Provides analysis of how campaign finance and spending shaped the historic presidential and congressional races of 2008; latest in a series of volumes on the costs and trends of campaign finance published since 1960. - Provided by publisher

"Describes the evolution of the military's business empire and its decline after 1998. Examines what is necessary to bring the Indonesian military "on-budget": what policies are required, what Indonesia can learn from other nations, and what a realistic timetable looks like"--Provided by publisher