Elkin stephen l (140 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: Fair. 1. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Stephen L. Elkin deftly combines the empirical and normative strands of political science to make a powerfully original statement about what cities are, can, and should be. Rejecting the idea that two goals of city politics?equality and efficiency?are opposed to one another, Elkin argues that a commercial republic could achieve both. He then takes the unusual step of addressing how the political institutions of the city can help to form the kind of citizenry such a republic needs. The present workings of American urban political institutions are, Elkin maintains, characterized by a close relationship between politicians and businessmen, a relationship that promotes neither political equality nor effective social problem-solving. Elkin pays particular attention to the issue of land-use in his analysis of these failures of popular control in traditional city politics. Urban political institutions, however, are not just instruments for the dispensing of valued outcomes or devices for social problem-solving?they help to form the citizenry. Our present institutions largely define citizens as interest group adversaries and do little to encourage them to focus on the commercial public interest of the city. Elkin concludes by proposing new institutional arrangements that would be better able to harness the self-interested behavior of individuals for the common good of a commercial republic.…

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condición: Good. 2d ptg. 275 pp. 6 x 9. White and blue wraps. Light wear.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Slight wear at spine ends.

paperback. Condición: Near Fine. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, attractive copy, near fine, slightest wear to corners. ELKIN, STEPHEN L. / SOLTAN, KAROL EDWARD, ed. . A New constitutionalism: designing political institutions for a good society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993, 1st printing number line 12345, ix, 240pp., . CONTENTS: Introduction to a new constitutionalism. What is the new constitutionalism / Karol Edward Soltan -- Constitutionalism : old and new / Stephen L. Elkin -- Varieties of constitutionalist theory. Reconstructing political science / James W. Ceaser -- Generic constitutionalism / Karol Edward Soltan -- Pragmatic liberalism, the rule of law, and the pluralist regime / Charles W. Anderson -- Constitutionalism's successor / Stephen L. Elkin. - The American regime. Two roads to serfdom : liberalism, conservatism, and administrative power / Theodore J. Lowi -- The enduring legacy of Republicanism / Cass R. Sunstein -- What constitutes the American republic? / Edwin T. Haefele. 9780226204642 ISBN 0226204642.…

Condición: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condición: Near Fine. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, fresh attractive copy, near fine. SOLTAN, KAROL EDWARD / ELKIN, STEPHEN L., ed. . The constitution of good societies. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996, viii, 215pp., . CONTENTS: Introduction : imagination, political competence, and institutions / Karol Edward Soltan -- Covenants, collective action, and common-pool resources / Elinor Ostrom -- Constitutional choice, rational ignorance, and the limits of reason / Viktor J. Vanberg and James M. Buchanan -- From irrationality to autonomy : two sciences of institutional design / John S. Dryzek -- Institution building and human nature / Karol Edward Soltan -- How to make a good society / Charles W. Anderson -- The constitution of a good society : the case of the commercial are public / Stephen L. Elkin -- Speculative theory and regime alternatives : beyond socialism and capitalism / Gar Alperovitz -- The political institutions of the good society / Philip Green -- Conclusion : judging the good society / Stephen L. Elkin. 9780271015651 ISBN 0271015659.…

Soft Cover. Condición: Good. Text clean & bright; binding tight; minor wear to covers. 220 pages.

Soft Cover. Condición: Good. Text clean & bright; binding tight; 1" crease to back cover, else minor wear to covers. 220 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Soft cover. Minor cover and page wear.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Very Good+ to Near Fine paperback, smallish bump at the top of spine, text appears clean and free of marks, possibly unread, LOC1.

Condición: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. No dust jacket. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition 2006, first printing, numbers line starts with 1. Published by University of Chicago Press. Hardcover in full cloth with DJ. Condition very good, square and tight book, very slight wear at corners, corners not bumped, no names, underlinings and highlights on less than 30 pages, no bent page corners. Not a reminder. DJ very good with light scratches, no tears no chips, not clipped. 8vo, XIII +m 413 pages, bibliography, index. …

Condición: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Clean copy.

Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780226204642.

Condición: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

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