The Performance of Nations - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1442217049 ISBN 13 : 9781442217041

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2012

Synopsis

Why do some nations fail while others succeed? How can we compare the political capacity of a totalitarian regime to a democracy? Are democracies always more efficient? The Performance of Nations answers these key questions by providing a powerful new tool for measuring governments' strengths and weaknesses. Allowing researchers to look inside countries down to the local level as well as to compare across societies and over time, the book demonstrates convincingly that political performance is the missing link in measuring power and military capability.

For the theorist, political performance data helps to fill in the gaps when GDP alone does not explain the outcome of wars. For the practical policy specialist, political performance sheds a bright light on why some governments succeed and some fail, why investments disappear in one province but multiply in another, and why it is easier to promote health programs in one region but not in its neighbor. This groundbreaking book will be an essential resource for scholars, policymakers, and institutions interested in measuring the political capacities of nations and in knowing where foreign aid and investment will be most effective.

Contributions by: Mark Abdollahian, Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz, Constantine Boussalis, Travis G. Coan, Yi Feng, Gaspare M. Genna, Kristin Johnson, Mathew Jones, Kyungkook Kang, Mariah Kraner, Jacek Kugler, Tadeusz Kugler, Hal T. Nelson, Masami Nishishiba, Peter Noordijk, Saumik Paul, Siddharth Swaminathan, Ronald L. Tammen, John Thomas, Ayesha Umar Wahedi, and Birol Yesilada.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jacek Kugler is Elizabeth Helms Rosecrans Professor of World Politics and Political Economy in the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University.

Ronald L. Tammen is president of the TransResearch Consortium, professor emeritus at Portland State University, and research fellow at Claremont Graduate University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1442217049
• ISBN 13: 9781442217041
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 348
• Éditeur: Kugler Jacek, Tammen Ronald L.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible