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The Trouble with History
Renowned Eastern European author Adam Michnik was jailed for more than six years by the communist regime in Poland for his dissident activities. He was an outspoken voice for democracy in the world divided by the Iron Curtain and has remained so to the present day. In this thoughtful and provocative work, the man the Financial Times named “one of the 20 most influential journalists in the world” strips fundamentalism of its religious component and examines it purely as a secular political phenomenon. Comparing modern-day Poland with postrevolutionary France, Michnik offers a stinging critique of the ideological “virus of fundamentalism” often shared by emerging democracies: the belie...
Environmental Taxes
Environmental taxes differ from each other according to the functions they serve and the manner in which they are implemented. This study highlights the appropriateness of different kinds of environmental taxes against a rigorous framework of theory and case study evidence. The purpose of this book is to analyse the way in which environmental taxes are categorized and which factors affect the effectiveness and efficiency of the different kinds of environmental taxes in practice. This pragmatic approach is emphasized along with the multiplicity of regulatory problems such as: At what level should the environmental tax rate be set? What is the proper time schedule for introducing an environmen...
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Establishing a political, economic, and historical framework to study sovereign wealth funds, this book provides the broadest and most detailed analysis to date.
The Impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on International Cooperation
The book examines diverse aspects of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The contributors analyze the improvement of the position of EU and US in the world economy, as well as in politics and international organisations. They analyse new regulatory standards and the impact on Polish and EU merchandise and services trade.
