A sixth collection of speeches by the President of the Republic of the Philippines." Includes bibliographical references and index. ASEAN Recourses Centre copy signed by author."
The Cold War has been followed by a decade of regional and ethnic conflicts, massacres, and forced exiles. Should America assume the role of peacekeeper and chief humanitarian in a world of endless wars and human disasters? Eminent foreign correspondent William Shawcross has spent much of his career in war zones and has had unrivaled access to diplomats, peacekeepers, and global policymakers at…
This book offers a historian's reflection on the past and the future of the American experiment. The word 'experiment' is used advisedly. The men who established the United States of America believed that they were trying something new under the sun. The idea that a democratic republic might endure ran against all the teachings of history. The vindication of this idea, said Washington in his fi…
Here Mike Moore examines the implications of the post industrial economy, the emerging information age, and how New Zealand can best prosper within the global economy. He warns of the serious economic consequences of ignoring our social, intellectual and infrastructural deficits and makes a case for New Zealand's endangered middle class, advancing the significant proposition that New Zealand mo…
South Africa's transformation from apartheid to a non-racial democracy has been called a miracle. But behind the public story lies another, the story of how the Afrikaners' own secret brotherhood, the Broderbund, saw the need for change and met secretly with the ANC in an English village
Once described by menzies as 'the boy delinquent from Queensland', Bill Hayden is widely considered today to be the best man never to have become prime minister of Australia. This is the insightful and revealing chronicle of Bill Hayden's life and career: from Queensland copper to labor politician, from leader of the opposotion to governor-general of Australia.
Contents: I. The Balance of Power: Theory and Practice II. The Balance of Power in Asia III. Power and Growth and Regional Order IV. The Dynamics of Great-Power Strength V. Towards a New Balance of Power VI. A Strategy for Middle Powers
This books contains about ways, relocation of factories to the countryside in order to reduce pollution, and modernization of Taipei's sewage disposal system.
Australian Politics and Government is a comprehensive 2003 comparative study of Australian state and Commonwealth governments and their politics for over forty years. In addition to major chapters on each state in the Australian federation, the book includes chapters on the Commonwealth government and the two self-governing territories. These are supplemented by a chapter summarizing the distin…
The book tells the story of the clandestine contacts between the Israelis and the PLO which culminated in the crucial talks in Oslo. Mahmoud Abbas, who wielded great influence from behind the scenes, also explains how the negotiating team (led by Abu Ala) and their Israeli counterparts overcame their mutual suspicion and how, despite various setbacks, they used the freedom afforded by secrecy f…