John Stuart Mill 
On Liberty and Utilitarianism 

This collection examines the difficult task of reforming governments worldwide to meet citizens needs and aspirations. It advances constructive efforts to enhance public accountability while …

First published in 1950, A Commentary on the Charter of the United Nations presents a collection of documentary material detailing various aspects of the UN Charter. It discusses themes like the …

Many jurisdictions in Asia have vested their courts with the power of constitutional review. Traditionally, these courts would invalidate an impugned law to the extent of its inconsistency with the c …

In this book, the author defines, measures, and explains the phenomenon of capital flight from developing countries. She attempts to incorporate the causes of capital flight in the measurement …

This book addresses the question of how political capacity of the government of a developing country affects its ability to implement structural adjustments in its economy in response to external …

From the ‘telerhetoric’ of 30-second ‘sound bites’ that deliver campaign slogans to the legal rhetoric that shapes our notions of social roles and values, or the official rhetoric of bureaucracies …

In addition to its efforts to provide the best in nuclear weapons technology, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has devoted much attention to the question of how to provide effective control …

In this case study of the Sino-Indian conflict between 1959 and 1962, the author explores the attitudes that shaped India”s policy toward China and traces the network of misunderstandings that led …

This volume focuses on the changing role of Congress with respect to various arms control issues-SALT, nonproliferation, arms sales, weapons procurement-and discusses such topical subjects as the …