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People's Car studies divergent populist responses to land acquisition for industries in rural India. It contends that landownership enables small... Læs mere
Presents the comparative history of US tourism in Latin America in the twentieth century which demonstrates that empire is a more textured, variable, and interactive system of inequality and resistance than commonly assumed.
Tells the story of South America's largest country as it evolved from a remote Portuguese colony into a regional leader; a respected representative for the developing world; and, increasingly, an important partner for the United States and the European Union.
Launched at a moment of panic triggered by the financial crisis in late 2008, the leaders' level G-20 is trying to evolve from crisis committee for the world economy to a real steering group facilitating international economic cooperation. This book deals with this topic.
Much of the existing discourse on energy governance deals with hard security issues but neglects the challenges to global governance. Global Energy... Læs mere
Examines the economic growth experiences of six fast-growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa.
In this collaboration between the Brookings Institution and the Asian Development Bank Institute, eminent international economists examine the increased... Læs mere
In recent years the Russian government, concerned about sustaining its economic performance, has sought to promote more diversified and broader economic growth beyond the profitable natural-resource sector.
The formation of the Pan-Pearl River Delta regional framework in June 2004 heralded a new beginning of regional development in China. This book provides a systematic analysis of the '9+2' grouping across the region and within individual spatial units.