This book looks at Georgia, which since its independence, has been the most vocally independent-minded country in the former Soviet Union. Russia c...

Over the last two decades, China's extraordinary rate of economic growth has been driven by the 120-150 million people who have flocked into China'...

This book attends to the major concern of the Asia Pacific Region which is developing, energising and managing the human capital. In the early 60s ...

The Greek city-state of Athens is believed to have developed the first known democracy around 500 B.C. Modern Greece has been a democracy since the...

The purpose of this book is to examine the performance of Guyana's economy during the era of dirigisme and the period of economic liberalisation wi...

Currently, developing countries seeking to maintain a sustained long-term growth is a key factor in increasing the welfare of their populations. To...

This book is an introduction to the topic of bridges and is an unpretentious, popular contribution to the history of technology, where such aspects...

In April 2010, Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) organised a forum to share experiences on implementing interven...

This book offers a comprehensive listing of resources on Jerusalem's history, politics and government, ethnic relations, social conditions, and int...

Hong Kong has an urbanisation history of an interesting course -- from fishing village of the Qing dynasty under the Manchu rule, to British colony...

Hong Kong in Focus - Political & Economic Issues

Zimbabwe is a newly independent southern African country having gained political independence from Great Britain almost three decades ago. The coun...

Beginning with the concept that the way we think of social justice will depend on our understanding of who we are, Equity, Identity and Social Just...

The recent history of post-Soviet societies is often described in terms of the transition metaphor. Images of movement as well as changing places a...

India, long known for its huge population, religious conflicts and its status as not-quite best friend ally of the United States has moved from the...

Very few countries in the world can be considered economically on the move forward but India, as well as China, is one of them. This book presents ...

Indonesia - Issues, Historical Background & Bibliography

The first section of the book is all about Indonesia's democratic transformation -- as it is the main theme of the book. It looks at the ways in wh...

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L) has a high potential to raise smallholder income and improve food security in Eastern Africa. Improving the qualit...

Fiji has distinct institutional features that make it an ideal case for examining and discussing the consequences of institutional arrangements (pa...

Intercultural communications encompasses social or human sciences (including political science, psychology, sociology, discourse analysis, linguist...