Economics

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The Political Influence of Business in the European Union

Counters the notion that business interests control EU policy by showing how information controls lobbying

Governance and Foreign Investment in China, India, and Taiwan

Credibility, Flexibility, and International Business

The type of government and the interplay of macro- and microlevel political institutions affect a country’s ability to attract foreign investment

Embedded Politics

Industrial Networks and Institutional Change in Postcommunism

An empirical analysis of changing industrial processes in the postcommunist Czech Republic

Changing Paths

International Development and the New Politics of Inclusion

2nd Edition

Explores how the world's disadvantaged may be enabled to claim a greater share of material wealth

Much Ado about Culture

North American Trade Disputes

Examines trade disputes between Canada and the United States over the cultural industries and proposes a way to resolve such conflicts

Growing Apart

Oil, Politics, and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria

The story of how oil—and oil money—transformed political life in two major producer-nations

Changing Paths

International Development and the New Politics of Inclusion

Explores how the world's disadvantaged may be enabled to claim a greater share of material wealth

Markets and Medicine

The Politics of Health Care Reform in Britain, Germany, and the United States

Explores diverse governmental and institutional solutions to containing health care costs

Managing "Modernity"

Work, Community, and Authority in Late-Industrializing Japan and Russia

Compares industrial management in two late-industrializers—Japan and Russia—as a basis for an original theory of institution-building

Banking on Reform

Political Parties and Central Bank Independence in the Industrial Democracies

Examines the political determinants of recent reforms to monetary policy institutions in the industrial democracies

Out of the Red

Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

A comprehensive parallel study of two critical East-Central European transition economies

Defusing Democracy

Central Bank Autonomy and the Transition from Authoritarian Rule

A substantive focus on transitions to democracy combined with an analytical approach rooted in the political economy of institutions

Lessons from East Asia

Case studies, success stories, and cross-country essays on public policy in East Asian economies

The Federal Future of Europe

From the European Community to the European Union

The history, current state, and likely future of the European Union

Catching Up with the Competition

Trade Opportunities and Challenges for Arab Countries

Examines important issues in trade in and among nations in the Middle East and North America

Polycentric Governance and Development

Readings from the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

How communities transcend the tragedy of the commons

Finance Capitalism Unveiled

Banks and the German Political Economy

Explores the influence of global integration on the structure of national banking and financial systems using Germany as a case study

Comparative Law and Economics

The book links the study of comparative law with the study of law and economics

Monetary Politics

Exchange Rate Cooperation in the European Union

Examines the domestic politics of European monetary integration

Regulating Finance

The Political Economy of Spanish Financial Policy from Franco to Democracy

Explores the politics of the reform of financial institutions in Spain

Singular Europe

Economy and Polity of the European Community after 1992

Examines the implications of the fully integrated European market

Rebuilding Capitalism

Alternative Roads after Socialism and Dirigisme

A global and integrative perspective on the theory and practice of economic reform after socialism and dirigisme