by Clive Archer (2005)
"In November 1994 the Norwegian electorate rejected membership of the European Union. Since then the country has struggled to adapt a range of policies to fit in with those of the EU. This book provides the first all-round coverage of the relationship between the EU and its oil-rich northern neighbour and sets out the options open to Norway in the future." "This book will appeal to students and researchers with an interest in European integration and Nordic studies in general."--BOOK JACKET.
Donald F. Kettl
Through a series of compelling stories, The Next Government of the United States reveals the increasing complexity of the policy challenges that face the nation and exposes the reality that America's 20th-century government is a poor match for its 21st-century problems.
Benjamín Thula Rangel
"Regional study focuses on large industries of the CVG and reads more like a business plan than an economic analysis of this troubled area. Includes useful data and information on the interaction between the State and the productive sectors in the utilities and big industries such as aluminum. More promotional than critical assessment of performance with few answers for the future"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Margaret M. Pearson
Economic reforms in China have led to the creation of an entirely new social class: the business elite. Entrepreneurs in the foreign and private sectors have benefited tremendously from the new economic freedoms in China, but have they pushed for political reforms as well? To explore this question, Margaret Pearson conducted extensive interviews with Chinese-born managers of foreign-sector firms and researched the activities of private-sector entrepreneurs. She concludes that, contrary to the assumptions of many Westerners, these groups are not at the forefront of democratization or the emergence of a civil society. Rather, she argues, they are at the head of a new form of state-society relations in China, a hybrid of socialist corporatism and clientelism. Ultimately, she demonstrates that this hybrid pattern, which has deep roots in Chinese history, has been shaped by the Chinese state to ensure that economic development will not lead to democratization. As private enterprises mushroom, foreign investment soars, and the standard of living continues to improve in China, all eyes are watching for changes in the political structure. The insights and studied predictions in this book will be invaluable keys to understanding the emerging dimensions of China's social and political future.
Fabio Petri and Frank Hahn
"General equilibrium theorists including Frank Hahn, Alan Kirman, Franklin Fisher, Michael Magill, Mordecai Kurz and Michio Morishima debate strengths, weaknesses, recent advances and possible futures with leading 'dissenting' thinkers including Duncan Foley, Pierangelo Garegnani, Herbert Gintis and Bertram Schefold who seek to explain their rejection of the general equilibrium approach and the alternative directions they consider more promising. The book contains critical surveys of the state of the arts and new results in many central sub-fields of general equilibrium theory and of value theory more generally. Also, the confrontation between advocates of different research programmes produces important clarifications on the basic disagreements and open issues, eliminating misunderstandings and creating the opportunity for more fruitful debate among economists of different persuasions. The topics discussed include existence of equilibrium in infinite-horizon economies; incomplete markets; indeterminacy; stability; the relevance of the 'Cambridge controversies' for general equilibrium theory; expectation formation and learning; the microfoundations of macroeconomics; the long-period method; game-theoretic and evolutionary approaches to behaviour modelling; statistical equilibria; the differences between the classical and the general equilibrium approaches to value and distribution, and the roles of general equilibrium theory."--Jacket.