This book is a collection of essays written in honor of Abram Bergson, the father of modern Soviet economic studies and modern welfare economics. The first part deals with Soviet economics, whereas the second part is devoted to welfare economics and includes essays by four Nobel laureates, Samuelson, Arrow, Tinbemen and Kuznets.  Meer

This book demonstrates that Russia intends to re-emerge as a full fledged superpower before 2010 that would challenge America and China and potentially threaten a new arms race.  Meer

Twentieth and twenty-first century communism is a failed experiment in social engineering that needlessly killed approximately 60 million people and perhaps tens of millions more.  Meer

Twentieth and twenty-first century communism is a failed experiment in social engineering that needlessly killed approximately 60 million people and perhaps tens of millions more.  Meer

Bernie Sanders’ socialist advocacy in the United States, communist China’s economic successes and a Marxist revival are inspiring many to muse about improved strategies for building superior socialist futures.  Meer

This book demonstrates that Russia intends to re-emerge as a full fledged superpower before 2010 that would challenge America and China and potentially threaten a new arms race.  Meer

America and Europe responded to Russia's annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2014 by discarding their policy of East-West partnership and reverting intermittently to a policy of cold war.  Meer

America and Europe responded to Russia's annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2014 by discarding their policy of East-West partnership and reverting intermittently to a policy of cold war.  Meer

This text explains how culture, in various guises, modifies the standard rules of economic engagement, creating systems that differ markedly from those predicted by the theory of general market competition.  Meer

Provides readers with an analytic framework, concepts and narrative highlighting contemporary Asia's systemic diversity. This book offers the tools needed for training students in how to apply microeconomic, macroeconomic and financial principles to practical issues of systems and policies.  Meer