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Examines the social and economic conditions of Europe and discusses challenges for the future.

"The nations of South and Central Asia are as fascinating as they are diverse. Ranging from the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia to war-torn Afghanistan to the tiny mountain nation of Bhutan to the worlds second-most populous country, India, the region has been shaped by millennia of conquest, population migration, and, most recently, global geopolitics. The challenges currently facing South and Central Asia, which include overpopulation, food security, environmental degradation, and the ongoing search for democracy, are as diverse as the nations themselves. However, great progress has been made in recent years, and the picture is improving. More people in this region have access to clean water, food, and education than ever before though many challenges are still ongoing. In particular, Islamic extremist groups based in this area pose a security threat not only to the nation-states of South and Central Asia, but to the entire world"--Amazon.com.

Education, poverty, and inequality, explores economic hardship in the aftermath of World War II, the challenges facing newly independent nations in terms of poverty, inequality, and development, and how the major powers in the Cold War approached social welfare policy. It also examines how the nations of the developing world have grown in strength even as they have struggled with nagging development issues. The United Nations, including its Millennium Development Goals, also takes center stage, as does the effect of globalization on people’s livelihoods and economic prospects.

The United Kingdom occupies such a central role in world history that it's hard to escape its influence. A deep respect for historical traditions, with influence from its imperial past, marks contemporary culture in the U.K.

Examines the history of colonialism in the Middle East, with special focus on its political, economic, and social ramifications.

" ... Americans--and the politicians who represent them--are overwhelmingly nostalgic for a better time. ... In The Fractured Republic, Yuval Levin argues that this politics of nostalgia is failing twenty-first-century Americans. Both parties are blind to how America has changed over the past half century--as the large, consolidated institutions that once dominated our economy, politics, and culture have fragmented and become smaller, more diverse, and personalized. Individualism, dynamism, and liberalization have come at the cost of dwindling solidarity, cohesion, and social order. This has left us with more choices in every realm of life but less security, stability, and national unity. ... Levin argues that this calls for a modernizing politics that avoids both radical individualism and a centralizing statism and instead revives the middle layers of society-families and communities, schools and churches, charities and associations, local governments and markets"--Dust jacket.

Tells the story of those left behind in Galesburg, Illinois, after the Maytag Corporation closed the doors on its refrigerator plant, moving it to Mexico, while discussing the transformation of Reynosa, Mexico, a small town on the American border, that received the manufacturing plant.

Edward Conard discusses his beliefs on the United States economy and the classes.

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.

The country of North America has a rich and interesting history that has contributed to its current human rights status.