With the enormous expansion of scholarship on this subject,“rule of law” has come to mean
different things—ranging from security and order to the operations of courts and the …

In this article, we review the empirical literature about sovereign debt and default. As we
survey the work of economists, historians, and political scientists, we also emphasize …

All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This
book integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical …

The European debt crisis has rekindled long-standing debates about the power of finance
and the fraught relationship between capitalism and democracy in a globalized world. Why …

Предисловие-зации социальными порядками. Наша цель заключается в том, чтобы
понять, каким образом социальные порядки структурируют общественные …

Beckley demonstrates that no country is poised to upend American primacy, not
economically, not militarily, and not technologically.... The evidence he assembles should be …

Economists generally assume that the state has sufficient institutional capacity to support
markets and levy taxes. This paper develops a framework where “policy choices” in market …

The global debate over who should take action to address climate change is extremely
precarious, as diametrically opposed perceptions of climate justice threaten the prospects …

It is widely assumed that the rule of law is essential for economic growth. However, the rule
of law is clearly a multidimensional concept, encompassing a variety of discrete components …

Can international legitimacy operate even in a deformed balance of power, and when there
is only one dominant state? Conventionally, hegemony has been perceived as a threat to …