"In September 1996, in the aftermath of the Rwandese Genocide, a multinational African force led by Rwanda invaded what was then Zaire, with the aim of crushing the remnants of the genocidaire regime and of overthrowing that long time friend of the West, the dictator Marshal Mob…
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This is the first comprehensive account of Israel's central labour organization, the Histadrut, and the Israeli Labour Party, which dominated politics for more than four decades. The author develops a political economy approach which draws on contemporary theories of labour move…
"Merging and extending key perspectives on collective action problems, inequality, and development, this book constructs a flexible framework to investigate social and economic change. By probing four basic hypotheses related to knowledge production, distribution, power, and inn…
Essay on the historical development, legal aspects, and philosophy of the welfare state, with partic. Reference to France in the 19th and 20th centuries - considers relationships between law and ethics; examines the evolution of the concept of State liability and employers liabi…
Since 1995, 17 African countries have defied expectations and have launched a remarkable, if little-noticed, turnaround, Emerging Africa describes this revitalization and why it is likely to continue. "Steve tosses out the stereotypes and unearths reality ... A meticulous and f…
Essays on cultural change, economic reform, political development and foreign policy initiated by the 1959 revolution in Cuba - analyses educational policy, health services, food security, social status of women, and evolution of the Catholic Church; examines the emergence of po…
Monograph on economic structure and economic growth in West Africa in the light of Marxism-oriented economic theory and political theory, with particular reference to Cameroon - examines the importance of cocoa monoculture, analyses social structure in West africa, and defines p…
Mongolia: politics, economics and society
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General study, politics, economy and society, Mongolia - geographical aspects, historical background, political developments, the political system, social structure, ethnic groups, population trends, the economic system, agricultural sector, religious freedom, educational policy…
General study, politics, political system, social changes, the economy, Ethiopia, since 1974 revolution - history, geographical aspect, social structure, feudalism, socialism, land reform, political developments, political leadership, political opposition, womens organization, a…
Laos: politics, economics, and society
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General study of politics, the economy and society in the Lao PDR - reports on history, the influence of Buddhism, colonialism, and political developments up to the advent of the communist government; examines the social structure, ethnic groups, and socialist-based social chang…
"In the mid-1990s, civil war and genocide ravaged Rwanda. Since then, the country's new leadership has undertaken a highly ambitious effort to refashion Rwanda's politics, economy, and society, and the country's accomplishments have garnered widespread praise. Remaking Rwanda is…
Education is a key area for knowledge-based, globalising economies. McMahon develops a new approach for measuring the social benefits of education and finding more cost effective policies.
