02852nam 2200637Ia 450 991078632920332120200520144314.00-8108-9542-01-283-63940-81-4422-1706-5(CKB)2670000000277626(EBL)1037819(SSID)ssj0000759823(PQKBManifestationID)11445340(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000759823(PQKBWorkID)10801920(PQKB)11459342(MiAaPQ)EBC1037819(Au-PeEL)EBL1037819(CaPaEBR)ebr10611224(CaONFJC)MIL395186(OCoLC)817820681(EXLCZ)99267000000027762620120822d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe performance of nations[electronic resource] /edited by Jacek Kugler and Ronald L. TammenLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Groupc20121 online resource (349 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1704-9 1-4422-1705-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.cover; frontmatter; contents; figuresandtables; acronyms; introduction; part I; chapter 1; part II; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; part III; chapter 7; chapter 8; chapter 9; chapter 10; chapter 11; part IV; chapter 12; chapter 13; part V; chapter 14; appendix; index; aboutthecontributorsWhy do some nations fail while others succeed? How can we compare the political capacity of a totalitarian regime to a democracy? Are democracies always more efficient? The Performance of Nations answers these key questions by providing a powerful new tool for measuring governments' strengths and weaknesses. Allowing researchers to look inside countries down to the local level as well as to compare across societies and over time, the book demonstrates convincingly that political performance is the missing link in measurinPolitical stabilityEconomic aspectsCross-cultural studiesWorld politicsCross-cultural studiesPolitical indicatorsCross-cultural studiesCentral-local government relationsCross-cultural studiesPolitical stabilityEconomic aspectsWorld politicsPolitical indicatorsCentral-local government relations320.011Kugler Jacek1192683Tammen Ronald L.1943-1521926MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786329203321The performance of nations3761410UNINA