The Second Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in the year 70 C.E. and a large part of the Jewish population was either killed, sent into exile, or sold into slavery. The sages of the Talmud and Midrash attempted to answer the question as to why Jerusalem and the Temple were...

This study was designed to analyze the relationship between corruption and bad governance. The issue of corruption subsists in Nigeria since Political Independence in 1960 despite various reforms aimed at curbing it. Because of the extent of pyramidal corruption in Nigeria, some researchers tend...

In a strong sense, a country is a close reflection of its public policy which is the main driver of its governance architecture. The present study was therefore designed to explore the possible relationship between public policy and governance. Obviously, diagnosing the quality of governance...

High inequality in incomes and assets and persistent poverty continue to plague Latin America and remain a central economic policy challenge for Latin American policymakers. At the same time, dramatically improved methods and data allow researchers to analyze these problems and how they are...

The thirty-years war -- The puzzling politics of winner-take-all -- The winner-take-all economy -- How the winner-take-all economy was made -- A brief history of Democratic capitalism -- The rise of winner-take-all politics -- The unseen revolution of the 1970s -- The politics of organized...

Inequality and instability -- The material formation of regimes -- Regime and culture -- Neoliberal globalization and the crisis of the state -- Manifestations of the crisis -- The crisis comes home -- Epilogue

"Few topics are more certain to generate a lively debate among any group of individuals than the causes and consequences of income inequality. Economists are prone to similar, although more reasoned and empirically based, debates. This book is a curated collection of essays that explore a wide...