Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

Alastair Smith

Explains the theory of political survival, particularly in cases of dictators and despotic governments, arguing that political leaders seek to stay in power using any means necessary, most commonly by attending to the interests of certain coalitions.

Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

The Dictator's Handbook

James D. Morrow

Bruce Bueno De Mesquita

Randolph M. Siverson

The authors of this ambitious book address a fundamental political question: why are leaders who produce peace and prosperity turned out of office while those who preside over corruption, war, and misery endure? Considering this political puzzle, they also answer the related economic question of why some countries experience successful economic development and others do not. The authors construct a provocative theory on the selection of leaders and present specific formal models from which their central claims can be deduced. They show how political leaders allocate resources and how institutions for selecting leaders create incentives for leaders to pursue good and bad public policy. They also extend the model to explain the consequences of war on political survival. Throughout the book, they provide illustrations from history, ranging from ancient Sparta to Vichy France, and test the model against statistics gathered from cross-national data. The authors explain the political intuition underlying their theory in nontechnical language, reserving formal proofs for chapter appendixes. They conclude by presenting policy prescriptions based on what has been demonstrated theoretically and empirically.

The Logic of Political Survival

Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics

Dictator's Handbook

Peter Scott

Judy Tatchell

Examines the types, physical characteristics, and eating habits of such sea creatures as dolphins, sharks, seahorses, and corals.

Under the Sea

Maria Wheatley

Explains how a baby is conceived, how it grows inside the mother's womb, how it is born, and what it does after it is born.

How Are Babies Made?

A theory of politics that looks at what did not happen—or non-events—to explain policy change, economic development, democratization, and “autocratization.” Anticipating Instability puts forward a general theory of politics that attempts to explain the very many destabilizing political events in history that did not happen. Although most of us do not pay close attention to what did not occur, research shows that fear of non-events does more to redefine how people are governed than does the actual realization of coups and revolutions. In unraveling the dogs that didn’t bark, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith analyze how, when, and why leaders who believe their hold on power is at risk focus their political survival efforts on adjusting their policy choices or shifting their government’s accountability. Such adjustments are the essential factors that determine whether a society becomes freer, more transparent, and prosperous—or more oppressive, corrupt, and impoverished. The book is unique in that it develops a general theory of politics using game theory reasoning and then tests dozens of hypotheses derived from the theory’s logic using both statistical methods and illustrative case studies.

Assessing and Removing Risks Before They Happen

Anticipating Instability

This book shows you how to investigate the world around you and discover science in action. Specially chosen activities include testing your eyes and making electricity, bending light and weather watching.

The Usborne Big Book of Experiments

Henry Dillon

Featuring more than 475 questions based on Life in the United Kingdom: A guide for new residents, the official Home Office materials, Life in the UK Test: Practice Questions 2021 Digital Edition is the ideal study companion for anyone taking the Life in the UK test._x000D__x000D_Passing the Life in the UK test is a compulsory requirement for anyone wanting to live permanently in Britain or become a British citizen. This practical study aide makes preparing for the test a lot easier._x000D__x000D_This 2021 edition features practice tests completely revised from 2020 based on direct experience a.

Questions and Answers for the British Citizenship Test. Practice questions

Life in the UK Test

Lisa Miles

This is an overview of the universe, from our closest planetary neighbours to stars, galaxies and black holes many millions of light years away from Earth. Readers can use the clear detailed maps of the stars to navigate the night sky.

Book of Astronomy and Space

Everything You Need to Study for the British Citizenship Test

Life in the UK Test: Handbook 2020

Fiona McGillivray

When the United States invaded Iraq, President Bush made it clear: the U.S. was not fighting the Iraqi people. Rather, all quarrels were solely with Iraq's leadership. This kind of assertion remains frequent in foreign affairs--sanctions or military actions are imposed on a nation not because of its people, but because of its misguided leaders. Although the distinction might seem pedantic since the people suffer regardless, Punishing the Prince reveals how targeting individual leaders for punishment rather than the nations they represent creates incentives for cooperation between nations and leaves room for future relations with pariah states. Punishing the Prince demonstrates that theories of leader punishment explain a great deal about international behavior and interstate relations. The book examines the impact that domestic political institutions have on whether citizens hold their leaders accountable for international commitments and shows that the degrees to which citizens are able to remove leaders shape the dynamics of interstate relations and leader turnover. Through analyses of sovereign debt, international trade, sanctions, and crisis bargaining, Fiona McGillivray and Alastair Smith also uncover striking differences in patterns of relations between democratic and autocratic states. Bringing together a vast body of information, Punishing the Prince offers new ways of thinking about international relations.

A Theory of Interstate Relations, Political Institutions, and Leader Change

Punishing the Prince

The Essential Study Guide for the British Citizenship Test

Life in the UK Test: Study Guide & CD ROM 2020

Life in the UK Test: Handbook 2022

Describes outer space and the history of astronomy, including the planets of the solar system, the life of a star, the origin of constellations, and how stars are photographed.

The Usborne Book of Astronomy & Space

Usborne Books

La contemplación del cielo y la observación de los astros han cautivado a la humanidad desde sus orígenes. Este interés también es característico de los niños, quienes con su inteligencia y curiosidad se formulan interesantes preguntas acerca del cosmos. En este libro magníficamente ilustrado y escrito con un lenguaje claro, ellos encontrarán las repuestas que buscan acerca de una gran variedad de temas tales como el sistema solar, las estrellas y los planetas. Además, la obra incluye una breve reseña histórica sobre la evolución de la astronomía y sus principales hallazgos. De igual forma se presenta una sección con biografías de grandes astrónomos, cosmólogos y astrofísicos de todas las épocas, desde el astrónomo egipcio Ptolomeo hasta el célebre científico británico Stephen Hawking. Un capítulo especial con preguntas y respuestas ayudará a los niños a los niños a reforzar el aprendizaje de manera entretenida.

El Gran Libro De LA Astronomia

Markus Hotakainen

Peter Bull

Gary Bines

Avaruuden aapinen

The author explains when leaders call for elections and the consequences of their decisions.

Election Timing

Phillip Clarke

This kit comes with working weather instruments. Just follow the easy instructions and learn to calculate wind speed in MPH and perform many other meteorological activities, so you can become an amateur meteorologist. Kit includes Weather Spotter's Guide book, anemometer for measuring wind speed, wind vane, rain gauge, snow gauge, thermometer on card for hanging on nail or by string, 60 second sand timer for use with anemometer, compass for directional settings for wind vane and information regarding how to use these instruments to gather data.

Weather Kid Kit

This book contains over a hundred imaginative things to do on those days when you want to stay indoors. Includes techniques for drawing and painting, things to make, recipes to cook, and amazing experiments to conduct.

Alastair Smith

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