The Perils and Promise of Global Transparency

The Perils and Promise of Global TransparencyArgues that increasing levels of transparency do not always change international politics for the better. While the trend toward greater transparency will bring many benefits, Kristin M. Lord argues that predictions that it will lead inevitably to peace, understanding, and democracy are wrong. The conventional view is of authoritarian governments losing control over information thanks to technology, the media, and international organizations, but

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The poems selected for this volume provide a sampling of the rich tradition of Marian devotion as expressed in Middle English

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This volume addresses the question of uncertainty in early modern scholarship and thought

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The chapter explains how traditional and local ecological knowledge is important in understanding how people steward the resources and production of nontimber products

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