Over the last three decades, a considerable amount of work has been conducted in the field of peace studies, conflict management, peace science in economics, sociology, anthropology and management. This volume presents up-to-date, cutting-edge research by respected scholars with an emphasis on...

Introduction: puzzle of divergent development trajectories within a debated (non)-developmental state -- State of art : governance and comparative political economy -- Theoretical framework -- Elite agency and development in Andhra Pradesh (I) : confrontation and populism in the age of tollywood...

The law matters thesis, spearheaded by the work of La Porta, Lopez-de-Silanes, Shleifer, and Vishny, offers one important explanation for the development of thick equity markets - namely, strong legal protections that shield shareholders from insider abuses and expropriation. Assuming that law...