"Rosas's compelling theory and wide-ranging empirical evidence yield a persuasive but surprising conclusion in light of the financial meltdown of 2008–9. In the event of banking crises, not only do elected governments treat taxpayers better and force bankers and their creditors to pay more for their m...

Why We Hate : Understanding, Curbing, and Eliminating Hate in Ourselves and Our World
Author: Rush W. Dozier
ISBN: 0809224836
Recommended Retail Price: $24.95
The science behind hate and a revolutionary program to combat it in our time

Why We Hate examines the biological origins and manifestations of this most toxic of human emotions and shows specific steps to take to combat it. Neuroscientists have discovered that hate is a primitive survival response that ...

Curbing the Manipulation of Universal Jurisdiction
Author: Justus Reid Weiner, Diane Morrison
ISBN: 9652180815
Recommended Retail Price: $15.00
In the past decade Israeli officials have been bombarded by both criminal and civil lawsuits for their political activities in the Israeli government and/or their military activities in the Israel Defense Forces. Examples of this are the criminal complaints that were filed in Belgium in 2001 against former Prime Minist...

Curbing Corruption: Toward a Model for Building National Integrity (Edi Development Studies)
ISBN: 0821342576
Recommended Retail Price: $25.00


Curbing the Boom-Bust Cycle: Stabilizing Capital Flows to Emerging Markets (Policy Analyses in International Economics)
Author: John Williamson
ISBN: 0881323306
Recommended Retail Price: $22.95
For the past three decades, a boom-bust cycle in capital flows has repeatedly plunged into crisis countries that had been growing rapidly. Are there feasible policy actions to curb this cycle and thus permit both investors and emerging markets to tap the benefits of capital mobility without the costs of crises? William...

Managing Reputational Risk: Curbing Threats, Leveraging Opportunities (Institute of Internal Auditors Risk Management Series)
Author: Jenny Rayner
ISBN: 047149951X
Recommended Retail Price: $120.00
The collapse of public trust following the US corporate scandals has tarnished the reputations of businesses and their leaders. Integrity, accountability, responsibility, inclusiveness and transparency are the new watchwords for organisations seeking high self-esteem and the admiration of their stakeholders. Reputation...

The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption (Wbi Development Studies)
ISBN: 0821367234
Recommended Retail Price: $35.00
In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account; often, audit institutions, ombuds and anti-corruption agencies report to parliament, as a means of ensuring both their independence from government and reinforcing parliament's position at ...

Curbing Unethical Behavior in Government (Contributions in Political Science)
Author: Joseph F. Zimmerman
ISBN: 0313286086
Recommended Retail Price: $78.95
This comprehensive work details the special efforts that need to be initiated by governments on a continuing basis to eliminate unethical behavior by public officers and employees. The current conflict-of-interest programs are inadequate to eliminate corruption, and special controls should be installed to detect and de...

Curbing the Indian press (South Asia series)
Author: Marcus F Franda


Evaluation of concrete curbing: Construction report (Technical paper / Soil mechanics series)
Author: Wilbur J Dunphy