"Income disparities in our wealthy nation are now wider than at any point since the Great Depression. IN 2010, the average compensation for CEOs on the S&P 500 was over $11 million, while a quarter of all jobs in the country paid less than the poverty line--$22,000 for a family …
'Europeanism' offers a major new examination of the political, economic, and social norms, and values associated with Europe and Europeans.--Résumé de l'éditeur.
"La Guinée Bissau est un petit pays de moins de 40000 km carrés, comptant environ 500 000 habitants. Où en est-il après trois années d'indépendance? L'évolution actuelle suit-elle toujours la ligne du P.A.I.G.C. (Parti africain pour l'indépendance de la Guinée Bissau et des îles…
by Liu Le Grix, Libin, Chancel, Claude
fromLe Grand livre (Paris. 2009)
"In Canada, the donut is often thought of as the unofficial national food. Donuts are sold at every intersection and rest stop, celebrated in song and story as symbols of Canadian identity, and one chain in particular, Tim Hortons, has become a veritable icon with over 2500 shop…
The two volumes of 'Understanding Civil War' build upon the World Bank's prior research on conflict and violence, particularly on the work of Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler, whose model of civil war onset has sparked much discussion on the relationship between conflict and devel…
VOLUME 1: AfricaVOLUME 2: Europe, Central Asia, and Other Regions""This is a superb manuscript, and one that will become a standard reference in the field for students of conflict and civil war.""--Robert Bates, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University Th…
This text offers an interpretation of recent German economic performance. The German capitalist model relies upon a cooperative relationship between organized labour and the employers. This relationship has started tobreak down. This book asks why.
by Tokutomi, Iichirō, Vĩnh Sính, Matsuzawa, Hiroaki, Wickenden, Nicholas
