Classics of Modern Political Theory: Machiavelli to Mill brings together the complete texts or substantial selections from the masterpieces of modern political theory. The most comprehensive anthology of its kind, this volume includes well-known works by Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, and Marx, and significant contributions from Spinoza, Montesquieu, Hume, Adam Smith, Kant, Burke, Bentham, and…
The objective of these studies is to provide citizens and policy makers in the Arab world with socio-economic and historical information on the muslim nations in the former USSR as a first step on the path of reviving the previous historical relations between these nations and the Arab world. It should be noted that the cultural, economic, and political ties between Arab countries and these nat…
Contents: 1. Why a new political system. 2. Phases of government management. 3. The state of institutions and the rule of law. 4. free elections and the islamization of the election process. etc.
This book contains: 1. The President on APEC 2. Building the spirit of community 3. Trade and investment liberalization and facilitation 4. Economic and technical cooperation 5. Select APEC 1996 documents
This volume provides a uniquely rich set of arguments and data for prioritizing our responses to some of the most serious problems facing the world today, such as climate change, communicable diseases, conflicts, education, financial instability, corruption, migration, malnutrition and hunger, trade barriers, and water access. Leading economists evaluate the evidence for costs and benefits of v…
Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world’s most important resource—oil. Daniel Yergin’s timeless book chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades and that continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations. This up…
As the earth becomes increasingly urban and its surface covered by concrete, cities are transformed under the impact of demographical, economical, sosial and cultural factors. The meaning of such ideas as the centre and boundaries of a city is changing. People live in a succession of contiguous urban spaces, each one fragmented into specialized areas of work, production, services, housing and r…
This is the book that blows the whistle on the politics of global warming in Australia. Why have our political leaders been so slow to act? Which are the fossil-fuel lobby groups that still set the policy agenda? How many different ways can one spin, deceive, lie and obfuscate instead of facing facts and looking for the solutions that are desperately needed? Written with humour, urgency and gre…
The region around the Paracel Islands and the South China Sea is important to the economies of the surrounding states in terms of the fish resources and potential for energy reserves, which result in diplomatic and physical clashes. The large flow of maritime commerce around the Paracel Islands is also crucial to the economic well-being of the region and the world, and occupation of the islands…
The ABCs of political economy is an accessible introduction to modern political economy. While informed by the work of Marx, Keynes, Veblen, Kalecki, Robinson and other great political economists. ABCs teaches readers the essential tools necessary to understand economic issues today from a modern perspective. Dispelling myths about markets, macroeconomic policies, and globalization, ABCs offers…