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Defusing democracy Defusing democracy Delia M. Boylan "Many of today's new democracies are constrained by institutional forms designed by previous authoritarian rulers. In this timely and provocative study, Delia M. Boylan traces the emergence of these … OL12513890W
Energy and environmental challenges to security Energy and environmental challenges to security NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Energy and Environmental Challenges to Security (2007 Budapest, Hungary) The thirst for energy and the need to manage environmental impacts arising from the carbon economy are urgent issues facing this and future generations. The environment and security nexus provide an … OL15024433W
The new Brazil The new Brazil Riordan Roett "Recounts Brazil's evolution from remote Portuguese colony, through economic crises that led to more prudent monetary policies, and to its new status as a regional leader, a respected ambassador for … OL15617094W
Ayn Rand Nation Ayn Rand Nation Gary Weiss Thirty years after her death, Ayn Rand’s ideas have never been more important. Unfettered capitalism, unregulated business, bare-bones government providing no social services, glorification of selfis… OL16215449W
Privatization of public services Privatization of public services Christoph Hermann "Public services throughout Europe have undergone dramatic restructuring processes in recent years in connection with liberalization and privatization. While evaluations of the successes of public se… OL16283385W
New sources of development finance New sources of development finance A. B. Atkinson "This book sets out a framework for the economic analysis of different funding sources. It examines a series of new and controversial proposals, including global taxes such as a carbon tax, a global … OL16642350W
State structure and economic development in Southeast Asia structuring development State structure and economic development in Southeast Asia structuring development Antoinette Raquiza "This book considers late developing market economies, exploring the differences in performance in these economies, which are particularly vulnerable to political turmoil, crony capitalism and extern… OL16643864W
Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II Andrzej Klimczuk Aging populations are a major consideration for socio-economic development in the early 21st century. This demographic change is mainly seen as a threat rather than as an opportunity to improve the q… OL17752606W
Using taxes to reform health insurance Using taxes to reform health insurance Henry J. Aaron,Leonard Burman "Examines the role that taxes currently play, the likely effects of recently introduced health savings accounts, the challenges of administering major subsidies for health insurance through the tax s… OL17896310W
Happiness and hardship Happiness and hardship Carol Graham,Stefano Pettinato "In Happiness and Hardship, Carol Graham and Stefano Pettinato argue that the political sustainability of market-oriented growth is determined as much by relative income levels and trends as by absol… OL1883401W
The road to stability and prosperity in South Eastern Europe The road to stability and prosperity in South Eastern Europe World Bank ix, 156 p. : 28 cm OL18840134W
Development as process Development as process David Mosse,Alan Rew,John Farrington 1 online resource (xii, 202 pages) OL19222729W
Latin America transformed Latin America transformed Cristóbal Kay,Robert N. Gwynne Now in a second edition, this book explains Latin America's economic, political, social and cultural transformations, its association with globalization and search for modernity, and how these transf… OL19882122W
The nature of economic growth The nature of economic growth A. P. Thirlwall This text charts development economics as it evolved from Adam Smith to "new" or endogenous growth theory. Thirlwall is critical of the latter, and its predecessor neo-classical growth theory, and tr… OL19890113W
Economic policy & equity Economic policy & equity Sanjeev Gupta,Vito Tanzi,Ke-young Chu This book brings together the views not only of policymakers and academics but also of religious leaders and labor leaders from around the world- including the 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Amart… OL20607305W
World development World development Barry Baker Annotation OL20877129W
Global monitoring report 2013 Global monitoring report 2013 World Bank The Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals examines rural-urban disparities in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how urb… OL24660724W
Teodoro Moscoso and Puerto Rico's Operation Bootstrap Teodoro Moscoso and Puerto Rico's Operation Bootstrap A. W. Maldonado "Long overdue and of superb quality, this book examines the contribution of Moscoso (the architect of Operation Bootstrap) to the politics and economics of Puerto Rico. Describes the man, the times, … OL3353506W
Early Modern Capitalism Early Modern Capitalism Maarten Prak viii, 236 p. : 24 cm OL8095917W
Outsourcing Sovereignty Outsourcing Sovereignty Paul R. Verkuil This book describes the largely overlooked process of using private government contractors to perform essential or inherent functions in the military and civilian sectors of government. It shows how … OL9396795W
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