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Volume 6 - Issue 4 - December 2008

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Book Reviews: Comparative Politics

Political Islam in West Africa: State-Society Relations Transformed. Edited by William F. S. Miles. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2007. 221p. $52.50.
John N. Paden
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13 November 2008, pp. 849-850
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What Is Genocide? By Martin Shaw. Cambridge: Polity, 2007. 232p. $69.96.
Daniel Chirot
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13 November 2008, pp. 850-851
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Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation. By Victor C. Shih. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 264p. $85.00.
Kellee S. Tsai
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13 November 2008, pp. 851-852
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Building States without Society: European Union Enlargement and the Transfer of EU Social Policy to Poland and Hungary. By Beate Sissenich. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. 252p. $80.00 cloth, $29.95 paper.
Burkard Eberlein
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13 November 2008, pp. 853-854
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The Institutional Foundations of Public Policy in Argentina: A Transactions Cost Approach. By Pablo T. Spiller and Mariano Tommasi. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 254p. $91.00. - Policymaking in Latin America: How Politics Shapes Policies. Edited by Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi. Washington, DC: IDB and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, 2008. 500p. $29.95.
Armando Razo
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13 November 2008, pp. 854-856
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The Architecture of Government: Rethinking Political Decentralization. By Daniel Treisman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 348p. $85.00 cloth, $25.99 paper.
Alfred P. Montero
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13 November 2008, pp. 856-857
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Accountability Without Democracy: Solidary Groups and Public Goods Provision in Rural China. By Lily L. Tsai. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 368p. $85.00 cloth, $29.99 paper.
Bruce Gilley
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13 November 2008, pp. 858-859
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Bounded Rationality and Policy Diffusion: Social Sector Reform in Latin America. By Kurt Weyland. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. 312p. $60.00 cloth, $24.95 paper.
Craig Volden
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13 November 2008, pp. 859-860
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Communism and the Emergence of Democracy. By Harald Wydra. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 324p. $96.00.
Vladimir Gel'man
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13 November 2008, pp. 860-861
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Analyzing International Environmental Regimes: From Case Study to Database. By Helmut Breitmeier, Oran R. Young, and Michael Zürn. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2006. 336p. $67.00 cloth, $27.00 paper.
Jon Hovi
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13 November 2008, pp. 861-862
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From Mercenaries to Market: The Rise and Regulation of Private Military Companies. Edited by Simon Chesterman and Chia Lehnardt. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. 320p. $145.00.
William Reno
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13 November 2008, pp. 862-863
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Power and Military Effectiveness: The Fallacy of Democratic Triumphalism. By Michael C. Desch. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 232p. $45.00.
David M. Edelstein
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13 November 2008, pp. 863-864
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Occupational Hazards: Success and Failure in Military Occupation. By David M. Edelstein. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008. 248p. $35.00.
Michael C. Desch
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13 November 2008, pp. 864-865
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Terrorism, Economic Development and Political Openness. Edited by Philip Keefer and Norman Loayza. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 326p. $75.00. - The Faces of Terrorism: Social and Psychological Dimensions. By Neil J. Smelser. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. 292p. $29.95.
Ami Pedahzur
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13 November 2008, pp. 866-867
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What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism. By Alan B. Krueger. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. 192p. $24.95. - Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-first Century. By Marc Sageman. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008. 208p. $24.95.
Jeff Goodwin
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13 November 2008, pp. 867-869
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Conquest in Cyberspace: National Security and Information Warfare. By Martin C. Libicki. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 336p. $80.00 cloth, $27.99 paper.
John Arquilla
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13 November 2008, pp. 869-870
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Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia. By Richard J. Samuels. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2007. 296p. $49.95 cloth, $19.95 paper.
David Leheny
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13 November 2008, pp. 870-871
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Book Reviews: Comparative Politics

Political Islam in West Africa: State-Society Relations Transformed. Edited by William F. S. Miles. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2007. 221p. $52.50.

What Is Genocide? By Martin Shaw. Cambridge: Polity, 2007. 232p. $69.96.

Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation. By Victor C. Shih. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 264p. $85.00.

Building States without Society: European Union Enlargement and the Transfer of EU Social Policy to Poland and Hungary. By Beate Sissenich. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. 252p. $80.00 cloth, $29.95 paper.

The Architecture of Government: Rethinking Political Decentralization. By Daniel Treisman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 348p. $85.00 cloth, $25.99 paper.

Accountability Without Democracy: Solidary Groups and Public Goods Provision in Rural China. By Lily L. Tsai. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 368p. $85.00 cloth, $29.99 paper.

Bounded Rationality and Policy Diffusion: Social Sector Reform in Latin America. By Kurt Weyland. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. 312p. $60.00 cloth, $24.95 paper.

Communism and the Emergence of Democracy. By Harald Wydra. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 324p. $96.00.

Book Reviews: International Relations

Analyzing International Environmental Regimes: From Case Study to Database. By Helmut Breitmeier, Oran R. Young, and Michael Zürn. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2006. 336p. $67.00 cloth, $27.00 paper.

From Mercenaries to Market: The Rise and Regulation of Private Military Companies. Edited by Simon Chesterman and Chia Lehnardt. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. 320p. $145.00.

Power and Military Effectiveness: The Fallacy of Democratic Triumphalism. By Michael C. Desch. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 232p. $45.00.

Occupational Hazards: Success and Failure in Military Occupation. By David M. Edelstein. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2008. 248p. $35.00.

Terrorism, Economic Development and Political Openness. Edited by Philip Keefer and Norman Loayza. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 326p. $75.00. - The Faces of Terrorism: Social and Psychological Dimensions. By Neil J. Smelser. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. 292p. $29.95.

What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism. By Alan B. Krueger. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. 192p. $24.95. - Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-first Century. By Marc Sageman. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008. 208p. $24.95.

Conquest in Cyberspace: National Security and Information Warfare. By Martin C. Libicki. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 336p. $80.00 cloth, $27.99 paper.

Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia. By Richard J. Samuels. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2007. 296p. $49.95 cloth, $19.95 paper.

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