1945-, > |
| Edizione | [Updated and expanded edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8830973 |
| Collana | California Studies in Food and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Food relief - United States - History
Depressions - 1929 - United States Agriculture and state - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century american history
agricultural surplus american government american history breadlines california studies in food and culture series commercial farmers cultural studies economic system fdr food assistance government great depression history hoover administration hunger new deal food assistance effort new deal programs policy makers president franklin d roosevelt president herbert hoover roosevelt administration surplus commodities us department of agriculture widespread hunger |
| ISBN |
0-520-27754-6
0-520-95842-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Paradox of Want amid Plenty -- List of Abbreviations -- One. The Plight of the Farmer -- Two. Depression: Deprivation and Despair -- Three. The Politics of Wheat and Drought -- Four. Government Grain for the Needy -- Five. The End of the Hoover Era -- Six. The Promise of the New Deal -- Seven. The Little Pigs: The Genesis of Relief Distribution -- Eight. The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation -- Nine. The Corporation in Conflict: Competition with Private Enterprise -- Ten. Transfer to the Department of Agriculture -- Eleven. Accommodation to Agricultural Priorities -- Twelve. Food Assistance: The Legacy of New Deal Policy Choices -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments to the 2014 Edition -- Sources -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816022003321 |
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Poppendieck Janet <1945-, >
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| Berkeley ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lawyers, lawsuits, and legal rights : the battle over litigation in American society / / Thomas F. Burke
| Lawyers, lawsuits, and legal rights : the battle over litigation in American society / / Thomas F. Burke |
| Autore | Burke Thomas F. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2002] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 347.73 |
| Collana | California Series in Law, Politics, and Society |
| Soggetto topico |
Justice, Administration of - United States
Actions and defenses - United States Lawyers - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
accident litigation
america american culture american government american society americans with disabilities act california case study constitutional tradition court centered policies dispute resolution greed lawsuits lawyers legal rights legal system litigation litigious policies no fault auto insurance system political culture politics of litigation public life public policies united states vaccine injury compensation act |
| ISBN |
0-520-93837-2
1-59734-706-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. THE BATTLE OVER LITIGATION -- CHAPTER 2. THE CREATION OF A LITIGIOUS POLICY -- CHAPTER 3. A FAILED ANTILITIGATION EFFORT -- CHAPTER 4. A SHOT OF ANTILITIGATION REFORM -- CHAPTER 5. UNDERSTANDING THE LITIGATION DEBATE -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495965403321 |
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Burke Thomas F.
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2002] | ||
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Proactive strategies for protecting species : pre-listing conservation and the Endangered Species Act / / edited by C. Josh Donlan
| Proactive strategies for protecting species : pre-listing conservation and the Endangered Species Act / / edited by C. Josh Donlan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (635 p.) |
| Disciplina | 639.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Conservation of natural resources - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american government
american politics american wildlife at risk species biology conservation biologists conservation economists endangered species act endangered species environmental stewardship esa government stakeholders innovative landmark legislation lawsuits legal battles legality political politics pre listing program private stakeholders recovery efforts retrospective scientists species conservation species extinction wildlife |
| ISBN | 0-520-96049-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. An Introduction to Pre-Listing Conservation -- 2. A Primer on Species Avoidance, Minimization, and Compensatory Mitigation under the US Endangered Species Act -- 3. Perspective: Endangered Species, the Desert Tortoise, and Job Creation -- 4. Perspective: Renewable Energy and Endangered Species -- 5. Perspective: The Challenges and Benefits of Pre-Listing Conservation Approaches to Military Readiness -- 6. Perspective: Stewardship over Regulation and Harnessing the Agricultural Sector for Species Conservation -- 7. Perspective: Forest Conservation and Private Landowners -- 8 Pre-Listing Conservation -- 9. A Primer on Biodiversity Measurement Systems -- 10. A Landowner-Centered Approach to Incentivizing Participation in Pre-Listing Conservation Programs -- 11. Market Models and Finance for Upstream Species Conservation -- 12. Tools to Promote Transparent and Efficient Markets for Species Conservation -- 13. The Role of Electronic Marketplaces in Scaling Environmental Markets -- 14. Prospects for Pre-Listing Conservation Approaches in Freshwater Ecosystems -- 15. The Greater Sage-Grouse, Energy Development, and Pre-Listing Conservation -- 16. The Gopher Tortoise, Military Readiness, and Pre-Listing Conservation -- 17. The Future of Pre-Listing Conservation Programs for Wildlife Conservation -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787221503321 |
| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Proactive strategies for protecting species : pre-listing conservation and the Endangered Species Act / / edited by C. Josh Donlan
| Proactive strategies for protecting species : pre-listing conservation and the Endangered Species Act / / edited by C. Josh Donlan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (635 p.) |
| Disciplina | 639.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Conservation of natural resources - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american government
american politics american wildlife at risk species biology conservation biologists conservation economists endangered species act endangered species environmental stewardship esa government stakeholders innovative landmark legislation lawsuits legal battles legality political politics pre listing program private stakeholders recovery efforts retrospective scientists species conservation species extinction wildlife |
| ISBN | 0-520-96049-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. An Introduction to Pre-Listing Conservation -- 2. A Primer on Species Avoidance, Minimization, and Compensatory Mitigation under the US Endangered Species Act -- 3. Perspective: Endangered Species, the Desert Tortoise, and Job Creation -- 4. Perspective: Renewable Energy and Endangered Species -- 5. Perspective: The Challenges and Benefits of Pre-Listing Conservation Approaches to Military Readiness -- 6. Perspective: Stewardship over Regulation and Harnessing the Agricultural Sector for Species Conservation -- 7. Perspective: Forest Conservation and Private Landowners -- 8 Pre-Listing Conservation -- 9. A Primer on Biodiversity Measurement Systems -- 10. A Landowner-Centered Approach to Incentivizing Participation in Pre-Listing Conservation Programs -- 11. Market Models and Finance for Upstream Species Conservation -- 12. Tools to Promote Transparent and Efficient Markets for Species Conservation -- 13. The Role of Electronic Marketplaces in Scaling Environmental Markets -- 14. Prospects for Pre-Listing Conservation Approaches in Freshwater Ecosystems -- 15. The Greater Sage-Grouse, Energy Development, and Pre-Listing Conservation -- 16. The Gopher Tortoise, Military Readiness, and Pre-Listing Conservation -- 17. The Future of Pre-Listing Conservation Programs for Wildlife Conservation -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810760403321 |
| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public Debt, Inequality, and Power : The Making of a Modern Debt State / / Sandy Brian Hager
| Public Debt, Inequality, and Power : The Making of a Modern Debt State / / Sandy Brian Hager |
| Autore | Hager Sandy Brian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 336.3/40973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Debts, Public - United States
Government securities - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century america
american economy american government american history bondholders capitalism concentrated wealth debt economic history economic inequality economic power foreign owned debt global politics government and governing inequality ownership structure political debate politics public debt ownership public debt public finance social inequality social power top one percent united states of america united states treasury us public debt |
| ISBN | 0-520-96042-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Public Debt, Inequality, and Power -- 2. The Spectacle of a Highly Centralized Public Debt -- 3. The Bondholding Class Resurgent -- 4. Fiscal Conflict: Past and Present -- 5. Bonding Domestic and Foreign Owners -- 6. Who Rules the Debt State? -- 7. Conclusion: Informing Democratic Debate -- Appendix: Accounting for the Public Debt -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996328040203316 |
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Hager Sandy Brian
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Rich democracies [[electronic resource] ] : political economy, public policy, and performance / / Harold L. Wilensky
| Rich democracies [[electronic resource] ] : political economy, public policy, and performance / / Harold L. Wilensky |
| Autore | Wilensky Harold L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (925 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Welfare state
Comparative government |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
agriculture american government american history britain career case study churches democracy environmental globalization government high tech industry information age israel japan labor mass media modern society modern world performance political economy political parties politics post industrial poverty profession public policy research scholarly sociology us history welfare state western europe |
| ISBN |
9786612759031
1-282-75903-5 1-59734-873-2 0-520-92833-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. CONVERGENCE THEORY -- 2. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY -- 3. MASS SOCIETY, PARTICIPATION, AND THE MASS MEDIA -- 4. THEORIES OF THE POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY -- 5. THE WELFARE STATE: CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE -- 6. SECTOR SPENDING AND PROGRAM EMPHASIS -- 7. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, PARTY IDEOLOGY, AND FAMILY POLICY: CONTRASTING GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO A COMMON PROBLEM -- 8. THE AMERICAN WELFARE MESS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 9. BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY AND BLOAT -- 10. TAX-WELFARE BACKLASH: HOW TO TAX, SPEND, AND YET KEEP COOL -- 11. ARE POLITICAL PARTIES DECLINING? AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL VARIATION IN DEALIGNMENT -- 12. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, SPENDING, TAXING, AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE -- 13. THE GREAT AMERICAN JOB MACHINE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 14. RISK AND SAFETY: AMERICAN MAYHEM IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 15. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, REGULATORY REGIMES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- 16. HEALTH PERFORMANCE: AFFLUENCE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, AND PUBLIC POLICY AS SOURCES OF REAL HEALTH -- 17. GLOBALIZATION: DOES IT SUBVERT JOB SECURITY, LABOR STANDARDS, AND THE WELFARE STATE? -- 18. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- APPENDIX A: METHODS -- APPENDIX B: CONCEPTS AND MEASURES OF LEFT AND CATHOLIC PARTY POWER -- APPENDIX C: SOCIAL SPENDING, GNP, TAX EXPENDITURES, AND HOUSING EXPENDITURES -- APPENDIX D: SECTOR SPENDING CORRELATIONS -- APPENDIX E: FAMILY POLICY -- APPENDIX F: ESTIMATING RELIANCE ON MEANS TESTING -- APPENDIX G: MEASURES OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE -- APPENDIX H: MEASURES OF CENTRAL BANK AUTONOMY -- APPENDIX I: MAYHEM INDEX, MOBILITY-MERITOCRACY INDEX, AND MINORITY-GROUP CLEAVAGES -- APPENDIX J: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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Wilensky Harold L
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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