When the major aid organizations made flows of aid conditional on changes in policy, they prompted an extensive debate in development circles. Aid and Power has made one of the most significant and influential contributions to that debate. This edition has been revised to take account of changes within the World Bank itself and the extension of policy based lending to the formerly socialist eco…
Many individuals proclaim that global capitalism is here to stay. Unfettered markets, they argue, now drive the world, and all countries must adjust, no matter how painful this may be for some. Robert Gilpin, author of the widely acclaimed Political Economy of International Relations (Princeton, 1987), urges us, however, not to take an open and integrated global economy for granted. Rather, we …
Buku ini berisi pemaparan kandungan dari perundang-undangan tentang penyelenggaraan negara yang bersih dan bebas dari korupsi, kolusi, dan nepotisme serta upaya pencegahannya dan pemberantasan dari perbuatan bagi pelaku korupsi, kolusi, dan nepotisme.
This article is about foreign policy The contents: 1. Privatization; 2. Lori's War; 3. Living in a More Violent World; 4. Campaign Finance Goes Global.
The IMF policies imposed during the economic crisis worsened the situation, as they focused on rooting out cronyism and opening up the Indonesian economy, rather than dealing with the pressing issues of currency depreciation and short-term private sector debt. The IMF failed to anticipate the crisis, misdiagnosed the patient and prescribed the wrong medicine.
The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law takes stock of the major developments in international environmental law, while exploring the field's core assumptions and concepts, basic analytical tools, and key challenges. It is intended to serve as an authoritative and indispensable overview of the field. Although the handbook focuses on international environmental law, it also exa…
The Center for Strategic and Policy Studies requested to AIG provide a report describing the Supplemental Contributory Plan (now called Retirement Income Plan) they presented at the Social Security Roundtable 2007 on April 2, 2007. The plan is designed to enhance Brunei’s current pension system for employees who began work after 1992 by mandating contributions targeted for lifetime monthly in…
Masalah mendasar yang dilihat di IMF dan Bank Dunia adalah bahwa hak suara tidak dialokasikan berdasarkan prinsip masyarakat demokratis mana pun. Sebagian besar suara diberikan kepada negara-negara industri yang kaya. Di Amerika Serikat dan Eropa, tidak seorang pun akan menerima prinsip bahwa satu dolar sama dengan satu suara. Namun, inilah prinsip yang mendasari IMF dan Bank Dunia. Semakin ban…
The book examines ASEAN's mechanisms in managing challenges and threats to regional security. Its extensive analyses of the ASEAN story of managing regional security cover the different phases of ASEAN's development as a regional organization and explore the perceptible changes that have occurred in regional mechanisms of conflict management. The book also examines the roles of relevant actors …
An introductory text should provide students with the fundamental theory they will need to do three things: 1. understand matters of public policy; 2. evaluate conflicting opinions; 3. arrive at informed conclusions.