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Working for the Few: Political Capture and Economic Inequality

Business in Troubled Waters: Does Adverse Attitude Affect Firm Value?

The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less

The United States invests more in its health care system, spending $8000 per capita in 2011, and yet achieves less satisfactory outcomes than many other industrialized nations and some small developing nations, too. Elizabeth H. Bradley and Lauren A. Taylor delve into the many reasons – and values – behind the contradiction in their book The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less. When investment in social services is considered, US expenditures appear more moderate, and another finding is that increased education can lead to reduce spending on health care.

Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century

Contentment and stability go hand in hand. The Chinese people will sacrifice much if their leaders ensure steady jobs, security, and growing potential for prosperity and national respect. Despite great progress in recent years, the Chinese – and and their leaders – are lacking in self-confidence, suggests Orville Schell and John Delury in their book Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century.

The Pay of Corporate Executives and Financial Professionals as Evidence of Rents in Top 1 Percent of Incomes

Globalization of Clinical Trials: A Review of Underlying Ethical and Scientific Considerations Involving Haman Subjects in India

The Hyperglobalization of Trade and Its Future

A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East

Author and journalist Dilip Hiro outlines the complex history, politics, religions and issues of the Middle East in a simple dictionary format, 750 pages in length. The reference book details country profiles, resources, wars, treaties and more. The section on Arab Spring, for example, is organized by most countries in the region yet also offers analysis on multiple pressures and the many intricate connections for each, including internal political forces and foreign relations at all levels.