Counters the notion that business interests control EU policy by showing how information controls lobbying
The type of government and the interplay of macro- and microlevel political institutions affect a country’s ability to attract foreign investment
An empirical analysis of changing industrial processes in the postcommunist Czech Republic
Considers why some countries are more successful than others in attracting international investment
Explores how the world's disadvantaged may be enabled to claim a greater share of material wealth
Examines trade disputes between Canada and the United States over the cultural industries and proposes a way to resolve such conflicts
The story of how oil—and oil money—transformed political life in two major producer-nations
Explores how the world's disadvantaged may be enabled to claim a greater share of material wealth
Explains the absence of wide-scale protest over unpaid wages in Russia
Explores diverse governmental and institutional solutions to containing health care costs
Compares industrial management in two late-industrializers—Japan and Russia—as a basis for an original theory of institution-building
Examines the political determinants of recent reforms to monetary policy institutions in the industrial democracies
A comprehensive parallel study of two critical East-Central European transition economies
A substantive focus on transitions to democracy combined with an analytical approach rooted in the political economy of institutions
Case studies, success stories, and cross-country essays on public policy in East Asian economies
The history, current state, and likely future of the European Union
Examines important issues in trade in and among nations in the Middle East and North America
How communities transcend the tragedy of the commons
Explores the influence of global integration on the structure of national banking and financial systems using Germany as a case study
The book links the study of comparative law with the study of law and economics
Gauging the economic and political challenges to European integration
Examines the domestic politics of European monetary integration
Explores the politics of the reform of financial institutions in Spain
Examines the implications of the fully integrated European market
A global and integrative perspective on the theory and practice of economic reform after socialism and dirigisme