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Institutional change in congress : the impact of elections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
levels of membership change will be followed by high levels of procedural/rule change. A second hypothesis suggests that elections may have a "critical impact" upon membership, in that membership change may vary widely among different membership groups...
The Democratic Party Midterm Conference, 1974 : an assessment of utility and impact
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1976)
""Of all the major in stitutions of American society, the parties seem to be the most resistant to reform and modernization. ...Perhaps all this is true because nobody has much cared about what happened to the parties." ...
The politics of land reform in South Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
thereby strengthening the foundation of democracy in South Korea, was achieved. The South Korean farmers do not, as yet, constitute a viable middle class due mainly to their still abject economic condition. Their level of political efficacy is too low...
The politics of special road districts abolishment in Missouri, 1970-1975
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
This study seeks to describe and explain the politics of dissolution of special road districts in Missouri from 1970 through 1974. It focuses on successful road district dissolutions in twenty Missouri counties during the ...
Changing perceptions of alliance relations by select Southeast Asian states, 1951 - 1972
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
this by grouping major themes of like nature into "clusters," each of which is centered around one of the six major hypotheses designed to move the study from the general to the specific concerning perceptions the Southeast Asian countries have of their alliance...
The foundations and normative parameters of a political philosophy of education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
with the claims and aspirations of traditional educational philosophy. This dissertation develops a theory which shows normative reasoning to be a form of discourse which is completely public and objective and which is capable of reaching conclusions having...
Normative political community : the necessary condition for justice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
of communities, each of which correspond to distinct values: hedonistic, aesthetic, and moral, to mention but a few. Third, because self-realization as the highest level of human achievement requires justice in order to be brought about, it requires a special...
Pursuit of national interests through neutralism : case of India
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
"The study is made up of several chapters. In Chapter I an attempt has been made to discuss the concept of neutralism as regards what it is not and what it is. The most important point that has been made in this chapter ...