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Detecting Corruption in Developing Countriesby Bertram I. Spector
Stylus Publishing 2012; US$ 27.99Excessive government discretion, bribery and abuse of power for private benefit are widespread phenomena in developing countries. This corruption results in hundreds and thousands of citizens going without the critical public services they are entitled to or rely on. Corruption occurs at all levels of society, from local and national governments, civil society, judiciary functions and small and large businesses alike, leaving little room for a countrys development and economic growth.To combat corruption in developing countries, policy makers must understand the problem and devise a meaningful strategy that attacks its underlying causes and not just deals with its symptoms. Detecting Corruption merges scholarship on corruption assessments... more...
Issues and Methods in Comparative Politicsby Todd Landman
Routledge 2000; US$ 45.95Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics provides students with the answers to fundamental questions. It is an accessible and user-friendly text which explores the strategies of comparative research in political science. more...
Understanding Comparative Politicsby Mehran Kamrava
Routledge 1995; US$ 59.95Mehran Kamrava examines current and past approaches to the study of comparative politics and proposes a new framework for analysis through a comparative examination of state and social institutions. more...
Private Organisations in Global Politicsby Karsten Ronit; Volker Schneider
Routledge 2000; US$ 140.00This study brings together a broad range of empirical case studies on topics of interest such as environmental movements, human rights organizations and the international women's movement. more...
Cultural Politics of the Third Worldby Mehran Kamrava
Routledge 1999; US$ 52.95This examines the subtle and multi-faceted relationships between culture and politics in developing countries. With its contextualisation of culture, this book will be of interest to students and academics concerned with this field. more...
Politics and Society in the Developing Worldby Mehran Kamrava
Routledge 1999; US$ 67.95This book is a completely revised edition of the popular first edition, Politics & Society in the Third World . The author has bought the book in line with the major changes in global politics and social issues of the developing world. more...
New Institutional Politicsby Jan-Erik Lane; Svante Ersson
Routledge 1999; US$ 59.95The New Institututional Politics explores how political institutions matter for political, economic and social outcomes and estimates their impact in relation to other major factors such as culture and social structure. more...
Political Context of Collective Actionby Ricca Edmondson; Hans Keman
Routledge 1997; US$ 160.00Greatly expanding the scope for research into collective action, this volume will be of great interest to students and researchers of politics and sociology interested in this important area. more...
Issues and Methods in Comparative Politicsby Todd Landman
Routledge 2003; US$ 54.95Explores the importance of comparative politics, discusses different comparative methods, investigates the big issues of today and looks forward to the key challenges for comparative politics over the next century. more...
Culture and the Politics of Third World Nationalismby Dawa Norbu
Routledge 1992; US$ 170.00Nationalism in specific political systems combined with a theoretical framework that draws out its universal significance. Ten case studies from South Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Europe focus on local cultural factors. more...









