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  • Charting the Roots of Anti-Chinese Populism in Africa

    by Steve Hess, Richard Aidoo ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book investigates China’s emergence as an outside player in SSA over the last several decades and the current understanding of the impact of Beijing’s growing presence on the continent, including several case studies focused on specific SSA countries. China’s accelerating economic and political engagement with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has gained growing attention in political and academic ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Politics of Economic Reform in Ghana

    Edited by Richard Aidoo ...
    Series series Routledge Studies on the Political Economy of Africa
    This book explores the significant economic transformation of Ghana over the three decades since the end of the Cold War, focusing on the role of political-economic change and reform.The Politics of Economic Reform in Ghana presents a range of perspectives from scholars drawn from both academia and policy-making on the way Ghanaian economic reforms have been shaped by various political and ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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    Democracy in Dangerous Places

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    An expert on developing nations offers "accessible and very sensible analysis" of America's promotion of democracy abroad—and why it often fails ( Publishers Weekly).Oxford economist Paul Collier gives an eye-opening assessment of the corruption and political violence that plague developing nations across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. While many of these governments meet America's standards for ... Read more

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  • The End of the Free Market

    Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?

    by Ian Bremmer ...
    Understanding the rise of state capitalism and its threat to global free marketsThe End of the Free Market details the growing phenomenon of state capitalism, a system in which governments drive local economies through ownership of market-dominant companies and large pools of excess capital, using them for political gain. This trend threatens America's competitive edge and the conduct of free ... Read more

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  • Pathways to Freedom: Political and Economic Lessons From Democratic Transitions

    Edited by Isobel Coleman, Terra Lawson-Remer ...
    Through case studies on Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, and Ukraine, Pathways to Freedom explores the factors and choices that shaped eight transitions—some successful, others less so. Its concise historical analysis and forward-looking prescriptions offer an authoritative and accessible look at what countries must do to build durable and prosperous democracies ... Read more

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  • The Poverty of Corrupt Nations

    by Roy Cullen ...
    The fight to eliminate world poverty is being severely hampered by corrupt leaders in developing countries. According to the African Union, some $150 billion is lost every year to corruption in Africa. In China, it is estimated corruption diminishes the annual value of gross domestic product by 15%. The pattern repeats itself elsewhere.This bleak situation compounds the poverty problem even more ... Read more

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  • The European Union Explained

    Institutions, Actors, Global Impact

    by Andreas Staab ...
    "An informative, well-paced, and clearly articulated narrative of the European Union's development" (Jennifer Yoder, Colby College).This brief and accessible introduction to the European Union is ideal for anyone who needs a concise overview of the structure, history, and policies of the EU. This updated edition includes a new chapter on the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone. Andreas Staab ... Read more

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  • Why Africa Fails

    The case for growth before democracy

    by Elly Twineyo-Kamugisha ...
    Africa should accept that its present malaise is largely due to its own mistakes: greed, poor policies and a lack of leadership. Blaming colonialism for Africa’s failings belongs to the past. Africa has been lessed with great wealth, but where has this wealth gone? Why are so many countries in need of aid? And why has this wealth not filtered down to poor people? Elly Twineyo-Kamugisha surveys ... Read more

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  • Fair Trade for All

    How Trade Can Promote Development

    by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Andrew Charlton ...
    Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of the New York Times bestselling book Globalization and Its Discontents, Joseph E. Stiglitz here joins with fellow economist Andrew Charlton to offer a challenging and controversial argument about how globalization can actually help Third World countries to develop and prosper. In Fair Trade For All, Stiglitz and Charlton address one of the key ... Read more

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  • China in Africa

    by Chris Alden ...
    Series series African Arguments
    Nowhere in the world is China's rapid rise to power more evident than in Africa. From multi-billion dollar investments in oil and minerals to the influx of thousands of merchants, labourers and cheap consumer goods, China's economic and political reach is redefining Africa's traditional ties with the international community. This book investigates the emerging relationship between China and Africa ... Read more

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  • Escape from Empire

    The Developing World's Journey through Heaven and Hell

    by Alice H. Amsden ...
    A provocative view of economic growth in the Third World argues that the countries that have achieved steady economic growth—including future economic superpowers India and China—have done so because they have resisted the American ideology of free markets.The American government has been both miracle worker and villain in the developing world. From the end of World War II until the 1980s poor ... Read more

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  • A Dictionary of International Trade Organizations and Agreements

    by Patrick Holden ...
    Continuing globalization has meant the increased development and importance of regional and international trade organizations and trade agreements. This Dictionary provides a background to the historical development of such systems, as well as giving a global overview of the current situation.The introduction, as well as explaining the historical background, discusses the major political and ... Read more

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