In late August 2023, President Donald Trump contacted us to meet with him. It was déjà vu for the two of us, as it reminded us of our first meeting with Trump back in early 2016ーthe first time he r……続きを見る
The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance
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Why does wealth in the ground so often translate to conflict on the surface?
Resource, Region, and Ruin explores the paradox of resource-rich states plagued by instability, grievance, and underdevel……続きを見る
Our politicians are opportunistic and divisive. Essentially, we elect mini kings and queens who misuse and manipulate their power to stay elected perpetually. We need to make sure that our elected r……続きを見る
Hezbollah provides a new, grounded analysis of the controversial and misunderstood Lebanese party. Where previous books have focused on aspects of the party’s identity, the military question or its ……続きを見る
Alberta’s most insightful political commentator is back with another essential book. Kevin Taft, together with economists Mel McMillan and Junaid Jahangir, follows the money to uncover why Alberta ……続きを見る
My book demonstrates how classical liberalism was the foundation upon which Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and others wrote the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, a……続きを見る
Of all economic recessions experienced by the United States in the postwar period, the Great Recession that began in 2008 was the deepest, longest, and most destructive. Nevada was among the hardest……続きを見る
Analysis of policies for managing public sector wage bills in the Middle East and Central Asia region. While some work has been done recently at the Fund on issues related to government employment a……続きを見る
This book offers a sociological analysis of globalised capitalist markets, advancing the notion of ‘disembedded markets’ to challenge the idea of ‘social embeddedness’ common in economic sociology. ……続きを見る
