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The poverty of place : a comparative study of five rural counties in the Missouri Ozark
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1999)
to further the understanding of the dynamics driving this phenomenon or to discover what types of public policies are likely to be successful at breaking up these areas of persistent poverty. The existence of a five county group in the south central Missouri...
The politics of land reform in South Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
Land reform in the developing countries has been of particular concern to social scientists as well as politicians and revolutionaries because of the preponderant role of agriculture in the area. Economists have paid ...
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 five- year period...
The Office of Governor of the State of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1963)
"The purpose of this study is to examine the Office of Governor in Missouri as it exists and functions at the present time, although attention will be given to its historical development. Emphasis will be placed on the functions performed...
Normative political community : the necessary condition for justice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
In this dissertation, I develop a theory of political community through an analysis of human needs for fellowship on the one hand, and a synthesis of numerous critiques of the liberal state on the other. My thesis is that ...
Changing perceptions of alliance relations by select Southeast Asian states, 1951 - 1972
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
The purpose of this study is to examine the thesis that in the period from 1951 through 1972, the receptivity of select Southeast Asian states towards alliance relations with the United States underwent a change because ...
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 ...
The Bucareli Conference and United States-Mexican relations
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1966)
This dissertation attempts to explain the role of the Bucareli Conference in the contest between the United States and Mexico from 1914 to approximately 1930. It arose from an interest in the land and oil questions and ...
OPEC as a non-state actor : formation and dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)
in the hands of the MNOCs, it did not press to the point that the international economic system was threatened. Moreover, OPEC proved to be a responsible international actor in a number of specific respects. It attempted to provide financial aid to those Third...