Brookings Institution Press: 357 books
The Search for Al Qaeda
Its Leadership, Ideology, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Al Qaeda is the most dangerous terrorist movement in history. Yet most people in the West know very little about it, or their view is clouded by misperceptions and half truths. This widely acclaimed book fills this gap with a comprehensive analysis of al Qaeda-the origins, leadership, ideology, and...
by Elaine C. Kamarck
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Failure should not be an option in the presidency, but for too long it has been the norm.
From the botched attempt to rescue the U.S. diplomats held hostage by Iran in 1980 under President Jimmy Carter and the missed intelligence on Al Qaeda before 9-11 under George W. Bush to, most recently,...
Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era
Reassessing Collective Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Chinese politics are at a crossroads as President Xi Jinping amasses personal power and tests the constraints of collective leadership.
In the years since he became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, Xi Jinping has surprised many people in China and around the world with...
Epidemic
Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Wilson examines the global response to a deadly outbreak and exposes the current holes in a global health system that is unprepared to handle the next big outbreak.
The heartbreaking story of the devastation wrought in three desperately poor countries — and the heart stopping truth about how close the world came to a global pandemic.
The Islamic State
A Brief Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
An authoritative guide to the rise of the Islamic State and its senior leadership.
How did the Islamic State grow from regional terrorist group to a brutal multinational bureaucratic machine? What are its goals? How can it be stopped?
In 2014 the Islamic State seemingly appeared out...
The PerformanceStat Potential
A Leadership Strategy for Producing Results
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
It started two decades ago with CompStat in the New York City Police Department, and quickly jumped to police agencies across the U.S. and other nations. It was adapted by Baltimore, which created CitiStat-the first application of this leadership strategy to an entire jurisdiction. Today, governments...
Mr. Putin
Operative in the Kremlin
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
From the KGB to the Kremlin: a multidimensional portrait of the man at war with the West. Where do Vladimir Putin's ideas come from? How does he look at the outside world? What does he want, and how far is he willing to go?
The great lesson of the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was the danger...
Unwinding Madness
What Went Wrong with College Sports-and How to Fix It
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sports
Unwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics-and why it is incapable of achieving...
Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century
Overcoming the Structural Barriers to School Reform
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
America's fragmented, decentralized, politicized, and bureaucratic system of education governance is a major impediment to school reform. In this important new book, a number of leading education scholars, analysts, and practitioners show that understanding the impact of specific policy changes in...
New Paradigms for Financial Regulation
Emerging Market Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
The global financial crisis has led to a sweeping reevaluation of financial market regulation and macroeconomic policies. Emerging markets need to balance the goals of financial development and broader financial inclusion with the imperative of strengthening macroeconomic and financial stability....
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Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Although emerging economies as a group performed well during the global recession, weathering the recession better than advanced economies, there were sharp differences among them and across regions. The emerging economies of Asia had the most favorable outcomes, surviving the ravages of the global...
Equality and Efficiency
The Big Tradeoff
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Originally published in 1975, Equality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff is a very personal work from one of the most important macroeconomists of the last hundred years. And this new edition includes "Further Thoughts on Equality and Efficiency," a paper published by the author two years...
Billionaires
Reflections on the Upper Crust
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Meet the Billionaires: the 1,645 men and women who control a massive share of global assets worth $6.5 trillion. Darrell West reveals what the other 99.99998% of us need to know.
With rich anecdotes and personal narratives, West goes inside the world of the ultra wealthy. Meet U.S. billionaires...
Digital Medicine
Health Care in the Internet Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Information technology has dramatically changed our lives in areas ranging from commerce and entertainment to voting. Now, policy advocates and government officials hope to bring the benefits of enhanced information technology to health care. Already, consumers can access a tremendous amount of medical...