ИПИ Библиотека

David Boaz

Издател: CATO Institute

Edited by Cato Executive Vice President David Boaz, Toward Liberty looks at the political philosophy that is sweeping the world. More and more countries are opting for free trade and free markets, and the rule of law. In this collection, scholars and politicians address the fall of communism and apartheid, globalization, school choice, Social

Vinod Thomas, John Nash

Издател: The World Bank

This work draws on a unique body of evidence from developing countries in the 1980s to assess how much trade liberalization has really taken place, what economic gains were expected and realized, and why the outcomes have varied from one country to another. Using a variety of data, the authorsexamine the political economy of trade liberalization

Allister Heath

Издател: Stockholm Network

Allister Heath has made an important contribution to changing the climate of opinion on taxation in the UK. After almost a decade in number 11, it is becoming increasingly clear to the electorate that Chancellor Gordon Brown's tax increases haven't led to a corresponding improvement in the provision of public services. Mr Heath offers a thorough

Bruno Kaufmann, Rolf Büchi, Nadja Braun

Издател: IRI

It is the goal of the Initiative and Referendum Institute, Europe’s first think-tank on modern direct democracy founded in 2001, to make a significant contribution to improving the knowledge of the history and practice of direct democracy – in the world in general, and especially in Europe. That is why the IRI "Guidebook to Direct

John Irving

Издател: Ballantine Books

John Irving's third and perhaps darkest novel, The 158-Pound Marriage examines the sexual revolution-era trend of "swinging" (partner-swapping) via a glimpse into the lives of two couples in a small New England college town who enter casually into such an affair, with disastrous consequences.