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200 04$aThe performance of nations$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Jacek Kugler and Ronald L. Tammen
210   $aLanham, MD $cRowman & Littlefield Pub. Group$dc2012
215   $a1 online resource (349 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4422-1704-9 
311   $a1-4422-1705-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $acover; 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; aboutthecontributors
330   $aWhy 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 measurin
606   $aPolitical stability$xEconomic aspects$vCross-cultural studies
606   $aWorld politics$vCross-cultural studies
606   $aPolitical indicators$vCross-cultural studies
606   $aCentral-local government relations$vCross-cultural studies
615  0$aPolitical stability$xEconomic aspects
615  0$aWorld politics
615  0$aPolitical indicators
615  0$aCentral-local government relations
676   $a320.011
701   $aKugler$b Jacek$01192683
701   $aTammen$b Ronald L.$f1943-$01521926
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906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910786329203321
996   $aThe performance of nations$93761410
997   $aUNINA