Leslie E. Anderson 
Social Capital in Developing Democracies [EPUB ebook] 
Nicaragua and Argentina Compared

Since 1989 the concept of “civil war“ has taken on new salience in international relations. Significant inquiries into inter-ethnic violence emphasising studies of political community, identity, so …

Existing research understands co-production as leading to shifts in roles of the public sector institutions and their staffs. The shift is seen in the way that a discursive use of the term service pr …

The Political Economy of Bureaucracy applies Public Choice theory and a complex systems view of government institutions to analyze policy implementation as an economic process. It addresses the commo …

The concept that certain objects and persons may be legitimately attacked during armed conflicts has been well recognised and developed through the history of warfare. This book explores the relation …

This is the first comprehensive book on Military Cost-Benefit Analysis and provides novel approaches to structuring cost-benefit and affordability analysis amidst an uncertain defense environment and …

The European Community has committed itself to promoting “economic and social cohesion“ across its regions. Its expenditure – via the “structural funds“ – for these purposes is set to double by 1 …

Characteristically readable, controversial and full of insights, Alec Nove“s new book is essential reading for anyone concerned with evaluating the relevance of Marxism to contemporary social and ec …

Public debates about the terms of membership and inclusion have intensified as developed economies increasingly rely on temporary migrant labour. While most agree that temporary migrant workers are e …

Over the last thirty years Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been used to deliver transport capital projects and services. PPPs are complex arrangements that require a multi-disciplinary approa …

Negotiating Corruption demands that we think again about corruption in Africa. It problematises the framing of African corruption as a phenomenon that emerges from a clash between two sets of norms. …