The United States of Ambition offers a penetrating analysis of how American politicians rise to power and the systemic incentives that shape their behavior. Alan Ehrenhalt examines the evolution of political ambition in the United States, exploring how cultural changes, institutional reforms, and shifting public expectations have transformed the nature of public office. Through sharp commentary…
This book discusses the economy. In the economic field, Bung Hatta's name cannot be separated from the progress achieved by the nation. As an economist, his life and struggles reflect his efforts and activities to build a just society, both materially and spiritually.
sebuah buku otobiografi tentang kegelisahan seorang Sulastomo yang pada tanggal 6 Agustus 2000 genap berusia 62 tahun. Berbeda dengan sistema- tika buku-buku otobiografi selama ini, penyusunan buku ini unik.
It is a rare portrait of a nation-and a leader-in peril, in flux and in the raw.
‘Leadership Perspectives’ is a collection of speeches by President of Kazakhstan Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev on a large scale of issues – starting from topical international problems to institutional reforms, modernization and an economic development of Kazakhstan. The book begins with a quotation by the leader of Kazakhstan, as well as a statement by British Prime Minister Mr. David Cameron…
This book attempts to reach beyond the spectacular economic success of recent years to understand Deng's own particular role and the sources of his political power. David Goodman has been able to draw on the substantial documentary sources that have become available from China since 1989 as well as the analysis of Deng's political life that has proliferated inside the People's Republic in recen…
J.N Dixit tenure as the foreign secretary of India witnessed, both in the national and international arenas - as series of dramatic, profound and epoch-making events, which marked a phase of significant transition. Momentous happenings - such as the disintegration of the gigantic Soviet Union, the ethnic conflicts among the constituents of former Yugoslavia, the destruction of the Babri mosque …
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.
Benazir Bhutto is the daughter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was executed by General Mohammed Zia ul-Haq in 1979. The leadership of the Pakistan People's Party. the largest and most powerful mass-based group in the country, had been passed on to her and her mother, Begum Bhutto, two years earlier, following her father's arrest. Benazir subsequently spent the bett…