Institutional change and economic development

This wide-ranging volume demonstrates that there is no simple formula for successful institutional development. Through numerous examples, the book makes clear that development can only be achieved through deliberate imitation of successful foreign institutions combined with local innovations.

Get out the vote

how to increase voter turnout

The first edition of "Get Out the Vote!" broke ground by introducing a new scientific approach to the challenge of voter mobilization and profoundly influenced how campaigns operate. In this expanded and updated edition, the authors incorporate data from more than one hundred new studies ...

Working longer

the solution to the retirement income challenge

Daily headlines warn American workers that their retirement years may be far from golden. The average worker needs more retirement income than ever, due to increased life expectancy and soaring health care costs. But the main components of the retirement income system - Social Security and ...

Election fraud

detecting and deterring electoral manipilation

Allegations of fraud have marred recent elections around the world, from Russia and Italy to Mexico and the United States. Such charges raise fundamental questions about the quality of democracy in each country. Yet election fraud and, more broadly, electoral manipulation remain remarkably understudied concepts ...

Can Russia compete?

enhancing productivity and innovation in a globalizing world

This book examines the underlying firm-level determinants of knowledge absorption, competitiveness, and productivity, with an eye to improving workers# skill levels and improving the investment climate, which should in turn enhance the innovation needed to keep up in a globalized economy. The original research and ...

Democracy in the States

experiments in election reform

"Democracy in the States" offers a 21st century agenda for election reform in America based on lessons learned in the fifty states. Combining accessibility and rigour, leading scholars of U.S. politics and elections examine the impact of reforms intended to increase the integrity, fairness ...

Global development 2.0

can philanthropists, the public, and the poor make poverty history?

Eds. Lael Brainard, Derek Chollet. The fight against global poverty has quickly become one of the hottest tickets on the global agenda - with rock stars, world leaders, and multibillionaires calling attention to the plight of the poor at international confabs, such as the World Economic ...

The Law-growth nexus

An increasingly popular view holds that institutions--in particular, the rule of law--are the keys to unlocking the developing world's full growth potential. But what exactly does this mean? Which legal institutions matter and why? How can policymakers use this knowledge to promote growth? In ...

New financial instruments and institutions

opportunitoes and policy challenges

Japan's financial institutions and instruments are closely related to the United States model. In both countries, new financial instruments, such as structured financial products and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and new financial institutions - which include hedge funds and private equity funds - present opportunities as well ...

The global public management revolution

Over the past quarter century, governments around the world have launched ambitious efforts to reform the way they manage. Citizens have demanded smaller, cheaper, more effective governments while asking for more programs and better services. To resolve this paradox, governments are experimenting with many ideas ...

Are judges political?

an empirical analysis of the Federal Judiciary

Americans are engaged in an intense debate about their judicial branch of government. Some people worry about "activist" judges who are "legislating from the bench," making an end run around electoral democracy, while others feel that the judiciary is properly protecting fundamental rights. How do ...

Transforming East Asia

the evolution of regional economic integration

East Asian economic integration is on the rise. Free trade agreements have proliferated throughout the region, and moves toward broader forms of regional cooperation are afoot. These initiatives have caused alarm in some quarters, leading observers to warn that East Asia may become a closed ...

Antitrust policy and vertical restraints

Antitrust law is intended to protect consumer welfare and foster competition. At first glance, however, it is often unclear whether certain business practices have positive or detrimental effects. Businesses frequently engage in activities that may appear anticompetitive on the surface, but are actually beneficial to ...

Government failure versus market failure

microeconomic policy research and government performance

When should government intervene in market activity and when is it best to let market forces take their natural course? How does the existing empirical evidence about government performance guide our answers to these questions? In this clear, concise book, Clifford Winston offers his innovative ...

Taking the high road

a metropolitan agenda for transportation reform

Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation strategies, as well as between older and newer communities. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st ...

A better globalization

legitimacy, governance, and reform

The strategic implications of European Union enlargement

In this book twenty authors from Europe and North America consider the impact of EU enlargement on the EU's perception of its international role, on specific geographical regions, and on a range of global issues. Has the latest enlargement affected strategic priorities? Do perspectives ...

Unleasing change

a study of organizational renewal in government

This is a hopeful account of the potential for organizational change and improvement within government. Despite the mantra that "people resist change," it is possible to effect meaningful reform in a large bureaucracy. In Unleashing Change, public management expert Steven Kelman presents a blueprint for ...

The presidency in a separated system

Powerful though it may be, the Oval Office is not the source of all authority in government. In a revised edition of his classic book, updated through George W. Bush, Charles O. Jones explains that an exclusive focus on the U.S. presidency distorts the ...

East Asian economic regionalism

Something new is happening across East Asia. A region notable for its lack of internal economic links is discussing regional cooperation on trade, investment, and exchange rates. Because of negotiations elsewhere around the globe on regional trade#such as those that led to the consolidation ...

Regulation in the States

The book is describing technological developments as well as urban futures in the information age where the development of ICT sets the pace and options. Despite this dynamic development, the book describes how stabile daily travelling still is and highlights the achievable impacts and acceptability ...

Too big to fall

the hazards of bank bailouts

The potential failure of a large bank presents vexing questions for policy-makers. It poses significant risks to other financial institutions; to the financial system as a whole; and possibly to the economic and social order. Because of such fears; policymakers in many countries - developed and ...