This book proposes a new concept of "International Leadership with Chinese Characteristics" (ILCC) to interpret China’s role in global governance. The author illustrates how the concept of ILCC is built on the basis of the discussion of Chinese political culture and Chinese worldview of...

Multifaceted social problems such as safety, social inclusion, poverty, mobility, rural development, city regeneration, or labour market integration require integrated approaches to steering. NPM-related fragmentation of policy and fragmentation of implementation lead to unsatisfactory public...

'Business and Polity' follows a historical perspective in unravelling the relationship between business and politics and its evolution through the ages into the capitalist ethic and culture of modern times

Chapter 1 What Could Be the Contents of Adam Smith’s Third Book -- Chapter 2 The Contributions and Deficiencies of Keynesian Economics -- Chapter 3 Scarcity and Generation of Resources -- Chapter 4 The Dual Attributes of Government -- Chapter 5 Regional Government Competition -- Chapter 6...

1.Introduction: Someone Must Finally Speak the Truth -- 2.Current Research and Dilemmas -- 3.How to Resolve the Statistical Dilemma -- 4.Causes of Two Sets of Population Growth Data and Data Adjustment -- 5.Bewildering Birth Data: Origin and Adjustment -- 6.Astounding Death Figures, Cause and...

Prologue : what does it mean to break with Bismarck? / Gøsta Esping-Andersen -- Ordering change : understanding the 'Bismarckian' welfare reform trajectory / Bruno Palier -- A social insurance state withers away. Welfare state reforms in germany -- or, Attempts to turn around in a cul-de-sac /...

"Canada and the United States explains, across fifteen diverse areas, why and how Canada and the United States are still so different. The book discusses whether or not these differences are growing, the key results of such differences, and the major challenges to be faced in each system....