Despite China's obvious and growing importance on the world stage, it is often and easily misunderstood. Indeed, there are many Chinas, as this comprehensive survey of contemporary China vividly illustrates. Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition that offers the only sustained geography...

Poverty is a widespread and pervasive problem in many parts of the world. Many development programs and projects focus on poverty reduction. A precise targeting of the poor is decisive for their success. Therefore, it seemed necessary to develop a tool or instrument which facilitates the process...

Regional institutions in an era of globalization and crisis / Miles Kahler -- Institutional design of regional integration : balancing delegation and representation / Simon Hix -- Regional judicial institutions and economic cooperation : lessons for Asia? / Eric Voeten -- The potential for...