Purpose: We analyze how countries are similar and different in terms of cultures and institutions and the extent to which they can be grouped into civilizations. This is based on Huntington's (1993,1996) framework that states there are major cultural and institutional differences between...

Purpose: We analyze how countries are similar and different in terms of cultures and institutions and the extent to which they can be grouped into civilizations. This is based on Huntington's (1993,1996) framework that states there are major cultural and institutional differences between...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Excerpts from Reviews of Sergey Bodrunov's Noonomy -- About the Author -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Foreword to the English Edition -- Scientific Editor's Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1: Methodology -- 1. The Role of Material...

In March 1999, a small number of Californians discovered a new world called Norrath, populated by an exotic but industrious people. About 12,000 people call this place their permanent home, although some 60,000 are present there at any given time. The nominal hourly wage is about USD 3.42 per...

Over the past fifty years of independence in Africa and in the Middle East, no event has captured the minds and imaginations of activists, scholars, policymakers, and challenged the conscience of the global community like violence and its related outcomes, including poverty. The 20th century was...