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| Ageing and Long-Term Care. National Policies in the Asia-Pacific.
PHILLIPS, DAVID R. AND ALFRED C.M.CHAN. Stock ID: 76460 xvi + 242pp, bibliography, index, paperback. "This study of ageing and long term care policies in the Asia Pacific Region was prepared by the Ageing Research Network of the Asian Development Research Forum for the year 2002 World Assembly on Ageing. The introduction addresses the aims, methods and terminology used in the case studies, which include reference material and tabulated data. Present policies and future needs in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are clearly set out." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 76460) ... more |
AU$55.95 |
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Asia-Pacific Constitutional Systems.
HASSALL, GRAHAM AND CHERYL SAUNDERS. Stock ID: 76782 Map, xi + 314pp, index, bibliography, appendix, dustjacket. "This book describes and critically analyses the formal constitutional changes that have recently taken place in the Asia-Pacific region, embracing the countries of East and Southeast Asia and Pacific Island States. In examining the variety amongst constitutional systems operating in the region, it asks several key questions: What constitutional arrangements operate in the region and how can their fundamental differences in structure and operation be explained? How to social, political and economic factors limit the effects of the constitution in place? What lessons exist for the practice of constitutionalism elsewhere?" Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 76782) ... more |
AU$29.95 WAS AU$75.00 |
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Nuclear Logics. Contrasting Paths in East Asia and the Middle East
SOLINGEN, ETEL. Stock ID: 131988 406pp, notes, references, index. Paperback, upper corner bumped otherwise as new. "Nuclear Logics" examines why some states seek nuclear weapons while others renounce them. Looking closely at nine cases in East Asia and the Middle East, Etel Solingen finds two distinct regional patterns. In East Asia, the norm since the late 1960s has been to forswear nuclear weapons, and North Korea, which makes no secret of its nuclear ambitions, is the anomaly. In the Middle East the opposite is the case, with Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Libya suspected of pursuing nuclear-weapons capabilities, with Egypt as the anomaly in recent decades. Identifying the domestic conditions underlying these divergent paths, Solingen argues that there are clear differences between states whose leaders advocate integration in the global economy and those that reject it. Among the former are countries like South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, whose leaders have had stronger incentives to avoid the political, economic, and other costs of acquiring nuclear weapons. The latter, as in most cases in the Middle East, have had stronger incentives to exploit nuclear weapons as tools in nationalist platforms geared to helping their leaders survive in power. Solingen complements her bold argument with other logics explaining nuclear behavior, including security dilemmas, international norms and institutions, and the role of democracy and authoritarianism. Her account charts the most important frontier in understanding nuclear proliferation: grasping the relationship between internal and external political survival. "Nuclear Logics" is a pioneering book that is certain to provide an invaluable resource for researchers, teachers, and practitioners while reframing the policy debate surrounding nonproliferation. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 131988) ... more |
AU$24.95 WAS AU$56.95 |