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How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly - and the Stark Choices Ahead

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:39:48 +0000

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New Arrival

Authors:

Dambisa Moyo

Publisher:

Douglas & McIntyre

Publishing Date:

Thursday, 21 April 2011

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http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|000038816016

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Acclaimed author Dambisa Moyo gives a fresh insider's perspective on the erosion of Western power over the past 50 years. She examines how the West's flawed financial decisions and blinkered political and military choices have resulted in an economic recession and geopolitical seesaw that is now poised to favour emerging markets.

Crafting State Nations: India and Other Multinational Democracies

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:32:11 +0000

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Authors:

Alfred Stepan

Juan J. Linz

Yogendra Yadav

Publisher:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Publishing Date:

Thursday, 21 April 2011

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http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|16109189

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Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many polities renders this understanding obsolete. This volume provides the framework for the state-nation, a new paradigm that addresses the need within democratic nations to accommodate distinct ethnic and cultural groups within a country while maintaining national political coherence. First introduced briefly in 1996 by Alfred Stepan and Juan J.

The Unfinished Global Revolution: The Pursuit of a New International Politics

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:24:12 +0000

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Authors:

Mark Malloch-Brown

Publisher:

Penguin Press

Publishing Date:

Thursday, 21 April 2011

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http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|16425662

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In The Unfinished Global Revolution, former United Nations deputy secretary general Mark Malloch- Brown diagnoses the central global predicament of the twenty-first century-as we have become more integrated, we have also become less governed. National governments are no longer equipped to address complex global issues, from climate change to poverty, and international organizations have not yet been empowered to step into the breach.

The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:21:57 +0000

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New Arrival

Authors:

Barry Turner

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press

Publishing Date:

Thursday, 14 April 2011

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http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|CaOLU000466375

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This classic reference work presents a political, economic and social account of every country of the world together with facts and analysis. The 2011 edition includes:

• Revised and updated biographical profiles of all current leaders
• New and revised economic overviews
• Revised and updated historical introductions
• Chronology of key political events from April 2009 to March 2010
• NEW: Haiti in Perspective: A Timeline of Natural Disasters
• NEW: Keeping Up With the News by Barry Turner
• NEW: Key easy-to-digest world data on the media
• Detailed maps of all 193 countries

New Ideas on Development after the Financial Crisis

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:17:28 +0000

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New Arrival

Authors:

Francis Fukuyama

Nancy Birdsall

Publisher:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Publishing Date:

Thursday, 14 April 2011

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http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|16314074

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The global financial crisis of 2008--9 has changed the way people around the world think about development. The market-friendly, lightly regulated model of capitalism promoted by the United States is now at risk, and development thinking worldwide is at something of an impasse. Editors Nancy Birdsall and Francis Fukuyama bring together leading scholars to explore the implications of the global financial crisis on existing and future development strategies.

The Rise of China and India in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:50:44 +0000

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New Arrival

Authors:

Fantu Cheru

Cyril Obi

Publisher:

Nordic Africa Institute

Publishing Date:

Thursday, 14 April 2011

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http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|7135467

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In recent years, China and India have become the most important economic partners of Africa and their footprints are growing by leaps and bounds, transforming Africa's international relations in a dramatic way. Although the overall impact of China and India's engagement in Africa has been positive in the short-term, partly as a result of higher returns from commodity exports fuelled by excessive demands from both countries, little research exists on the actual impact of China and India's growing involvement on Africa's economic transformation.

Pakistan: A Hard Country

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:14:25 +0000

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New Arrival

Authors:

Anatol Lieven

Publisher:

PublicAffairs

Publishing Date:

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Item URL:

http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|16627644

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In the past decade Pakistan has emerged as a country of immense importance. Large, heavily populated, strategically placed between Iran, Afghanistan and India, Pakistan has since its creation just over sixty years ago been pulled in several different, irreconcilable directions.

Adaptive Governance and Climate Change

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:13:38 +0000

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New Arrival

Authors:

Ronald D. Brunner

Amanda H. Lynch

Publisher:

American Meteorological Society

Publishing Date:

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Item URL:

http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|16039500

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While recent years have seen undeniable progress in international acknowledgement both of the dangers of climate change and the importance of working to mitigate it, little has actually been done. Emissions continue to rise, and even the ambitious targets set by international accords would fall far short of the drastic cuts that are needed to prevent catastrophe.

Climate Governance at the Crossroads: Experimenting with a Global Response After Koyoto

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:07:47 +0000

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Authors:

Matthew J. Hoffman

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Publishing Date:

Thursday, 31 March 2011

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http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|16270165

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The global response to climate change has reached a critical juncture. Since the 1992 signing of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the nations of the world have attempted to address climate change through large-scale multilateral treaty-making. These efforts have been heroic, but disappointing. As evidence for the quickening pace of climate change mounts, the treaty-making process has sputtered, and many are now skeptical about the prospect of an effective global response.

Deadlocks in Multilateral Negotiations: Causes and Solutions

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:53:21 +0000

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New Arrival

Authors:

Amrita Narlikar

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Publishing Date:

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Item URL:

http://cigi.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=|koha|16042238

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Deadlocks are a feature of everyday life, as well as high politics. This volume focuses on the concept, causes, and consequences of deadlocks in multilateral settings, and analyses the types of strategies that could be used to break them. It commences with a definition of deadlock, hypothesizes about its occurrence, and proposes solutions.