The topicality of the international political economy is determined by the complexity and
dynamism of transformation processes in the world economic system, which are developing …

Over 1 billion people currently live in slums, with the number of slum dwellers only expected
to grow in the coming decades. The vast majority of slums are located in and around urban …

Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However,
the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of …

Why do some societies manage to control corruption so that it manifests itself only
occasionally, while other societies remain systemically corrupt? This book is about how …

Over all businesses are ever changing competition environment, organization are always
required to make modification internally and externally to compete globally successfully into …

This provocative book is anchored on the insurgent and resurgent spirit of decolonization of
the twenty-first century. The author calls upon Africa to turn over a new leaf in the domains of …

This enlightening book scrutinizes the shifting governance paradigms that inform public
administration reforms. From the rise to supremacy of New Public Management to new the …

This book suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to
reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones …

State Building in Latin America diverges from existing scholarship in developing
explanations both for why state-building efforts in the region emerged and for their success …

Corruption is a serious threat to prosperity, democracy and human well-being, with mounting
empirical evidence highlighting its detrimental effects on society. Yet defining this threat has …