9780719069000 -- 9780719069000 -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of tables and boxes -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- List of translations -- Introduction -- 1 A brief history of India up to independence (1947) -- 2 The democratization of Indian politics -- 3 Identities and the Indian...

The rapid changes in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union are often bewildering, with many frequent, highly significant changes in the different sectors of the economy and the political system. There have been frequent changes of personnel in government and economic management and many...

This edited volume examines the potential of labour market institutions for ensuring equitable income distribution. Using empirical examples from both developed and developing countries, it analyses the connections between macroeconomic policies and inequality as well as how specific groups are...

Intro -- ECONOMIC POLICIES AND ISSUES ON A GLOBAL SCALE -- ECONOMIC POLICIES AND ISSUES ON A GLOBAL SCALE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE IDENTIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Identification -- 2.1.The Direct Method vs. The Income Method -- 2.2.Absolute vs....

Intro -- U.S. POLITICAL PROGRAMS: FUNCTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS -- U.S. POLITICAL PROGRAMS: FUNCTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SENATE CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS: COMMITTEE AND FLOOR PROCEDURE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RECEIPT AND REFERRAL -- COMMITTEE PROCEDURES...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- INSTITUTIONAL DYNAMICS: AN ANALYTIC MODEL -- INTEREST GROUPS, STAKEHOLDERS AND REFORM -- A COMPARISON OF THE (UN)SUCCESSFUL CASES OF REFORM -- A TALE OF TWO STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES IN TRANSITION -- CHINA'S INTERPROVINCIAL...

Intro -- EUROPEAN RESPONSE TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS -- EUROPEAN RESPONSE TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL: A EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- A. European Economic Recovery Plan -- 2....

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE MODEL -- III. PARTIAL AND GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS OF FOREIGN AID AND MACROECONOMIC POLICY -- IV. THE OPTIMAL TIMING OF AID AND MACROECONOMIC POLICY -- V. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES IN AID-RECEIVING COUNTRIES -- VI. CONCLUSIONS...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR AND MACROECONOMIC OUTCOMES -- III. GENDER INEQUALITIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A SIMULTANEOUS RELATIONSHIP -- IV. GENDER INEQUALITIES IN LABOR AND FINANCIAL MARKETS -- V. GENDER, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, AND ADJUSTMENT -- VI....