02612cam a2200253 a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200039000840200031001230400018001540500023001720820020001952450080002152600061002953000034003565051694003906500067020846500044021516500050021956500064022457000019023097000030023281743788120221220114134.0120822s2012    mdua     b    001 0 eng    a  2012026585  a9781442217041 (cloth : alk. paper)  a9781442217065 (electronic)  aDLCcDLCdDLC00aJC330.2b.P47 201200a320.011,PER22304aThe performance of nations / cedited by Jacek Kugler and Ronald L. Tammen.  aLanham :bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,cc2012.  axiv, 334 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.0 aIntroduction (Page-1), Political performance / Marina Arbetman Rabinowitz ... [et al.] (Page-7), Setting the stage: the politics of economic growth / Mark Abdollahian and Kyungkook Kang  (Page-49), How political performance impacts conflict and growth / Jacek Kugler, Ronald L. Tammen, and John Thomas  (Page-75),  Political performance, leadership, and regional integration in Europe / Gaspare M. Genna, Birol Yesilada and Peter Noordijk (Page-97), Political performance as a moderator of international migration / Tadeusz Kugler, Constantine Boussalis, and Travis G. Coan (Page-119), Oil-path to prosperity or poverty: the effects of political performance in Africa / Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz and Kristin Johnson  (Page-145),  Following the wisdom of elders: instability in China / Kristin Johnson, Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz, and Siddharth Swaminathan (Page-173),  Will foreign aid help curb terrorism in Pakistan? / Ayesha Umar Wahedi and Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz  (Page-191), Provincial politics and the attraction of FDI in india and China / Tadeusz Kugler, Travis G. Coan, and Constantine Boussalis (Page-211),  Indian performance, religion, and economic growth / Yi Feng and Saumik Paul  (Page-229),  The politics of births in India: evidence from the states / Siddharth Swaminathan and John Thomas  (Page-245),  Government performance and U.S. residential building energy codes / Hal Nelson  (Page-267),  Do local governments matter?: impact of U.S. municipal level relative political extraction capacity on crime rate / Masami Nishishiba, Mariah Kraner, and Mathew Jones  (Page-295),  The contributions of political performance / Jacek Kugler and Ronald L. Tammen (Page-315). 0aPolitical stabilityxEconomic aspectsvCross-cultural studies. 0aWorld politicsvCross-cultural studies. 0aPolitical indicatorsvCross-cultural studies. 0aCentral-local government relationsvCross-cultural studies.1 aKugler, Jacek.1 aTammen, Ronald L.,d1943-