The Europa World Year Book, 1991

32nd 1991Economic history
The Europa World Year Book, 1991

Author: 32nd 1991

Publisher: Europa Publications (PA)

ISBN: 0946653690

Category: Economic history

Page: 3196

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Covers hundreds of international organizations; offers historical, governmental, and economic data on countries and territories; and provides names and addresses of political, religious, financial, and tourist figures and institutions.

Deviant Conduct in World Politics

D. GeldenhuysPolitical Science
Deviant Conduct in World Politics

Author: D. Geldenhuys

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9780230000711

Category: Political Science

Page: 441

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A long list of countries - labelled outcasts, pariahs and rogues - have failed to meet international standards of good conduct. In the Cold War years Rhodesia, Israel, Chile, Taiwan and South Africa, among others, featured among the ranks of the disreputable. In modern world politics, the serious sinners not only include states: terrorists, rebels, criminals and mercenaries also participate in the great game of who gets what, when and how. Highlighting the rules of good behaviour that both state and non-state actors have violated, Geldenhuys takes a novel approach that breaks through the narrow parameters of the rogue state paradigm and of other state-centric perspectives.

The Europa World Year Book 2003

Ed 2002 43rdAssociations, institutions, etc
The Europa World Year Book 2003

Author: Ed 2002 43rd

Publisher:

ISBN: 1857431979

Category: Associations, institutions, etc

Page: 2332

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Referanseverk i 2 bind som tar for seg 250 land, med det siste innen analytiske og statistiske data, samt adressekalender. Bind 1 tar for seg 1650 internasjonale organisasjoner og land alfabetisk fra Afghanistan til Jordan, bind 2 tar for seg land fra Kazakhstan til Zimbabwe. 4450 s.

The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions

Stephan HaggardPolitical Science
The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions

Author: Stephan Haggard

Publisher: Princeton University Press

ISBN: 9780691188010

Category: Political Science

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In the last two decades, there has been a widespread movement from authoritarian to democratic rule among developing countries, often occurring against a backdrop of severe economic crises and the adoption of market-oriented reforms. The coincidence of these events raises long-standing questions about the relationship between economic and political change. In this book, Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman explore this relationship, addressing a variety of questions: What role have economic crises played in the current wave of political liberalization and democratization? Can new democracies manage the daunting political challenges posed by economic reform? Under what economic and institutional conditions is democracy most likely to be consolidated? Drawing on contemporary political economy and the experiences of twelve Latin American and Asian countries, they develop a new approach to understanding democratic transitions. Haggard and Kaufman first analyze the relationship between economic crisis and authoritarian withdrawal and then examine how the economic and institutional legacies of authoritarian rule affect the capacity of new democratic governments to initiate and sustain economic policy reform. Finally, the authors analyze the consolidation of political and economic reform over the long run. Throughout, they emphasize the relationship between economic conditions, the interests and power of contending social groups, and the mediating role of representative institutions, particularly political parties.

Challenges at the Bank for International Settlements

Elmar B. KochBusiness & Economics
Challenges at the Bank for International Settlements

Author: Elmar B. Koch

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9783540727903

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 357

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Challenges facing central bankers are expertly examined and analyzed. The book explores monetary policy and financial crisis as well as insolvency, collective action clauses, international mediation, and management of central banks. The author has worked as an economist at the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements and as an international mediator for the Secretariat of the G10 Ministers and Governors.

Prospects of Democracy

Tatu VanhanenPolitical Science
Prospects of Democracy

Author: Tatu Vanhanen

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134762262

Category: Political Science

Page: 392

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This book provides the most extensive comparative survey of the state and conditions of democracy ever made. It focuses on 172 contemporary states, with historical data on the measures of democracy and on explanatory variables extending back to the 1850s. It presents a comprehensive exploration of democratization, its successes and failures, making predictions on the prospects for democracy for single countries and for seven regions of the world. As well as presenting empirical analyses of democratization on the basis of Vanhanens's resource distribution theory of democratization and making predictions on the prospects, the book includes contributions from five commentators, Mitchell A. Seligson on Latin America, Samuel Decalo and John W. Forje on Africa, John Henderson on Oceania and Ilter Turan on why some of the countires that pass Vanhanen's democratic threshold cannot in fact be seen as democracies. The volume also includes an introductory chapter which examines and compares other theoretical interpretations of democratization. Prospects for Democracy will be essential reading for all serious students of comparative politics and democracy.