Political Science

• A readable, common-sense approach to technical issues makes this text's material accessible to every student, regardless of background. No prior familiarity with budgetary topics is assumed, nor is any previous coursework in economics.

• Coverage of the budget process as well as the product creates a framework for understanding not only the present budget situation, but future budgetary battles, as well.

• The text's brief, inexpensive format makes it appropriate as a supplement for a variety of courses.

• Foreword by Ross K. Baker of Rutgers University.

• The revision explores President Clinton's battles with Congress over the deficit.

• Examines how the projected ten-year surplus evaporated, almost overnight, in 2001 as a case study of the impact of forcasting on the budget.

• Examines new options for “fixing” social security.

• All data and figures are updated.

1. Budgeting Breakdown.


2. Why Deficits Matter.


3. Tough Choices.


4. The Search for Rationality.


5. Fixing the Process.


6. Effects on Political Institutions.


7. Budgeting and Governance.

Index.

Public Budgeting  (Public Policy and Administration)
Public Policy  (Public Policy and Administration)

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  Home Style: House Members in Their Districts (Longman Classics Series)
  Fenno
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 336 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 032112183X | ISBN-13: 9780321121837
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  Reissued as part of the “Longman Classics in Political Science” series, Fenno's landmark study of eighteen members of Congress in their districts features a new Foreword by John Hibbing.

  Home Style, which won the 1979 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award and the 1980 D.B. Hardeman prize, has been re-issued in a "Longman Classics" Edition and features a new Foreword by renowned scholar John Hibbing of The University of Nebraska.

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  Interest Groups and Congress: Lobbying, Contributions and Influence (Longman Classics Series)
  Wright
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 240 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321121872 | ISBN-13: 9780321121875
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  Re-issued as part of the “Longman Classics in Political Science” series, Wright's authoritative text on interest groups in the U.S. features a new Foreword, by Bruce Oppenheimer of Vanderbilt University that explores the text's enduring contributions to the discipline.

  Wright's renowned text surveys the history, organization, aims and processes of interest groups to explain how they influence and affect public policy and opinion in the US Congress.

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  Little English Handbook, The: Choices and Conventions, Longman Classics Edition, 8/E
  Corbett & Finkle
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 304 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321435095 | ISBN-13: 9780321435095
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  Written by renowned composition theorist Edward P.J. Corbett with co-author Sheryl Finkle, this pocket-sized, inexpensive, elegant little handbook addresses the most prevalent writing problems students face.  Featuring artful prose explanations on matters of grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics, the text also serves as a guide to the conventions of research writing and documentation providing up-to-date coverage MLA, APA, CBE, and CMS documentation systems.

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  New Politics of the Budgetary Process (Longman Classics Series), The, 5/E
  Wildavsky & Caiden
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 288 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321159675 | ISBN-13: 9780321159670
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  Among the new class of inductees into the “Longman Classics in Political Science” Series, this Fifth Edition updates and revises Aaron Wildavsky's classic exposition of how federal budget decisions are made and how formal budget institutions and processes are interwoven with political dynamics.

  This text explains how the federal budget process has evolved and analyzes recent developments in key areas: entitlements, defense, deficit/surplus and reforms. Its critical and stimulating approach and clear, readable explanations make it essential reading for students of politics and public administration, as well as anyone trying to understand a decision-making process that affects virtually all Americans.

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  One to One: Resources for Conference Centered Writing, Longman Classics Edition, 5/E
  Dawe & Dornan
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 512 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321439023 | ISBN-13: 9780321439024
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  One to One teaches students the rhetorical modes of development while emphasizing collaborative learning through both instructor conferences and peer review. 

   

  Neal Lerner authors a new Foreword that argues for conference-centered instruction as a strategy to move beyond the lecture/ recitation format, to ensure that students gain individual attention even in large classrooms, and to situate student writing at the center of the classroom.

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  Political Thinking: The Perennial Questions (Longman Classics Series), 6/E
  Tinder
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 264 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321005279 | ISBN-13: 9780321005274
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  Among the new class of inductees into the “Longman Classics in Political Science” Series, this reissue of Glenn Tinder's highly regarded, unique text introduces political philosophy by posing questions that help students engage in the process of political thinking.

  Political Thinking stirs critical thought in students by concentrating on the questions of the political world rather than the answers. In addition, the great philosophers' responses to these questions are traced, helping students understand the historical and contemporary importance of these questions in politics and political life. The book has been reissued with a new Foreword by Steven M. Delue of Miami University of Ohio.

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  Short Course in Writing, A: Composition, Collaborative Learning, and Constructive Reading, Longman Classics Edition, 4/E
  Bruffee
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321432673 | ISBN-13: 9780321432674
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  For over thirty-five years, A Short Course in Writing has helped students explore, explain, and defend their ideas through position papers, collaborative activities, and peer review. 

   

  A Short Course in Writing features an emphasis on constructivist reading and writing, sequenced and formal writing exercises, and collaborative exercises designed for in-class use.

   

  John Trimbur and Harvey Kail author a new Foreword that situates the book in its historical context, explaining how the philosophy that informs the book developed and demonstrating how it continues to influence classroom pedagogy to this day.

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  Writing Well, Longman Classics Edition, 9/E
  Hall & Birkerts
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321439015 | ISBN-13: 9780321439017
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  Co-authored by two esteemed writers, Writing Well, is a beautifully-written and thoroughly readable guide to the craft of writing prose. 

   

  Donald Hall, National Book Critics Circle Award winner and Pulitzer Prize nominee, and Sven Birkerts, recipient of awards from the National Book Critics Circle and PEN, bring their talents to this concise, lively text that covers all aspects of writing but is best known for its signature chapters on words, sentences, and paragraphs.  Going beyond the basics of composition, the text teaches originality and elegance in writing, and encourages students to develop their own written voice. Sample student papers--including several works in progress--allow students to learn the writing process through the work of their peers.  A brief handbook section rounds out the coverage.

   

  Sven Birkerts’ new Foreword to this Classic Edition explores the cultural context of Writing Well’s first edition and examines how it remains significant and useful over 30 years after its initial publication.

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