Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy
Lessons from Medieval Trade
Avner Greif

This book presents a unifying concept of the term institution.

Published March 2006 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521671347 (ISBN-10:0521671345) | In stock

The Political Economy of Terrorism
Walter Enders, Todd Sandler

This book analyzes the political, economic, strategic and historical dimensions of terrorism.

Published January 2006 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521616508 (ISBN-10:0521616506) | In stock

The Market for Force
The Consequences of Privatizing Security
Deborah D. Avant

In this book Deborah Avant examines the privatization of security and its impact on the control of force.

Published August 2005 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521615358 (ISBN-10:0521615356) | In stock

Social Security Reform
Financial and Political Issues in International Perspective
Edited by Robin Brooks, Assaf Razin

It focuses on the underlying economic issues of the debate over public pension system reform.

Published June 2005 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521844956 (ISBN-10:0521844959) | In stock

The Economic Implications of Aging Societies
The Costs of Living Happily Ever After
Steven A. Nyce, Sylvester J. Schieber

This book documents challenging consequences aging societies face: fewer workers, stretched pensions, questionable economic sustainability.

Published March 2005 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521617246 (ISBN-10:0521617243) | In stock

Selling China
Foreign Direct Investment During the Reform Era
Yasheng Huang

Examining China’s foreign direct investment inflows as a function of the imperfections in their economy.

Published March 2005 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521608862 (ISBN-10:0521608864) | In stock

Europe and the Politics of Capabilities
Edited by Robert Salais, Robert Villeneuve

An examination of the European Union’s broad social initiatives that align social and economic objectives with the promotion of employment.

Published January 2005 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521836043 (ISBN-10:0521836042) | In stock

Building a Dynamic Europe
The Key Policy Debates
Edited by Jordi Gual

A timely and authoritative analysis of the key economic policy reforms facing the EU.

Published January 2004 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521827348 (ISBN-10:0521827345) | In stock

The IMF and Economic Development
James Raymond Vreeland

This book argues that governments enter IMF programs for economic and political reasons.

Published May 2003 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521016957 (ISBN-10:0521016959) | Temporarily unavailable - no date available