(Paperback, Revised edition)

The economic rise of China and India has attracted a great deal of attention - and justifiably so. The author scrutinizes the phenomenal rise of both nations, and demolishes the myths that have accumulated around the economic achievements of these two giants over the years.

(Paperback)

Comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives on the current trend in the developing world of devolving political and economic power to local governments.

(Hardback)

Demonstrates that the free flow of goods, capital, and labor has increased the inequality or volatility of labor earnings in advanced industrial societies, while constraining governments' ability to tax the winners to compensate the workers for their loss. This book looks at how globalization affects policies aimed at reducing inequalities.