First published in 1997, this collection offers a critical view of modern liberal theory and attempts to present some signposts that could show a way towards a new form of liberal individualism.
This monograph is about macro alternatives to unemployment and underemployment. It examines macroeconomic theories of labour market behavior and labour force definitions and concepts, assessing how productive they are in formulating employment strategies for Colombia.
First published in 1999, this volume aims to add to the existing body of knowledge with regard to application of ad valorem property taxation in various countries.
First published in 1997, this volume responds to the Conservative intention of conducting economic policy along monetarist lines after winning the General Election in May 1979.
In explaining the differences in the tradition and operation of law in China and the United States, in this book, the author gives both an invaluable understanding of Chinese society and his own appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. law, lawyers, and courts.
This book offers the thinking person a place to begin to kick the 'nuclear habit.' It provides reassurance that an other-than-nuclear deterrence policy can work to effectively safeguard national and transnational interests. The book is ideal for both students and policymakers.
First published in 1998, this volume is the first book to focus on the American symphony and surveys the development of the symphony in the United States from early European influences in the last century to the present day.
First published in 1999, this volume responds to one of the more important issues in applied international economics: the extent to which trade flows adjust to changes in income, relative prices and exchange rates.
This book shows how family affinities and community loyalties at the foundation of Madagascar's culture have influenced Malagasy nationalism and forged islandwide traditions. It explores the complex challenges facing Madagascar's resurgent democratic forces.
This book introduces readers to the personalities as well as the systems of rightist repression. It shows how radical right groups have made electoral headway in France, Germany, and Israel while increasingly making headlines in the United States, Great Britain, and other points East and West.
This book focuses on a comprehensive theory of control in all its biological, technological, and human dimensions and presents a series of tests, where the theory about control comprises 43 intrinsic statements: fifteen axioms, seven postulates, six transformational statements, and fifteen theorems.
This book aims to allow Chinese to speak for themselves. By so doing, it provides a firsthand portrait of China by Chinese. The book shows how, from muddy village crossroads to raucous city streets, Chinese exhilarated by new dreams are shaping the future of their nation. .
This book explains the general effects of law on interpersonal relations, the concept of the civil contract, and the relationship between law and social norms. It shows that law is not only a reflection of social values but also fundamental to the formation of those values.
First published in 1997, this volume aimed to study social care services as a specific type of social policy that operates on a different set of principles as supportive services rather than as poor relief or social security work.
Building innovatively on Western social-science theory and on older models of Soviet politics, this book reviews changes in the former USSR in order to assess the prospects there for democratic pluralism.
This book examines the first seven years of Omar Torrijos's military government, with particular attention to its efforts to build political institutions appropriate to the dynamics of class relations within Panama and the country's evolving dependency on the United States.
This book brings together current issues in and approaches to the development, utilization, and management of water resources in developing countries. It analyzes these irrigation issues and offers future strategies to help bridge the gap between potential and reality in Third World agriculture.
Provides the latest emission control technologies, such as SCR and water scrubbers Contains complete updates of legislation and pollutant emission procedures Includes the latest emission control technologies and expands upon remote monitoring and control of engines
