Political Science, Economic Conditions
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The Liberia We Must Build
Moving Beyond Political Propaganda to Facts-Based Development and National Consciousness
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Liberia has changed leaders, governments, and political promises—but why have the lives of ordinary citizens changed so little? In 1966, the landmark study Growth Without Development by Robert W. Clower, George Dalton, Mitchell Harwitz, and A. A....
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The Architecture of Inequality
Socratic Dialogues on American Crisis
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The Architecture of Inequality is a work of civic philosophy that examines the structural foundations of American democratic life through the time-honored method of Socratic dialogue. Set in a university seminar room, the book brings together...
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Slowing for the Rough Stuff
Trucking in War-Torn Yugoslavia
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The complexities of war are only truly known when you’ve experienced it. From 1992 to 1994, Jonathan Jones, an ex-serviceman of the Gloucestershire Regiment, found himself in the depths of chaos while providing humanitarian aid as a civilian...
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In the Bowels of Bureaucracy
Thirty Years in the Developing World's Bureaucratic Machinery
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An outsider’s romp through our developing world – countries in transition from planned to market economies, failed states, post-conflict states and the bureaucrats caught in the middle of stagnation, rapid change and chaos. The book is a memoir...
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The Broken Silence
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At a time in history when fear of ‘the other’ has become commonplace, The Broken Silence is a timely book that shows a glimpse in the timeline of how Islam has been marginalized in society. It examines the impacts of economic sanctions on...
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Nine Days for Justice
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Who kidnapped Luis Montador? Is it the militant group Nine Days for Justice, which claims credit and demands a $25-million ransom? Does the group really exist, or is it just a smokescreen? Is the abduction part of a struggle within the mighty...
