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The Political Atlas of the Modern World is a unique reference source which addresses these questions by providing a comparative study of the political systems of all 192 countries of the world. Uses quantitative data and multidimensional statistical analysis Ranks...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-08-02
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Layered Global Player offers a concise but thorough overview of the principles of EU external relations law. By closely examining the role of the European Union on the global scene, it aims to provide a systematic overview of the relevant rules and competences,...
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Springer
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2011-07-28
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Wittig presents the first unified coherent framework for the systematic analysis of terrorist finance. With empirical examples from around the globe, he dispels several popular myths about these activities to make an important step forward in our understanding of not...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-07-26
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Focusing on world regions where human rights abuses are the most serious, extensive and sustained; this book fills a crucial gap in our knowledge of the difficulties and promise of promoting human rights in our global age.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-07-12
Collection :
Global Ethics
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This book seeks to expand analytically on standard institutionalist accounts of taxation by bringing into the explanatory framework the importance of institutional strength (not just design) as well as informal institutions (in addition to formal ones) for policy...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-07-04
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This forcefully argued book offers a provocative picture of the political, intellectual, and economic forces that have shaped the history of the United States, offering an extensive and in-depth critique of laissez-faire doctrine and a novel reformulation of the work of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-07-04
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With the launch of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, its Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) emerged as a symbol of coercion in international economic relations. In the decade that followed, intellectual property became...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-06-16
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The product of painstaking research and countless interviews, A High Price offers a nuanced, definitive historical account of Israel's bold but often failed efforts to fight terrorist groups. Beginning with the violent border disputes that emerged after Israel's...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-06-15
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Peace operations are the UN´s flagship activity. Over the past decade, UN blue helmets have been dispatched to ever more challenging environments from the Congo to Timor to perform an expanding set of tasks. From protecting civilians in the midst of violent conflict to...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-06-09
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Regulating for Decent Work is a response to the dominant deregulatory approaches that have shaped labour market regulation in recent years. The inter-disciplinary and international approach invigorates current debates through the identification of new challenges,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-06-07
Collection :
Advances in Labour Studies
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America s regional foreign policy priorities are shifting, toward Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and away from Europe and Russia. Wiarda examines these changes and the reasons for them in each of these regional areas in this comprehensive work on...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-06-06
Collection :
American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
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The future success of China's rapidly growing economy remains uncertain. This book analyzes official documents, data and current writings of recognized academicians investigating China's experience with systemic restructuring.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-06-06
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This volume provides an original analysis of the role of foreign firms in the structural reforms implemented by the Latin American governments since the 1980s with a focus on the making of the Spanish multinational enterprise.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-06-06
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This volume deals with both a new theoretical framework and the capability of new economics to tackle a number of economic problems. It offers detailed analysis and informed comment on the type of new economics emerging in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-05-27
Collection :
International Papers in Political Economy
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Using the case studies of Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Lebanon and Northern Ireland this book dissects internationally-supported peace interventions. Looking at issues of security, statebuilding, civil society and economic and constitutional reform, it proposes using the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-05-26
Collection :
Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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Discussing the most pressing global challenges, this book suggests ways for the Obama Administration to tackle them in a holistic manner. In particular, the book proposes effective measures for various problems like the war on terror, resolution of the Arab-Israeli...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-05-23
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The Delphic Oracle on Europe brings together leading thinkers and policy-makers from different academic disciplines and policy-oriented backgrounds from all over Europe.The chapters reflect on ways forward for the European Union (EU) in a time of global crisis and...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-05-12
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Fritz W. Scharpf's renowned model of the 'joint-decision trap' suggestes that the requirements of (nearly) unanimous decisions in the EU's Council of Ministers, combined with conflicting preferences among member governments, will systematically limit the problem-solving...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-05-12
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Credit rating agencies play a powerful and contentious role in the governance of global financial markets. Introducing an original framework for delegating political authority to private actors, this book explains common trends in the regulatory use of private ratings...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-05-11
Collection :
Transformations of the State
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