Guoguang Wu 
Globalization against Democracy [PDF ebook] 
A Political Economy of Capitalism after its Global Triumph

A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF GLOBAL POLITICS. In 2015 New Zealand began its fourth term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Although the Council is sometimes …

Integrating the study of individual European nation-states within the framework of the European Union, this unique new text is essentially two books in one: a book on the EU and a comparative introdu …

Lobbying Reconsidered: Politics Under the Influence, reveals how lobbying is a complex process that involves more than just relationships, friends, access, favors, and influence. This book offers a b …

One of the most common and strongest criticisms of the EU is that power is held by a select few who are unaccountable technocrats sitting in Brussels who without consultation formulate policies. A fr …

This collection examines the justifications for using bills of rights to protect fundamental human rights and the mechanisms for enforcing provisions in those documents. Articles deal with different …

This volume is a key text for understanding the major regional international organizations of the Middle East. Analysing the Arab League, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Arab-Maghreb Union in a …

This work applies the theory and techniques of economic efficiency measurement to the realistic context of the ports industry. The objective is to assess the practical impact of port privatization po …

During the 1990s there were two major developments to the Common EU Maritime Transport Policy (CMTP): the establishment of European Union policies on safe seas and on shortsea shipping respectively. …

On its 30th anniversary in 2004 responsibility for hosting the G8 Summit fell into the hands of an allegedly unilateralist America. An America still reeling from the shock of the September 11th terro …

Governing Global Derivatives analyzes the role of the most important financial innovation of the last two decades — financial derivatives — in a global dimension. The evolution of derivatives, especi …