Understanding the cpc system yao yang -- Beyond liberal democracy the enlightenment of confucianism and contemporary practice yao yang and qin zizhong -- The credible commitment and the modernization of national governance yao yang -- Constitutional democracy and its conceptual analysis chen...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Dawn of Civilization (2000 BC - 1 AD) -- 3. Trade and Kingdoms (1 AD - 1500 AD) -- 4. The Influence of Hindu-Buddhist States (200 - 1500 AD) -- 5. The Arrival of European Powers (1500 - 1800) -- 6. Dutch Colonial Economy (1800 - 1942) -- 7. World War II and Japanese...

This unique book uses a transaction cost perspective to illustrate how hierarchies influenced the structure of markets and behaviour of individual businesses and cartels in pre-revolutionary, Soviet and present-day Russia

Recent discussions of the 'Chinese economic development model', the emergence of an alternative 'Muslim model' over the past quarter century and the faltering globalisation of the 'Washington Consensus' all point to the need to investigate more systematically the nature of these models and their...

This book explores the relationship between democracy and the economy in contemporary political thought and policy-making. Using the concepts of economic, industrial and enterprise democracy, the author focuses on the history of Finland and Sweden during the latter part of the twentieth century....