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  • OECD Economic Surveys

    United States 2012

    OECD , September 2012

    OECD Economic Surveys are the OECD’s periodic reviews of member and selected nonmember economies thatprovide analysis of developments in the subject country, special reports on topics of current interest, and extensive statistical information.

  • OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012

    OECD , September 2012

    The world is facing major global economic changes. OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012 provides the statistical information necessary to define effective responses to these challenges.

  • Education at a Glance 2012

    OECD Indicators

    OECD , September 2012

    Education at a Glance is the authoritative source for accurate and relevant information on the state of education in the OECD’s 34 member countries, as well as a number of nonmember G-20 nations.

  • Putin Again

    Implications for Russia and the West

    Philip Hanson, James Nixey, Lilia Shevtsova and Andrew Wood, September 2012

    This report examines Russia's economy, domestic politics, and foreign relations beyond the 2012 elections.

  • SamudraManthan

    Samudra Manthan: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific

    C. Raja Mohan, September 2012

    Invoking a tale from Hindu mythology, Samudra Manthan (“to churn the ocean”), C. Raja Mohan tells the story of a Sino-Indian rivalry spilling over from the Great Himalayas into the Indian and Pacific Oceans. He examines the prospects for mitigating their competition and the construction of a stable Indo-Pacific order.

  • Defying Victimhood

    Defying Victimhood

    Women and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

    Albrecht Schnabel and Anara Tabyshalieva, eds., September 2012

    Defying Victimhood uses comparative case studies and country studies from post-conflict contexts in different parts of the world to produce insights for understanding women as both victims and peacebuilders.

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    State and Local Pensions: What Now?

    Alicia H. Munnell, September 2012

    Alicia H. Munnell draws on both her practical experience and her research to provide a broad perspective on the challenge of state and local pensions. 

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    Tajikistan's Difficult Development Path

    Marth Brill Olcott, September 2012

    In Tajikistan’s Difficult Development Path, Martha Brill Olcott traces the political, economic, and social change following the country’s independence and international efforts to prevent a collapse of the state.

  • Haunting Legacy

    Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama (Revised Edition)

    Deborah Kalb and Marvin Kalb, September 2012

    Equal parts taut history, revealing biography, and cautionary tale, Haunting Legacy is must reading for anyone trying to understand the power of the past to influence war-and-peace decisions of the present, and of the future.

  • Price Formation in Commodities Spot and Futures Markets

    Christian Egenhofer and Diego Valiante , eds., August 2012

    Price Formation in Commodities Spot and Futures Markets sheds new light on price formation mechanisms in spot and future commodities markets and highlights key drivers of price formation in main commodities markets.

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    Dynasty

    The Hereditary Succession Politics of North Korea

    Kim Hakjoon, August 2012

    Scholar and journalist Kim Hakjoon’s latest book on North Korea is a timely analysis of the rise of the Kim Il Sung family dynasty and the politics of leadership succession in Pyongyang.

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    The EU Made Simple

    All You Need to Know about the European Union - Fourth Edition

    AmCham EU, August 2012

    The EU Made Simple is a comprehensive introductory guide to the European Union explained in easy-to-understand terms.

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    The Transatlantic Economy 2012

    Two-volume set

    Daniel S. Hamilton and Joseph P. Quinlan, August 2012

    The Transatlantic Economy 2012 survey offers the most up-to-date set of facts, figures, and analysis available on the deep economic integration binding Europe and the United States.

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    The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being, Paperback Edition

    Carol Graham, August 2012

    In The Pursuit of Happiness, renowned economist Carol Graham explores what we know about the determinants of happiness and clearly presents both the promise and the potential pitfalls of injecting the “economics of happiness” into public policymaking.

  • Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978-2012

    Stephen Hess, August 2012

    Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978–2012, is the first book to comprehensively examine career patterns in American journalism. 

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    Green Economy and Good Governance for Sustainable Development

    Opportunities, Promises and Concerns

    Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira, ed., July 2012

    Green Economy and Good Governance for Sustainable Development takes stock of the achievements and obstacles toward sustainability over the last twenty years, and it proposes new ideas and changes to create a more sustainable future.

  • Young Children of Black Immigrants in America

    Changing Flows, Changing Faces

    Randy Capps and Michael Fix, eds., July 2012

    This book examines the well-being and development of children in black immigrant families (most with parents from Africa and the Caribbean).

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    The China-India Nuclear Crossroads

    Lora Saalman, ed., July 2012

    The China-India Nuclear Crossroads is the first serious book by leading Chinese and Indian experts to examine the political, military, and technical factors that affect their nuclear relations.

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    Arab Society in Revolt: The West's Mediterranean Challenge

    Cesare Merlini and Olivier Roy , eds., July 2012

    Arab Society in Revolt explains and interprets the societal transformations occurring in the Arab Muslim world, their ramifications for the West, and possible policy options for dealing with this new world. 

  • Catalysts for Change: How the UN's Independent Experts Promote Human Rights

    Ted Piccone, July 2012

    Catalysts for Change examines the strengths and weaknesses of one of the United Nations’ most important human rights mechanisms—the collection of independent experts known as special procedures—as they negotiate the rocky terrain where rights meet reality.

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    Inequality in America

    Facts, Trends and International Perspectives

    Uri Dadush, Kemal Derviş, Sarah Puritz Milsom and Bennett Stancil, July 2012

    Inequality in America provides a snapshot of the issues posed by the growing concentrations of income, focusing on the United States but drawing on international comparisons to help set the context. 

  • Transformation Index / BTI 2012

    Political Management in International Comparison

    The Bertelsmann Stiftung, June 2012

    The Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) is a global ranking that analyzes and evaluates development and transformation processes in 128 countries. This edition measures and compares transition processes in transformation countries with data collected from 2009–2011 and establishes their global rankings based on detailed country reports.

  • Syncretization

    The Politics of Corporate Restructuring and System Reform in Japan

    Kenji Kushida, Jean C. Oi and Kay Shimizu , eds., June 2012

    This book examines different aspects of Japan's political economy within a longer trajectory and from multiple angles to depict a flexible but resilient system.

  • Confronting Finance

    Mobilizing the 99% for Economic and Social Progress

    Phumzile Ncube and Nicolas Pons-Vignon , eds., June 2012

    This new anthology of essays from the Global Labour Column explores Europe’s turmoil and challenges the deep-rooted consequences of neoliberalism in the North and the South.

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    The Europe 2020 Strategy

    Can It Maintain the EU's Competitiveness in the World?

    Daniel Gros and Felix Roth, June 2012

    This Centre for European Policy Studies report takes a look at the Europe 2020 strategy, a major initiative launched in March 2010 by the European Commission.

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