Pakistan’s military, which has directly controlled the country’s affairs for more than half of its post-independence history and which often retained real political power even…

Extensive coverage of the political, economic and social affairs of the region. This impartial up-to-date survey of the countries and territories that make up the…

Now in its fortieth edition

• a systematic survey of the countries of East and South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, along with 23 Pacific Islands
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A comprehensive survey of the countries and territories of Western Europe, which comprises expert analysis and commentary and includes up-to-date statistical and directory information.

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Now in its fifty-fifth edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geo-political and economic information for this important world area.

Key Features

• covers the Middle&8230;

This book is the result of a workshop on the effects of globalization on Asian and European countries, organized by Marc Uzan and the Austrian…

The evolution of the Nigerian oil and gas industry spanned about a century during which several challenges were encountered and surmounted by major International Oil…

A definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic and directory data.

It includes

• over 1,500 pages of economic and demographic statistics, wide-ranging directory&8230;

Using the tools of economics, this book analyses how religion affects decisions and outcomes in a wide range of areas, including education, employment, family size,…

This book outlines and analyzes the economic development of China between 1949 and 2007. Rather than being narrowly economic, the book addresses many of…