This book shows how specific historical events and societal forces within Nigeria transcend the choices its political leaders have made to influence the course of the state's political development. Kalu N. Kalu describes a variety of factors that have contributed to the challenges facing state-building and political institutions in Nigeria. Chief among them are the nature of interest aggregatio…
This book is a collection of my past speeches and writings. They are jointly selected by Asad Latif and Lee Huay Leng for the English and Chinese versions of the book in consultation with me. Dr Phua Kok Khoo, Founder and Chairman of World Scientific had repeatedly persuaded me to write a book about my views on politics and culture since my time in the Foreign Ministry
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the state and politics in Japan at the start of the twenty-first century. In it, Ian Neary asks if the state in Japan is in any important sense different from states in western societies. He seeks to answer this question through an examination of the historical process that created the modern state, a description of the main institutions and actors in…
A compilation of Xi Jinping's major works from November 15, 2012 to June 13, 2014. It includes speeches, talks, interviews, instructions, and correspondence. Also contains 45 pictures of Xi Jinping at work and in daily life
The book contains a comprehensive analysis of the concept of governing through trade and investigates how the EU exports' regulation through conditional market access regulation, bilateral trade agreements and unilateral trade policy. Several case studies complement the general analysis and provide an in-depth assessment of the European Union's new trade policies.
What does EU law truly mean for the member states? Do they abide by it or don't they, and why? Complying with Europe presents the first encompassing and in-depth empirical study of the effects of "voluntaristic" and (partly) "soft" EU policies in the member states. The authors examine ninety case studies across a range of EU Directives and shed light on burning contemporary issues in political …
Menggugat Otoritarianisme di Asia Tenggara merupakan salah satu studi perbandingan mendalam pertama tentang Indonesia dan Malaysia kontemporer, rumah bagi populasi Muslim terbesar di dunia. Studi ini berupaya menanggapi kebuntuan dari apa yang disebut 'transisi dari paradigma otoriter ke demokrasi' dan mengadopsi pengertian politik, kekuasaan, dan otoritarianisme yang lebih luas, menantang pema…
This introductory book explores the fundamentals that are generic to all types of investigations — criminal and otherwise. Using real cases to illustrate how investigators actually work in a variety of situations, it provides readers with a solid background for the more specialized training they will encounter on the job. Potential Criminal Investigators.
Kita dihadapkan pada masalah besar yang bersifat nasional, baik ekonomi maupun politik. Kita terperangah melihat reformasi yang diperjuangkan para mahasiswa dan kekuatan pembaru, membawa kita pada situasi yang memprihatinkan.
In this view, the question of questions for the future of humankind is the extent to which political institutions can be im proved to better serve the interests of those over whom they stand or how or whether community serving institutions will be developed where, as in most of the world, the state seriously falls short of its fundamental tasks.