Обществено-политически науки
Freedom Betrayed
Michael Ledeen
Издател: AEI Press
In Freedom Betrayed, Michael Ledeen weaves together key moments in the fall of communism with the skill of a born storyteller. His insider's knowledge of the interplay of complex personalities and Byzantine strategies makes a compelling narrative - a narrative enlivened by his wit and flair for the dramatic.
He observes that just when democracy
From Parchment to Power
Robert A. Goldwin (editor)
Издател: The AEI Press
In this book, renowned constitutional historian and AEI resident scholar Robert A. Goldwin tells the story of how and why Madison went from skeptic to advocate of a bill of rights, and how he single-handedly maneuvered his amendments through a reluctant Congress. Goldwin reveals how James Madison thought through, and then implemented, a design to
From the Ground Up
Martin Tisné , Daniel Smilov
Издател: Center for Policy Studies
Based on research findings from twenty case studies from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Macedonia, the policy paper assesses the effects of five years of donor-supported anticorruption projects and high-profile public awareness campaigns in Southeastern Europe.
Global Corruption Report 2004
Издател: Transparency International
The Global Corruption Report 2004 provides an overview of the state of corruption around the world. It covers national and international developments, institutional and legal change and activities within both the private sector and civil society for the period from July 2002 to June 2003. This year the Global Corruption Report focuses on political
Global Fortune
Издател: CATO
This collection of essays proposes improvements to the international financial system and evaluates the prospects that the recent conversion to global capitalism will be sustained.
Globalization: A Short History
Jürgen Osterhammel , Niels P. Petersson
Издател: Princeton University Press
"Globalization" has become a popular buzzword for explaining today's world. The expression achieved terminological stardom in the 1990s and was soon embraced by the general public and integrated into numerous languages.
But is this much-discussed phenomenon really an invention of modern times? In this work, Jürgen Osterhammel and Niels Petersson
Good Governance - the IMF's Role
collective
Издател: International Monetary Fund
Good governance is important for countries at all stages of development. Our approach is to concentrate on those aspects of good governance that are most closely related to our surveillance over macroeconomic policies - namely, the transparency of government accounts, the effectiveness of public resource management, and the stability and
Guidebook to Direct Democracy
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
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