Focuses on how to make government more effective, especially in our post-9/11 era of heightened concern for national and homeland security. This is guidebook for improving government organization and performance. It addresses the key issues of homeland security (biodefense, border security, immigrat..
Focuses on how to make government more effective, especially in our post-9/11 era of heightened concern for national and homeland security. This is guidebook for improving government organization and performance. It addresses the key issues of homeland security (biodefense, border security, immigrat..
Reframing Latin American Development brings together leading scholars from Latin America and elsewhere to discuss the Latin American experience with alternative forms of development over the last three decades of the neoliberal era...
This book provides a survey of the principal items on the European security agenda following the end of the Cold War. The book deals with the period since the end of the Cold War to the present day, and focuses upon those institutions and regions where the reconsideration of security issues and appr..
This book provides a survey of the principal items on the European security agenda following the end of the Cold War. The book deals with the period since the end of the Cold War to the present day, and focuses upon those institutions and regions where the reconsideration of security issues and appr..
The essays in this volume reassess pre-revolutionary Russian legal culture, the debates of the 1920s over the role of law under socialism, and the abrupt and bloody termination of the debate which took place in the 1930s...
This book offers the first comprehensive examination of Russias Arctic strategy, ranging from climate change issues and territorial disputes to energy policy and domestic challenges. As the receding polar ice increases the accessibility of the Arctic region, rival powers have been maneuvering for ge..
This book offers the first comprehensive examination of Russias Arctic strategy, ranging from climate change issues and territorial disputes to energy policy and domestic challenges. As the receding polar ice increases the accessibility of the Arctic region, rival powers have been maneuvering for ge..
The Putin and Bush presidencies, the 9/11 attack, and the war in Iraq have changed the dynamics of Russian-European-US relations and strained the Western alliance. Divided into two parts and featuring contributions by experts in the field, this work is a systematic effort to reassess the status of R..
The Putin and Bush presidencies, the 9/11 attack, and the war in Iraq have changed the dynamics of Russian-European-US relations and strained the Western alliance. Divided into two parts and featuring contributions by experts in the field, this work is a systematic effort to reassess the status of R..
A presentation of eight contemporary Chinese women writers, representing two generations of women with different backgrounds and experiences. The selections explore esthetic, cultural and ideological problems that continue to challenge Chinese women...