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“robert eb lucas”

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  • Crossing the Divide

    Rural to Urban Migration in Developing Countries

    by Robert E.B. Lucas ...
    A comprehensive examination of the nature, causes, and consequences of internal migration in developing countries Despite the key role of rural-urban migration in structural transformation and the persistence of lower living standards in the countryside, active policies to reduce, or even reverse, movement into towns are common in major developing regions. Climate change is shifting the calculus: ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Enhancing Regional Trade Integration In Southeast Europe

    by Handjiski Borko; Lucas Robert E. B.; Martin Philip; Guerin Selen Sarisoy ...
    The Southeast Europe (SEE) region comprises a group of countries with a common objective, and prospect, to become members of the European Union (EU). To achieve the goal of EU membership, these countries have pursued closer integration with the EU as well as with each other. In December 2006, the SEE countries, and Moldova, signed the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), a comprehensive ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • The Shadow World

    Inside the Global Arms Trade

    by Andrew Feinstein ...
    The Shadow World presents the behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade, exposing in forensic detail the deadly collusion that too often exists among senior politicians, weapons manufacturers, felonious arms dealers, and the military--a situation that compromises our security and undermines our democracy.Now a major PBS documentary"An authoritative guide to the business of war. Chilling, ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • Fair Trade

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Jacqueline DeCarlo ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    What’s wrong with buying regular coffee? Does Fair Trade necessarily mean ethical trade? What impact can consumers have on global economics? Fair Trade: A Beginner’s Guide reveals why Fair Trade means more than just bananas, coffee, and chocolate. Author and activist Jacqueline DeCarlo explains the principles behind Fair Trade and its development into a powerful economic tool. Packed with ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Turkmeniscam

    How Washington Lobbyists Fought to Flack for a Stalinist Dictatorship

    by Ken Silverstein ...
    “As I have often said, I would represent the devil himself for the right price–it’s not personal, just business.”–a Washington, D.C., lobbyistFor nearly as long as there have been politicians in the United States, there have been lobbyists haunting the halls of Congress–shaking hands, bearing gifts, and brandishing agendas. Everyone knows how the back-scratching game of money, power, and PR is ... Read more

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  • Foreign Policy Breakthroughs

    Cases in Successful Diplomacy

    Edited by Robert Hutchings, Jeremi Suri ...
    Diplomacy is essential to the conduct of foreign policy and international business in the twenty-first century. Yet, few international actors are trained to understand or practice effective diplomacy. Poor diplomacy has contributed to repeated setbacks for the United States and other major powers in the last decade. Drawing on deep historical research, this book aims to 'reinvent' diplomacy for ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • The Cuban Embargo under International Law

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    by Nigel D. White ...
    Series series Routledge Research in International Law
    The United States embargo against Cuba was imposed over fifty years ago initially as a response to the new revolutionary government's seizure of US properties, which was viewed by the US as a violation of international law. However, while sanctions can be legitimate means of enforcing established norms, the Cuban embargo itself appears to be the wrongful act, and its persistence calls into ... Read more

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  • Votes, Vetoes, and the Political Economy of International Trade Agreements

    by Edward D. Mansfield, Helen V. Milner ...
    Preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) play an increasingly prominent role in the global political economy, two notable examples being the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. These agreements foster economic integration among member states by enhancing their access to one another's markets. Yet despite the importance of PTAs to international trade and world politics, ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Forced to Be Good

    Why Trade Agreements Boost Human Rights

    by Emilie M. Hafner-Burton ...
    Preferential trade agreements have become common ways to protect or restrict access to national markets in products and services. The United States has signed trade agreements with almost two dozen countries as close as Mexico and Canada and as distant as Morocco and Australia. The European Union has done the same. In addition to addressing economic issues, these agreements also regulate the ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • The Bush Agenda

    Invading the World, One Economy at a Time

    by Antonia Juhasz ...
    In The Bush Agenda, Antonia Juhasz exposes a radical corporate globalization agenda that has been refined by leading members and allies of the Bush administration over decades and reached its fullest, most aggressive implementation under George W. Bush—and Bush Agenda adherents plan for it to outlast him.Juhasz uncovers the history and key role of U.S. corporations in the creation of this agenda ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Globalization, Political Institutions and the Environment in Developing Countries

    by Gabriele Spilker ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Environmental Policy and Politics
    Though industrialized countries are usually the ones indicted when environmental pollution is discussed, over the few last years the rate of emissions in developing countries has increased by a startling amount. The fallout from this increase is evidenced by the struggle of cities like Beijing to improve their air quality. Yet there also exist developing countries such as Thailand that have ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Will China Dominate the 21st Century?

    by Jonathan Fenby ...
    Series series Global Futures
    China's spectacular growth and expanding global role have led to visions of the 21st century being dominated by the last major state on earth ruled by a Communist Party. In this new edition of his widely acclaimed book, renowned China expert Jonathan Fenby shows why such assumptions are wrong. He presents an analysis of China under Xi Jinping which explores the highly significant political, ... Read more

    $16.00 USD