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Foreign Aid Competition in Northeast AsiaHyo-sook Kim and David M. Potter, editors In recent years, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan have been transformed from aid recipients to aid donors, raising a number of questions. What motivated these four countries to embark on aid programs? Do their policies represent new approaches to poverty alleviation? Do they reinforce or disrupt the emerging consensus within the international community on aid policy harmonization and More > | ![]() |
Project Planning and Analysis for DevelopmentDavid Potts In this comprehensive, practical guide to project planning and appraisal in developing countries, David Potts focuses on economic and financial analysis, but also gives serious weight to such key factors as sustainability and social impact.
Part 1 of the book considers a range of approaches to project identification and design and introduces basic techniques for determining costs and benefits. More > | ![]() |
Peace Operations Seen From Below: UN Missions and Local PeopleBéatrice Pouligny Béatrice Pouligny argues that much of what is being rebuilt in societies emerging from war —or in some cases what is continuing to be destroyed—often lies in the ordinary daily lives of both local populations and the staff of UN peacekeeping missions.
Pouligny's close analysis of UN interventions—in Cambodia, Somalia, Mozambique, El Salvador, Bosnia, Haiti, Sierra More > | ![]() |
Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Arab WorldNicola Pratt What explains the enduring rule of authoritarian regimes in the Arab world? Nicola Pratt offers an innovative approach to this recurring question, shedding light on the failure of democratization by examining both the broad dynamics of authoritarianism in the region and the particular role of civil society.
Pratt appraises the part that civil society actors played in the normalization of More > | ![]() |
Dismantling Social Europe: The Political Economy of Social Policy in the European UnionDaniel V. Preece Why is neoliberalism winning out as a social policy in the European Union? Daniel Preece demonstrates how, despite the commitment to "Social Europe" that has been entrenched in the EU treaty framework since the late 1990s, neoliberal actors have successfully reframed the policy debates and affected the welfare policies adopted by the member states. Focusing on the cases of Germany and More > | ![]() |
Borrowing Inequality: Race, Class, and Student LoansDerek V. Price As the cost of higher education continues to rise, students increasingly rely on borrowing to pay for college. But is the result the improved socioeconomic position that they anticipate? Borrowing Inequality explores the real impact of loans on minority and low-income students.
Drawing on a national study of student-borrowing patterns, Derek Price finds that racial and ethnic minorities and More > | ![]() |
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: A Comprehensive Introduction to Actors and ActionsHenry Prunckun and Troy Whitford What is terrorism? How do terrorists operate—what are their means, targets, and motivations? How can governments prevent terrorist attacks from happening? Henry Prunckun and Troy Whitford address these questions in their systematic, comprehensive exploration of terrorism and counterterrorism.
Notably, this authoritative text:
• Explains complex issues in an objective, accessible More > | ![]() |
War Economies in a Regional Context: Challenges of TransformationMichael Pugh and Neil Cooper, with Jonathan Goodhand
Confronting the corrosive influence that war economies typically have on the prospects for peace in war-torn societies, this study critically analyzes current policy responses and offers a thought-provoking foundation for the development of more effective peacebuilding strategies.
The authors focus on the role played by trade in precipitating and fueling conflict, with particular emphasis More > | ![]() |
The United Nations and Regional Security: Europe and BeyondMichael Pugh and Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu, editors Events in Europe over the past decade or so have created a dynamic requiring significant conceptual and practical adjustments on the part of the the United Nations and a range of regional actors, including the EU, NATO, and the OSCE. This volume explores the resulting collaborative relationships in the context of peace operations in the Balkans, considering past efforts and developing specific More > | ![]() |
Indonesia: State and Society in TransitionJemma Purdey, Antje Missbach, and Dave McRae Indonesia remains a country in transition even now, some two decades after its extraordinary shift from authoritarianism to democracy and from economic crisis to a rapidly growing economy. What explains the trajectory of that shift? What challenges does this island nation of 270 million people—with the world's largest Muslim population—face now, as the quality of democratic life More > | ![]() |