1st Edition

Political Culture and Constitutionalism: A Comparative Approach A Comparative Approach

By Daniel P. Franklin, Michael J. Baun Copyright 1995
    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    This work is a cross-national examination of the relationship between political culture and constitutionalism. The countries studied include Nigeria, Turkey and Japan. Questions explored include whether constitutions must evolve and whether constitutionalism is only a western concept.

    Written in an accessible, case study format, this work explores the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of family leave policy in the United States - from its beginnings at the state level in the early 1980s, through the adoption of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and beyond to the present day. With a political economy perspective, the book identifies the major economic and social forces affecting both the family and the workplace. And drawing on original primary research, it examines how the political system has responded to this evolving issue with various policy initiatives.

    Biography

    Daniel P. Franklin, Michael J. Baun