Essential Histories 58: The English Civil Wars 1642-1651 (Repost)

Peter Gaunt - The English Civil Wars 1642-1651
Osprey Publishing | 2003 | ISBN: 1841764175 | 96 pages | PDF | 20.8 MB
Essential Histories 58
The period 1642-1651, one of the most turbulent in the history of mainland Britian, saw the country torn by civil wars. Focusing on the English and Welsh wars this book examines the causes, course and consequences of the conflicts. While offering a concise military account that assesses the wars in their national, regional and local contexts, Dr Gaunt provides a full appraisal of the severity of the wars and the true extent of the impact on civilian life, highlighting areas of continued historical debate. The personal experiences and biographies of key players are also included in this comprehensive and fascinating account.

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Alexander Kotchegura - Civil Service Reform in Post-Communist Countries

Alexander Kotchegura - Civil Service Reform in Post-Communist Countries
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press | 2008-11-19 | ISBN: 9087280602 | PDF | 288 pages | 1.57 MB

Why the state bureaucracy in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) appears to have been least of all affected by the post-communist transformation when compared to other public institutions and sectors of the economy? Why declared reforms of civil services failed so far to reach most of their objectives and even have had counter-productive effect in some cases? On the basis of a comprehensive analysis of the development of the Russian and Czech state administration over the last decade and a half the author provides a thorough insight into the causes of the prevailing tendencies in the administrative development of CEE countries and explores key factors that have led to more than modest results in the reforms of their civil services.

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