Buku ini menawarkan teori-teori yang selaras dengan perkembangan nyata ekonomi dunia saat ini yang kian interdependent dan global, dan juga membahas kasus-kasus konkrit secara populer sehingga mempermudah pembaca memahami penjelasan teoritis yang relatif abstrak Buku ini mempunyai isi: 1. Produktivitas tenaga kerja dan keunggulan komparatif: Model Ricardo 2. Faktor-faktor produksi spesifik…
An examination of the effects of the Cold War from a military standpoint describes the weapons, equipment, and armies of the superpowers, as well as how close they came to being used.
Acharya (Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological U., Singapore) presents nine previously published essays, penned during the past decade, in which he examines a range of issues related to the rise of multilateral regional institutions in Asia. Topics include the impact of internal security arrangements on regional cooperation, the relevance of the growth of the Associa…
Emmers questions the dichotomy implicit in this interpretation and investigates what role the balance of power really plays in such cooperative security arrangements and in the calculations of the participants of ASEAN and the ARF. He offers a thorough analysis of the influence the balance of power has had on the formation and evolution of the ASEAN and ARF and reveals the co-existence and inte…
This book explains about: - Statistical communique of the people's Republic of China on the 1999 national economic and social development - Statistical communique of Beijing municipality on the 1999 economic and social development - Statistical communique of Tianjin municipality on the 1999 economic and social development - Statistical communique of Liaoning municipality on the 1999 economi…
This volume reviews the nuclear weapons policies of France, Britain, and China and analyzes their roles as independent deterrents in international politics. The end of a bipolar international system and deep reductions in the American and Russian nuclear arsenals have increased the relative importance of the nuclear forces of these three countries.
Permasalahan permukiman tidak dapat dilepaskan dari pembangunan yang kurang memperhatikan aspek ekologi dan sosial. Pada satu sisi, pembangunan memang telah meningkatkan angka pertumbuhan, namun pada sisi lain ternyata belum mampu memperbaiki tingkat kesejahteraan masyarakat di perkotaan dan pedesaan. Selain diakibatkan oleh pembangunan yang belum terintegrasi dengan aspek keberlanjutan, masala…
This book contains: 1. Growth and opportunity: Creating a new economic order 2. Macroeconomic policy and performance 3. Economic challenges of an aging population 4. The labor market 5. Inequality and economic rewards 6. Refining the role of government in the United States market economy 7. American leadership in the emerging global economy
This title explores Japan-China relations, investigating the threat China poses to its neighbour and the US role in maintaining peace. The question of Japan's need to re-develop a military balance is discussed, along with other topics concerning Asian politics, arms and economy.
This text uses social science perspectives to examine the various dimensions of globalization, the social problems of inequality, war and violence, and environmental sustainability that are occurring on a global scale. The book was designed for courses such as Global Issues, Contemporary Problems, Social Problems, Social Stratification, World Cultures, and Social Change. This book contains: C…