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Welfare and Capitalism in Postwar Japan: by Estévez-Abe, Margarita; This book explains how postwar Japan managed to achieve a highly egalitarian form of capitalism despite meager social spending. Estévez-Abe develops an institutional, rational-choice model to solve...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: July 2008 More

Human Rights Cities: Civic Engagement for Societal Development: by Marks, Stephen; A. Modrowski, Kathleen; This publication reviews one strategy that addresses both a broader and a narrower dimension of urban poverty.; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: 2008 More

Network Power: The Social Dynamics of Globalization: by Grewal, David Singh; For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it. For some, it is the happy product of free and rational choices;...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 28, 2008 More

Yeltsin: A Life: by Colton, Timothy J.; Even after his death in April 2007, Boris Yeltsin remains the most controversial figure in recent Russian history. Although Mikhail Gorbachev presided over the decline of the Communist party and the...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 7, 2008 More

Implementing the Right to Development: The Role of International Law: by Marks, Stephen; This collection of papers deals with the legal issues involved in considering an international convention on the right to development. It is the outcome of a meeting jointly convened by the Program...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: 2008 More

When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in Late-Century Africa: by Bates, Robert H.; In the later decades of the twentieth century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H....; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 2008 More

Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa: by Paarlberg, Robert L.; Heading upcountry in Africa to visit small farms is absolutely exhilarating given the dramatic beauty of big skies, red soil, and arid vistas, but eventually the two-lane tarmac narrows to rutted...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: March 2008 More

The Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy: by Simmons, Beth A.; Dobbin, Frank; Garrett, Geoffrey; The diffusion of markets and democracy around the world was a defining feature of the late twentieth century. Many social scientists view this economic and political liberalization as the product of...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: March 2008 More

The Rules of Globalization: Case Book: by Abdelal, Rawi E.; This is a book about the politics of the global economy—about how firms prosper by understanding those politics, or fail by misunderstanding them. Understanding the politics of globalization may...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: March 2008 More

Crafting Cooperation: Regional International Institutions in Comparative Perspective: by Acharya, Amitav; Johnston, Alastair Iain; Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are...; Publication Type: Edited Work; Published Date: November 2007 More

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