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The performance of nations /

Why do some nations fail while others succeed? How can we compare the political capacity of a totalitarian regime to a democracy? Are democracies always more efficient? The Performance of Nations answers these key questions by providing a powerful new tool for measuring governments' strengths a...

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Other Authors: Kugler, Jacek, Tammen, Ronald L., 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2012.
Subjects:
Political stability > Economic aspects > Cross-cultural studies.
World politics > Cross-cultural studies.
Political indicators > Cross-cultural studies.
Central-local government relations > Cross-cultural studies.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781442217065
1442217065
1283639408
9781283639408
6613951862
9786613951861
9781442217058
1442217057
0810895420
9780810895423
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Political performance / Marina Arbetman Rabinowitz ... [et al.]
  • Setting the stage: the politics of economic growth / Mark Abdollahian and Kyungkook Kang
  • How political performance impacts conflict and growth / Jacek Kugler, Ronald L. Tammen, and John Thomas
  • Political performance, leadership, and regional integration in Europe / Gaspare M. Genna, Birol Yesilada and Peter Noordijk
  • Political performance as a moderator of international migration / Tadeusz Kugler, Constantine Boussalis, and Travis G. Coan
  • Oil-path to prosperity or poverty: the effects of political performance in Africa / Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz and Kristin Johnson
  • Following the wisdom of elders: instability in China / Kristin Johnson, Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz, and Siddharth Swaminathan
  • Will foreign aid help curb terrorism in Pakistan? / Ayesha Umar Wahedi and Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz
  • Provincial politics and the attraction of FDI in india and China / Tadeusz Kugler, Travis G. Coan, and Constantine Boussalis
  • Indian performance, religion, and economic growth / Yi Feng and Saumik Paul
  • The politics of births in India: evidence from the states / Siddharth Swaminathan and John Thomas
  • Government performance and U.S. residential building energy codes / Hal Nelson
  • Do local governments matter?: impact of U.S. municipal level relative political extraction capacity on crime rate / Masami Nishishiba, Mariah Kraner, and Mathew Jones
  • The contributions of political performance / Jacek Kugler and Ronald L. Tammen.

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