A time-honored classic, this book provides thorough coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of the major political and economic ideologies and value systems that shaped the twentieth century. It takes an in-depth look at Socialism, Capitalism, Fascism, Communism, and Libertarianism,...

Analyses of the shape and functioning of systems of political rule need to address informal institutions, which exist alongside and can relate to formal institutions in various ways. In this paper, I first discuss some analytical foundations of the study of such institutions. I then suggest that...

Angesichts der eskalierenden Klimakrise bricht sich in der Öffentlichkeit der meisten Industrieländer mühsam, allen Widerständen zum Trotz, eine fundamentale Erkenntnis bahn: Nichts wird so bleiben, wie es ist. Es ist ein grundlegender, fundamentaler Wandel notwendig, um den sich...