Human rights violations are often particularly severe in societies that are undergoing significant political, social, and economic transformations. Improving human rights practices in transition societies should therefore be a central goal for domestic reformers and the international community. This book, a joint effort by political science, sociology, law, and regional studies scholars from va…
The international financial crisis of 1997-1999 commands attention as the most important international economic event since the oil shocks of the 1970s and the subsequent debt crisis. Its unfamiliar character reflects an increasingly liberalized world economy. This volume focuses on political explanations of economic policies and institutional changes as they actually occurred: What…