This study of Britain in decline presents and summarizes numerous debates on the character and turning-points of British economic development up to the 1980s. It provides a source of reference, as well as a perspective on the problems of national decline in a global capitalist context.
Communications and information sector, cash-cows to the nation's treasury
by Abdulateef Amusa
Since the introduction of the Dengist reform in the late 1970s, the state bureaucracy in China has experienced four major restructurings, each of which entailed the redistribution of political power. According to the purpose and scale of reorganization, the restructuring of the State Council can be divided into two stages. At the first stage, covering the period 1982 to 1997, Deng Xiaoping and his Executives, Zhao Ziyang and Li Peng, restructured part of the government administration in order to...
A Truly Amazing Mailman Is Hard To Find, Difficult To Part With And Impossible To Forget
by Sentiments Studios and Service Sentiments Studio
Cutting the Red Tape - The Definitive Guide to Federal, State and Local Government Contracting
by Dr Kevin Houston
Originally published in 1970. This volume presents a study of American foreign policy during the Cold War period, investigating the United States' involvement with the U.S.S.R., China, and communist parties throughout the world.
This study synthesizes and summarizes the theoretical arguments and empirical evidence that suggest that competition works remarkably well to reduce costs and improve efficiency and innovation, even in an arena where competition has typically been ignored--government-financed services. The arguments and data marshaled here, drawn primarily from the American experience, portray the substantial benefits to consumers and taxpayers that can result from efforts to increase competition in commercial s...
The Oxford Handbook of the Quality of Government (Oxford Handbooks)
Recent research demonstrates that the quality of public institutions is crucial for a number of important environmental, social, economic, and political outcomes, and thereby human well-being. The Quality of Government (QoG) approach directs attention to issues such as impartiality in the exercise of public power, professionalism in public service delivery, effective measures against corruption, and meritocracy instead of patronage and nepotism. This Handbook offers a comprehensive, state-of-th...
Financial Terms Dictionary - Laws & Regulations Explained (Financial Terms Dictionary, #6)
by Wesley Crowder and Thomas Herold
The State After Statism
This book assesses the changing nature of state intervention in the economies of the affluent democracies. Against a widespread understanding that contemporary developments, such as globalization and new technologies, are pressing for a rollback of state regulation in the economy, the book shows that these same forces are also creating new demands and opportunities for state intervention. Thus, state activism has shifted, rather than simply eroded. State authorities have shifted from a market-st...
James Buchanans konstitutionelle OEkonomik (Konzepte der Gesellschaftstheorie, #2)
Rethinking the Financial Crisis
by Institute Professor of Economics Emeritus Robert M Solow, Alan S. Blinder, and Andrew W Loh
Mitsubishi Motors in Illinois
by Margaret L. Chapman, Arun P. Elhance, and John D Wenum
Are state and local economic incentives to attract new firms worthwhile? Mitsubishi Motors in Illinois provides in-depth analysis of the incentives offered to land Diamond-Star Motors, the plant's labor force, supplier organization, and its community impact to answer this question. The authors conclude with a benefit-cost analysis of the incentive package at the community and at the state level. Written in nontechnical language, the book is intended for planners and administrators in state and l...