Named one of the Best Summer Books in Economics by the Financial TimesA groundbreaking look at the hidden role of bankruptcy in perpetuating inequality in America"e;Unjust Debts throws open the doors and windows to the bankruptcy system so readers can see for themselves how this law works and doesn't work for the real people it so profoundly affects.
"e;A damning investigation of dark money by a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee"e; (Kirkus Reviews) with a new preface on recent disclosures about efforts to influence the Court"e;There's no senator I can think of who's done more sleuthing to figure out the money trail in American politics, particularly as it affects the courts.
NATIONAL BESTSELLERA powerful, in-depth look at the imprisonment of immigrants, addressing the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system, with a new epilogue by the author"e;Argues compellingly that immigrant advocates shouldn't content themselves with debates about how many thousands of immigrants to lock up, or other minor tweaks.
In Nigerian Journalism and the Digital Age, Adeyanju Apejoye, Andrew Danjuma Dewan, and Seamus Simpson explore the extent to which a globally accessible online communication environment may be poised to provide the conditions for Nigeria to adopt, strategically, elements of 21st-century online mass communication with the potential for significant political and social development.
In einer Welt, in der finanzielle Sorgen allgegenwärtig sind und die Lebensqualität unzähliger Menschen beeinträchtigen, ist der Wunsch nach einem schuldenfreien Leben größer denn je.
In 2016 the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) opened its doors as China's first major foray in creating and leading an international organization with global membership.
In 2016 the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) opened its doors as China's first major foray in creating and leading an international organization with global membership.
As members of representative bodies at local levels of government, municipal councillors play a vital role in democratic decision-making most closely related to the daily lives of citizens.
As members of representative bodies at local levels of government, municipal councillors play a vital role in democratic decision-making most closely related to the daily lives of citizens.
Peru's self-proclaimed "e;revolution"e;-surprisingly extensive reforms initiated by the military government-has aroused great interest all over Latin America and the Third World.
Although the Soviet Union has the most abundant energy reserves of any country, energy policy has been the single most disruptive factor in its industry since the mid-1970s.
This book examines the impact of disasters on individuals and communities, from natural calamities like wildfires and hurricanes, technological disasters, and human-induced crises.
Der Klimawandel und die Wohnungsnot prägen die Stadtentwicklungspolitik auf internationaler, europäischer, nationaler und kommunaler Ebene wie kaum ein anderes Themenpaar.
This book addresses a significant area of applied social-choice theory--the evaluation of voting procedures designed to select a single winner from a field of three or more candidates.
Der Klimawandel und die Wohnungsnot prägen die Stadtentwicklungspolitik auf internationaler, europäischer, nationaler und kommunaler Ebene wie kaum ein anderes Themenpaar.
In a work with significant implications for present-day economic reform in the Soviet Union, Paul Gregory examines Russian and Soviet economic history prior to the installation of the administrative command system.
A wide-ranging account of American and French understandings of merit, talent, and intelligence over the past two centuriesHow have modern democracies squared their commitment to equality with their fear that disparities in talent and intelligence might be natural, persistent, and consequential?
In this memoir, Livingston takes readers on an extraordinary journey far beyond the tourist path to confront deep-seated injustices shaped by history, empire, war, and disaster.
Relying on the New Economics of Organizations (NEO), or New Institutionalism, Politics, Process, and American Trade Policy shows why conventional models do not adequately describe the formation of American trade policy.
Relying on the New Economics of Organizations (NEO), or New Institutionalism, Politics, Process, and American Trade Policy shows why conventional models do not adequately describe the formation of American trade policy.
In the 1980s some developing countries adopted orthodox market-oriented policies in response to international economic crises, others experimented with alternative programs, and still others failed to develop coherent adjustment strategies of any sort.
This study chronicles four large manufacturers during a period of crisis and restructuring when they needed vast sums of money just to survive -- let alone adapt to remain competitive.
Essay from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, , course: Harvard College China-India Development and Relations Symposium, New York 03-04/2007, language: English, abstract: One of the major vindications for the US not signing Kyoto is that the treaty does not contain any legallybinding emission reduction targets for China and India, although these countries have become respectivelythe second and fifth biggest emitter of CO2.
In this provocative work, Gerald Scully develops and empirically tests a theory about how a nation's constitutional setting affects its economic growth.
Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: 1,5, Vaxjo University, course: Independent Project, language: English, abstract: I choose the topic "e;The Swedish Fiscal policy 1999-2004 compared with the EMU states.
Why, despite the political advantages of business in the policy process, do business interests still sometimes lose policy fights in the political system?
This book offers an unprecedented exploration into the heart of socio-environmental conflicts and mobilisations sparked by extractive projects in Latin America, with a keen focus on Chile’s unique position.
This book offers an unprecedented exploration into the heart of socio-environmental conflicts and mobilisations sparked by extractive projects in Latin America, with a keen focus on Chile’s unique position.
Two key features of the remarkable economic growth in the newly industrializing countries of East Asia over the last quarter of a century are the role of exports of manufactured goods as the engine of this growth and the importance of the United States as a market for these exports.
Although partisan polarization gets much of the attention in political science scholarship about Congress, members of Congress represent diverse communities around the country.
Over the past twenty years, DNA ancestry testing has morphed from a niche market into a booming international industry that encourages members of the public to answer difficult questions about their identity by looking to the genome.
This book provides an up-to-date discussion of economic issues involved in analyzing regulations of product quality and performance in international trade.
This book provides an up-to-date discussion of economic issues involved in analyzing regulations of product quality and performance in international trade.
