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.
Globalization has become the cliche of our times. The neo-liberal virus has struck almost everybody including within the ranks of the left. The proponents of neo-liberal globalization claim that it produces 'accelerated, efficient' development along with a deepening of democracy and human rights. However, reality shows the opposite and any rigorous examination of such arguments reveals their sh…
Papers presented to the Asean Roundtable 1995, Asean in the WTO : challenges and responses, 30-31 August 1995 Singapore,by the Institute of South East Asian Studies
China is the world's largest developing country, and Africa is the continent with the largest concentration of developing countries. The populations of China and Africa account for more than a third of the world's population. Developing the economy and promoting social progress are the tasks facing China and Africa. Over the years, in the development process, China and Africa have given full p…
Whether you are managing a personal investment portfolio or a major mutual fund, this comprehensive revision of the well-respected reference to finance and investment, is a must for the home or office.
Contents: 1. Opening address 2. La France et le Nouveau Partenariat Euro-Asiatique 3. France and the new Euro-Asian partnership 4. Closing Address.