The performance of nations /
edited by Jacek Kugler and Ronald L. Tammen.
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2012.
- xiv, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Introduction (Page-1), Political performance / Marina Arbetman Rabinowitz ... [et al.] (Page-7), Setting the stage: the politics of economic growth / Mark Abdollahian and Kyungkook Kang (Page-49), How political performance impacts conflict and growth / Jacek Kugler, Ronald L. Tammen, and John Thomas (Page-75), Political performance, leadership, and regional integration in Europe / Gaspare M. Genna, Birol Yesilada and Peter Noordijk (Page-97), Political performance as a moderator of international migration / Tadeusz Kugler, Constantine Boussalis, and Travis G. Coan (Page-119), Oil-path to prosperity or poverty: the effects of political performance in Africa / Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz and Kristin Johnson (Page-145), Following the wisdom of elders: instability in China / Kristin Johnson, Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz, and Siddharth Swaminathan (Page-173), Will foreign aid help curb terrorism in Pakistan? / Ayesha Umar Wahedi and Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz (Page-191), Provincial politics and the attraction of FDI in india and China / Tadeusz Kugler, Travis G. Coan, and Constantine Boussalis (Page-211), Indian performance, religion, and economic growth / Yi Feng and Saumik Paul (Page-229), The politics of births in India: evidence from the states / Siddharth Swaminathan and John Thomas (Page-245), Government performance and U.S. residential building energy codes / Hal Nelson (Page-267), Do local governments matter?: impact of U.S. municipal level relative political extraction capacity on crime rate / Masami Nishishiba, Mariah Kraner, and Mathew Jones (Page-295), The contributions of political performance / Jacek Kugler and Ronald L. Tammen (Page-315).
Political stability--Economic aspects--Cross-cultural studies. World politics--Cross-cultural studies. Political indicators--Cross-cultural studies. Central-local government relations--Cross-cultural studies.