In recent years, scholars in international relations and other fields have begun to conceive of security more broadly, moving away from a state-centered concept of national security toward the idea o
In recent years, scholars in international relations and other fields have begun to conceive of security more broadly, moving away from a state-centered concept of national security toward the idea o
One of the most daunting challenges facing the new U.S. administration is health carereform. The size of the system, the number of stakeholders, and ever-rising costs make the problemseem almost intra
Syntax is arguably the most human-specific aspect of language. Despite the proto-linguistic capacities of some animals, syntax appears to be the last major evolutionary transition in humans that has
Terrorism by means of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has been studied fordecades--since the Cold War and fears of secret agents with suitcase-sized atomic bombs. AlthoughWMD research has accelerate
There is a widely recognized but infrequently discussed distinction between the spatiotemporal furniture of the world (tokens) and the types of which they are instances. Words come in both types and
Terrorism by means of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has been studied fordecades--since the Cold War and fears of secret agents with suitcase-sized atomic bombs. AlthoughWMD research has accelerate
Protocells offers a comprehensive resource on current attempts to create simple formsof life from scratch in the laboratory. These minimal versions of cells, known as protocells, areentities with life
Climate change will shape the political, economic, and cultural landscape as surelyas it shapes the natural landscape. It challenges our existing political institutions, ethicaltheories, and ways of c
Climate change will shape the political, economic, and cultural landscape as surelyas it shapes the natural landscape. It challenges our existing political institutions, ethicaltheories, and ways of c
Popular culture in this "biological century" seems to feed on proliferatingfears, anxieties, and hopes around the life sciences at a time when such basic concepts asscientific truth, race and gender i
This book develops a theory that radically reconceptualizes the economic forces producing regional change and tests it empirically for a set of fifteen sectors in the U.S. It offers a pioneering appro
A vast body of empirical evidence has accumulated demonstrating that incentivesaffect health care choices made by both consumers and suppliers of health care services. Decisionsin health care are affe
A vast body of empirical evidence has accumulated demonstrating that incentivesaffect health care choices made by both consumers and suppliers of health care services. Decisionsin health care are affe
The authors of Currency Boards in Retrospect and Prospect take a balanced look at the effects of currency board regimes on inflation, output growth, and macroeconomic performance more generally.Drawin
Young people's use of digital media may result in various innovations and unexpected outcomes, from the use of videogame technologies to create films to the effect of home digital media on family lif
Young people's use of digital media may result in various innovations and unexpected outcomes, from the use of videogame technologies to create films to the effect of home digital media on family lif
Although the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Kenyan environmentalist, fewhave considered whether environmental conservation can contribute to peace-building in conflictzones. Peace Parks explo
Digital media handles music as encoded physical energy, but humans consider music interms of beliefs, intentions, interpretations, experiences, evaluations, and significations. In thisbook, drawing on
Recent decades have seen almost unprecedented economic growth in income per capita around the world. Yet this extraordinary overall performance masks a wide variation in growth rates across different
A proposal that the notion of specificity—the idea that factors ofproduction are not interchangeable—can provide a unified framework to analyze andunderstand a wide variety of macroeconomic phenomena
Much educational research today is focused on assessing reforms that are intended to create equal opportunity for all students. Many current policies aim at concentrating extra resources on the disadv
Recent academic research findings on topics relating to taxation and social insurancepolicy, including the implicit tax imposed by Medicaid on private long-term care insurance benefits,an alternative
The revolution in information technology transforms not only information and its usesbut, more important, knowledge and the ways we generate and manage it. Knowledge is now seen asinput, output, and c
The revolution in information technology transforms not only information and its uses but, more important, knowledge and the ways we generate and manage it. Knowledge is now seen as input, output, and
The effect of tax policies and welfare state incentives on the performance of the labor market: theoretical and empirical analyses by leading European and American economists. High unemployment in m
The effect of tax policies and welfare state incentives on the performance of the labor market: theoretical and empirical analyses by leading European and American economists. High unemployment in m
Despite significant gains in promoting economic growth and living conditions (or"human progress") globally over the last twenty-five years, much of the developing world remainsplagued by poverty and i
Digital technology has dramatically changed the structure of many industrial sectors. The rise of the Internet and increased broadband access have given rise to new business models and strategies for
The variety of constitutional designs found in democratic governments has important effects on policy choices and outcomes. That is the conclusion reached in Democratic Constitutional Design and Publi
In Shape, George Stiny argues that seeing shapes -- with all their changeability andambiguity -- is an inexhaustible source of creative ideas. Understanding shapes, he says, is auseful way to understa
In this monograph Tanya Reinhart discusses strategies enabling the interface of different cognitive systems, which she identifies as the systems of concepts, inference, context, and sound. Her point o
In this monograph Tanya Reinhart discusses strategies enabling the interface ofdifferent cognitive systems, which she identifies as the systems of concepts, inference, context,and sound. Her point of
In Software Abstractions Daniel Jackson introduces a new approach to software design that draws on traditional formal methods but exploits automated tools to find flaws a
In this book Ernest Wilson provides a clear, nuanced analysis of the major transformations resulting from the global information revolution. He shows that the information revolution is rooted in soci
The volatility that has hit many middle-income countries (MICs) after liberalizing their financial markets has prompted critics to call for new policies to stabilize these boom-bust cycles. But, as A
Analysis and evidence of how the factors that give rise to boom-bust cycles in fast-growing developing economies also enhance long-run growth. The volatility that has hit many middle-income countrie
The artists of the seventeenth-century baroque period used spectacle to delight andastonish; contemporary entertainment media, according to Angela Ndalianis, are imbued with aneo-baroque aesthetic tha
The existing literature in both public economics and financial economics often fails to consider how appropriate and effective public policy may be in promoting the venture capital industry. Public e
