The Subregional review of youth policies and strategies in the Caribbean offers an overview of national policies on youth in 29 Caribbean states and territories that are members or associate members of ECLAC. The report aims at providing a comprehensive review of the state of youth policies and...

Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, in 1968. He was deeply pessimistic about development prospects in Asia. The fifty years since then have witnessed a remarkable social and economic transformation in Asia - even if it has been uneven...

ASEAN after 50 : Historical, Theoretical, and Regional Perspectives / Ceren Ergenc -- ASEAN in Regional Environmental Governance : Bright Prospects or Hazy Future? / Helena Varkkey, Şerif Onur Bahçecik, Mohd Talib Latif -- Financial Cooperation in ASEAN : An Inquiry into Its Place in East...

"This Handbook captures the salient features of Middle Eastern economies and critically examines the public policy responses required to address the challenges and opportunities across the region. Bringing together wide-ranging perspectives from carefully selected and renowned subject...

Das chinesische Denken, die Lebensweise und Kultur sind für viele westliche Länder oft ein Mysterium oder sogar unverständlich. Stefan Baron versucht, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen und porträtiert den Fortschritt dieses Landes vom Entwicklungsland zur Wirtschaftsmacht. Rezension: Stefan Baron,...

The paper discusses how current methodological debates on the potential of comparative area studies intersect with current trends in transitional justice research. As the field of transitional justice studies is approaching saturation, academic efforts in this field are increasingly focused on...

The paper deals with the story of the cumulative risks of a successful research concluded in China in which I both participated and was its leader. The topic of the research was the impact of the global crisis on government, enterprises and migrant behavior. The fieldwork included in the two...

The paper deals with the story of the cumulative risks of a successful research concluded in China in which I both participated and was its leader. The topic of the research was the impact of the global crisis on government, enterprises and migrant behavior. The fieldwork included in the two...

Um die Gestalt und die Funktionsweise politischer Herrschaftssysteme zu verstehen und zu erklären, ist es notwendig, deren informelle Elemente - die neben formalen Elementen existieren und mit diesen interagieren - in den Blick zu nehmen. In der Tat haben sich die Politikwissenschaft und die...

Um die Gestalt und die Funktionsweise politischer Herrschaftssysteme zu verstehen und zu erklären, ist es notwendig, deren informelle Elemente – die neben formalen Elementen existieren und mit diesen interagieren – in den Blick zu nehmen. In der Tat haben sich die Politikwissenschaft und...

Dieses Überblickswerk zur Geschichte, Politik, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft Israels versammelt komprimiert die wichtigsten Informationen über das Land. Der Band ist ideal geeignet als Einführung, Nachschlagewerk und Lehrbuch. Unverzichtbar für alle, die sich mit Israel beschäftigen....