▪ Abstract This review evaluates the most recent studies of social capital in political science
and argues that they have strayed considerably from the original treatment of social capital …

The evolutionary theory of land rights can be considered the dominant framework of analysis
used by mainstream economists to assess the land tenure situation in developing countries …

Before a nation can produce, it must achieve social peace. That social peace has been
reached in different nations by differing means, some of which have then been embedded in …

This major textbook, first published in 1997 and reprinted for the fourth time in 2004, is
specifically written for students in development studies. It provides a comprehensive and …

In China during the reform period, the multitude of conflicts between the state or its agents
and peasants has become a serious concern for the Chinese government. A fundamental …

Rules and order in urban construction, and thus the relationship between the market and the
state, are a fundamental issue for urban development. In China, a transition economy …

In the 1990s, the Chinese government launched an unprecedented reform of state
enterprises, putting tens of millions of people out of work. This empirically rich study calls on …

What is the role of commitment in collective action? Peter J. Robertson and Shui-Yan Tang
examine how this question is addressed from two major theoretical perspectives …

Economic systems produce wealth. Law and economics analysts strive to see which laws
are more apt to produce greater societal wealth and, on occasion, which will distribute that …

The Occupy movement in Hong Kong was sustained for about 80 days because of
government tolerance, the presence of determined participants, and a weak leadership. The …