Politics

Europe is in a serious crisis but that it can face up to these challenges....

Externally-promoted institutional reform, even when nominally accepted by developing country governments, often fails to deliver...

The establishment of Banking Union represents a major development in European economic governance and European...

Getting growth going has been rare in the developing world-since 1960 only nine developing countries...

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, the need for governments to continually cooperate to achieve...

The street protests that erupted in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread quickly throughout the...

What are the methodologies for assessing and improving governmental policy in light of well-being? The...

The prospects for industrial development in the early years of independent India were plagued by...

This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current issues and debates in the field of...

This book revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's classic text The Affluent Society in the context of...

Since 1980, China has evolved from a poor and mostly rural society into one of...

Europe is confronted by an intimidating triple challenge - economic stagnation, climate change, and a...

The great transformation undertaken by the countries of the former communist bloc exhibits immense diversityDSin...

Public sector entrepreneurship refers to innovative public policy initiatives that generate greater economic prosperity. These...

Stock market booms are cause for celebration. But when oil prices soar because supplies are...

This book explores the unintended and unanticipated effects associated with 'modernization' projects and tackles the...

Despite their immense importance for many aspects of public service management, the specific features of...

In Public Goods, Public Gains, Link and Scott discuss the systematic application of alternative evaluation...

In this important new book, Christopher Pollitt, one of the leading researchers in public policy...

Vatican II profoundly changed the outlook and the message of the Catholic Church. After decades,...

Supporters of Hamas and radical religious Israeli settlers seem to serve one purpose in the...

How far can our moral beliefs and practices survive the reflective understanding we have of...

Flexibility is usually seen as a virtue in today's world. Even the dictionary seems to...

The late 20th century saw a remarkable flourishing of philosophy in France. The work of...

As the U.S. healthcare industry undergoes sweeping changes to increase efficiency and reduce costs, the...

The UK Independence Party (Ukip) is the most significant new force in British politics for...

This book explores the dilemma of Irish constitutional nationalism in the period from the fall...

Near and Distant Neighbours is the first ever substantiated and complete history of Soviet intelligence....

Praised in the New York Times Book Review for its "Herculean power of synthesis," George...

In the summer of 1956, Lloyd Rudolph and Susanne Rudolph travelled 5,000 miles from London...

Mikhail Gorbachev's relations with the West have captured the imagination of contemporaries and historians alike,...

In Spies We Trust reveals the full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship - ranging...

American policies, the American economy, and the health of the American political system are all...

Human progress and prosperity depend on a peaceful environment, and most people have always sought...

How did the New Left uprising of the 1960s happen? What caused millions of young...

The 37th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2005 ino Security and conflictso...

When Strategies of Containment was first published, the Soviet Union was still a superpower, Ronald...

The climate of our planet is changing at a rate unprecedented in recent human history....

The American founding fathers were dedicated to the project of creating a government both functional...

Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the...