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Completely updated and revised for this new edition, our unique electronic book on two CD-ROMs has an amazing collection of the finest federal documents and resources about Spain, providing encyclopedic coverage of all aspects of the country. This disc set provides a truly fantastic reference source, with over one hundred thousand pages reproduced in Adobe Acrobat format! There is complete coverage of newsworthy material about Spain, including trade and doing business with Spain, the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings, ETA (Basque fatherland) terrorism, nuclear power, laws of Spain, Spanish-American War, President Clinton’s Trip to Spain, Christopher Columbus and 1492, Spain and the American Frontier, and the U.S. Rota Naval Base and emergency Shuttle landing site.

This incredible and comprehensive series on the countries of the world contains material from the State Department, Department of Defense, White House, and cabinet agencies including Agriculture, Energy, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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In addition to the nation-specific material, as a bonus we have included reports about every country on the globe, with 271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities identified by the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA World Factbook is considered an invaluable "world encyclopedia" reference book.

This incredible two CD-ROM set is packed with over 129,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.

Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on February 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1419 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Several characteristics fiscal federalism in the US system have been identified and compared with the system in Spain. These characteristics are the use of an open debate, the existence of a complex governmental structures, sharing of taxes and taxation powers, inequality in provision of some services, intergovernmental transfers and welfare to workfare programs.

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Title: Fiscal federalism in the 21st century: comparing the experiences of the U.S. and Spain.
Author: Francisco Perez
Publication: Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1999
Publisher: Government Finance Officers Association
Volume: 15Issue: 1Page: 42(2)

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on November 25, 1996. The length of the article is 1217 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ¡Ahí viene el negro carbón! (estado español subvencionará la minería del carbón en 1997)(TT: There comes the black coal miner!) (TA: Spain's government will subsidize coal mining in 1997)(Column)
Author: Jesús Cacho
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 25, 1996
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Issue: n613Page: p24(2)

Article Type: Column

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Chapters: Government Ministers of Spain, Mayors of Places in Spain, Members of the Basque Parliament, Members of the Corts Valencianes, Members of the European Parliament From Spain, Members of the Parliament of Andalusia, Presidents of Spain, Prime Ministers of Spain, Spanish European Commissioners, Spanish Regional Presidents, Francisco Franco, Prime Minister of Spain, Luis Carrero-Blanco, 1st Duke of Carrero-Blanco, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, José María Aznar, Gaspar de Guzmán Y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares, Felipe González, Miguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estella, List of Heads of State of Spain, Emilio Castelar Y Ripoll, Juan Bravo Murillo, Víctor Moreno Sainz-Pardo, Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara, Manuel Azaña, Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of La Torre, Manuel de Godoy, Prince of the Peace, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval Y Rojas, Duke of Lerma, Esperanza Aguirre, Countess of Murillo, Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Manuel Marín, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, 1st Marquis of La Ría de Ribadeo, Adolfo Suárez, 1st Duke of Suárez, Leopoldo O'donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuan, Juan Negrín, Torcuato Fernández-Miranda, Francisco Pi Y Margall, Joan Clos I Matheu, Francisco Largo Caballero, Josep Borrell, Joan Lerma, Juan María Atutxa Mendiola, Joaquín Almunia, Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones, José Montilla, Gonzalo O'farrill Y Herrera, Carlos Arias-Navarro, 1st Marquis of Arias Navarro, José Antonio Griñán, María Teresa Fernández de La Vega, Joan Peiró, Eduardo Punset, Loyola de Palacio, Vicente González Lizondo, José Salafranca Sánchez-Neira, Juan Prim, 1st Marquis of Los Castillejos, Baltasar de Zúñiga, Eduardo Dato E Iradier, Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia, Segismundo Moret, Arsenio Martínez-Campos Y Antón, Carlos Carnero, Fernando de Santiago Y Díaz, Members of the European Parliament for Spain 2004-2009, Jaime Mayor Oreja, José María Barreda, Alejandro Lerroux, Manuel Giner M...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19614411 ... Read more

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Since the death of Franco in 1975, Spain has made a successful transition to democracy. This book looks at what that transition has meant for the Spanish people. Drawing on national surveys taken in 1978, 1980, 1984, and 1990, the authors explore three questions: What is the basis of the new regime's political legitimacy? How did Spanish democracy move from the conservative center-right coalition that engineered the transition to the socialist government that consolidated it? And why is political participation so low among Spaniards?

The answers to the first two questions highlight the ambiguity built into the political contrast with the Franco regime and a certain appreciation of the material accomplishments of authoritarianism, the pivotal role of the king in opting for democracy while symbolically spanning traditional and modernizing forces, and finally a movement from foundational issues to economic and social concerns. In response to the third question, the authors illuminate the participatory shortfall in Spanish politics by comparing Spain with Brazil and Korea, two post-authoritarian societies where political involvement is much higher. They consider long-term structural factors as well as short-term strategic actions that have contributed to low civic engagement. ... Read more

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Twentieth-Century Spain tells the gripping story of this country's long and often painful struggle towards modernity. ... Read more

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These papers are centred on the Crown of Aragon in the later Middle Ages: its achievements (the more remarkable given the very evident problems with which it was beset), and especially its role in the Mediterranean. Hence the emphasis on Majorca, its leading intellectual figure, Ramon Lull (1232-1316) and his influence and, related to these, the article on Thomas Aquinas. Other studies deal with the relations of Christians and Jews in Majorca, down to the Expulsion from Spain. In these papers Professor Hillgarth seeks to investigate the transmission of learning - and how what is transmitted may be put to use in a new context - and also to question a number of current assumptions as to the nature of Spanish history. ... Read more

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This is a study of EU policy-making in Spain. From the fishermen in Andalusia fighting to protect their quotas, to regional governments demanding a greater say in EU Structural Funds, the book represents an effort to delve deeper into the dynamic relations between central government and other actors in the domestic arena. Conclusions most directly pertain to the case of Spain but should also provide an insight into the broader EU framework. ... Read more

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Unlike empresses in Germany and queens in England and France, the lives and political careers of most Iberian queens remain largely unknown to non-specialists. In this collection, Theresa Earenfight brings together new research on medieval and early modern Spanish queens that highlights the distinctive political culture that resulted in forms of queenship similar to, yet also substantially different from, that of northern Europe. The essays consider three aspects of queenship and politics: the institutional foundations and practice of politics, the politics of religion and religious devotion, and the literary and artistic representations of queenship and power. Late medieval queens, because they often occupied prominent and powerful offices such as the regency in Castile and Portugal and the Lieutenancy in the Crown of Aragon, exemplify a unique form of queenship that can best be described as a political partnership. Habsburg queens and empresses, often excluded from such official political roles, were less publicly visible but their power as partner to the king, although shrouded, remains potent.Their political careers were the result of two forces: first, military circumstances brought about by territorial expansion, conquest, and second, a political culture that did not explicitly prohibit queens from active participation in the governance of the realm. The essays in this collection-by both newer and well established scholars-demonstrate the range and depth of current research on Iberian queenship, and prompt a re-examination of long-held assumptions about women and the exercise of power in pre-modern Spain. ... Read more

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This volume contains the writings of Marx and Engels on revolutionary struggles in nineteenth-century Spain.Also included is The Moorish War (1859-1860) by Frederick Engels and The Bakuninists at Work, also by Engels. ... Read more

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The Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera in Spain, 1923-1930. ... Read more