Traces the history of Italy since World War II, focusing on its transformation from a poor, agrarian, war torn country to an urban industrialized one, and its simultaneous failure to achieve political reform.
This reissue of Paul Frenchs acclaimed introduction to North Korea provides an up-to-the-minute overview of the politics, economics and history of the DPRK, with added chapters dealing with recent events. A new foreword examines why North Korea remains an issue in world politics and argues that an understanding of the country is more important now than ever. A new in-depth postscript offers ana…
Mountain mentality Swiss farmers are tough, independent, hard-working, resilient, well-prepared for every kind of natural disaster, and above all staunchly conservative. These characteristics have been passed on to Swiss town-dwellers, who go about their day as if they too were farming a lonely mountain cliff. We can do better The Swiss stubbornly refuse to believe they are doing well …
This book focuses on the experiences of foreign economic liberalization in countries that differ in size, resource endowment, level of development, and political conditions. It combines theories of economic liberalization with a wide variety of case studies from market and socialist economies.
The contents of this book: 1. History and Traditions 2. Government and Foreign Affairs 3. Economic Development 4. Infrastructure 5. Culture and Information
From Hiroshima to Glasnost offers Paul Nitze's reflections on the issues he has faced, the decision he has made, the people he has known, and the presidents he has served in his almost fifty years inside the top echelons of Washington policy circles. In the detailed an forthright manner for which he is famed, Paul Nitze discusses the major events of his illustrations career: The formation of th…
A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho. In this riveting collection of thoughts and stories, Paulo Coelho, the author of 'The Alchemist', offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery and music to elegance, traveling and the nature of good and evil. An old woman explains to her grandson how a mere pencil …
Buku ini dari asal-mula bertujuan agar dapat dijadikan sekedar petunjuk-jalan di dalam simpang-siur istilah-istilah dan ucapan-ucapan hukum yang terdapat sedemikian banyaknya di dalam undang-undang dan buku-buku pelajaran bagi para mahasiswa jurusan hukum (dan mungkin juga bagi orang-orang lain) yang tidak paham di dalam bahasa Belanda atau setidak-tidaknya kurang menguasai bahasa itu. Sebuah …
Buku ini berisi: 1. Kesalahan-Kesalahan Besar Koorporat 2. Penyebab Kegagalan 3. Belajar dari Kesalahan
The size and Complexity of modern government make it essential for citizens to understand what policies are, how policies are made and changed and how to evaluate the effectiveness and morality of the policies. Government is complex and is becoming more com- plex everyday. The institutions of government are also becoming more complicated and numerous. The subject matter of government policy is …