economic integration

Explores the European Union, including how it works, Europe's economy, and more.

The economy of modern Africa is characterized by explosive growth and even larger potential. The Economy in Contemporary Africa examines the challenges and opportunities that shape economies around the continent today. The book looks at a range of topics, from oil reserves to entrepreneurship, and places them within a local, regional, and global context to provide a comprehensive view of a key player in the world economy.

Factfiles provide information on the history and recent upheavals in Europe and their possible solutions.

Includes articles debating topics related to the current political and economic situation in Europe.

The world is on the cusp of a global turn. Between 1500 and 1800, the West sprinted ahead of other centers of power in Asia and the Middle East. Europe and the United States have dominated the world since. But today the West's preeminence is slipping away as China, India, Brazil and other emerging powers rise. Although most strategists recognize that the dominance of the West is on the wane, they are confident that its founding ideas democracy, capitalism, and secular nationalism will continue to spread, ensuring that the Western order will outlast its primacy.

Offers a vision of the future of the Middle East, free of conflicts, a social and economic revival, and the beginning of an era of peace and understanding.