Economics

The importance of marine and maritime policy can hardly be overstated in view of the fact that over 90% of world trade is sea-borne and the economi...

The idea of African unity, the Pan-African Movement, the problems of nation building in Africa, and the history of the African Diaspora have attrac...

This series spans the globe presenting leading research in economics. International applications and examples of economic progress are invaluable i...

This book presents and discusses an in-depth study of one dot by using different approaches and methods in social science. Since one-dot is a theor...

This book focuses on the rapid changes occurring in the Caucasus Region, which has been shown by recent events to be one of the world''''s newest a...

The past two decades alone have witnessed four major shocks to the global financial system: the collapse of the European exchange rate mechanism in...

There is far less empirical and statistical studies performed with regard to the service sector than the manufacturing sector. The productivity of ...

Civilians in Africa''''s conflict zones, particularly women and children, are often vulnerable to sexual violence, including rape, mutilation and s...

National Security Letters (NSL) are roughly comparable to administrative subpoenas. Intelligence agencies issue them for intelligence gathering pur...

The immense importance of entrepreneurship in supporting the growth dynamic of regions / nations is widely accepted. This, however, has not always ...

The nation''''s health, wealth and security rely on the production and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, fu...

Following almost three decades of war, the challenges facing Afghanistan''''s development remain immense. By 2001, the ravages of conflict had best...