This book introduces us to his life story which is equally as fascinating as that of other who make a political virtue of their humble origins. In ...

Why was it that a small mining community in Victoria on the margin of Australian coal mining, with a strong union organisation, was able to exert a...

This book begins with an introduction to urban studies and urbanisation. It provides an analysis of the patterns of urbanisation which are essentia...

The federal budget is the primary policy statement of the President's fiscal priorities and proposals for allocating expenditures and taxes. The bu...

This new book presents an overview of trade in financial services by the United States. It delineates the framework of US foreign trade in financia...

On 31 July 2003, the Senate and, on July 24, the House passed H.R.2739 (United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) which is t...

As the world's leading market for electronic products, the United States generates large quantities of used electronic products (UEPs) each year. U...

Public utilities constitute a large section of Europe' economy, and they have historically been at the centre of national states and their industri...

Uzbekistan gained independence at the end of 1991 with the breakup of the Soviet Union. The landlocked country is a potential Central Asian regiona...

The theory of value is probably the most disputed feature of Marx’ political economy, while mostly another problem – namely the issue of transforma...

Long-term fiscal problems, which were exacerbated by the recession that ended in June 2009, resulted in widespread concern about the need to formul...

This book profiles Venezuela with a focus foreign relations and human rights issues. Under the rule of populist President Hugo Chavez, first electe...

While historically the United States has had close relations with Venezuela, a major oil supplier, friction in bilateral relations rose under the l...

The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on March 5th 2013 after 14 years of populist rule, has implications not only for Venezuela’s politica...

This book provides current research on the social, economic and environmental issues in Venezuela. Chapter One reviews the patrimonial state under ...

Excessive consumption of calories, too much fat, and too little fibre in western regions such as Latin America have caused a range of twentieth-cen...

In July 2015, multilateral talks with Iran culminated in an agreement called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), through which Iran com...

This book provides an overview and examination of the Vietnamese services sector. Vietnam is growing rapidly as it transitions from a state-planned...

Gordon Tullock is among a small group of living legends in the field of political economics. This volume provides an entree to the mind of an origi...

This book presents current information on virtual currency and the bitcoin revolution. It provides several statements and testimonies from hearings...