Niccolò Machiavelli 
The Prince 

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 …

This book examines the theory and praxis of the legal concept of subsidiarity and the policy paradigm of multilevel governance, providing an updated overview on how subnational and national authoriti …

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 …

Much insightful scholarship has been devoted to the elaboration of the nature and functions of elites in modern societies. The theories and paradigms which have emerged have evoked both strong suppor …

This book analyses the transformation of political representation in contemporary Indonesia to argue the need to better understand how political representatives use claims to engage in storytelling a …