"Analyzes the potential costs and benefits of school choice and discusses policy mechanisms that would maximize its benefits while mitigating its social costs, specifically in terms of racial and religious issues and the promotion of civic values"--Provided by publisher

"Leading Chinese thinker explains his theory of China's development path, based not on territorial expansion or challenges to other powers, but on its own hard work and a mutually beneficial international environment" - Provided by publisher

Since 1995, 17 African countries have defied expectations and have launched a remarkable, if little-noticed, turnaround, Emerging Africa describes this revitalization and why it is likely to continue. --