... protection fake goods food socialism communism postsocialismcapitalism government regulation deregulation 103 What do consumer rights actually mean in a context in which citizens are unsure whether there is even a functioning judicial system . . . ? Consumers Demand More in Postsocialist...

... Chinese University Press , 2018 © 2018 Current History. All rights reserved. 2018 The Regents of the University of California Jessica C. Teets book review Red Swan Sebastian Heilmann Xi Jinping Mao Zedong Deng Xiaoping Chinese Communist Party communism governance reform...

... years. He became prime minister in 1959, when Britain granted the right to self-governance, and led Singapore into a federation with Malaya in 1963. After the federation split in 1965, Lee took the helm again as the leader of an indepen- dent nation. He finally stepped down from the premiership in 1990...

...David Smilde Perhaps Maduro's biggest deficit is his personal lack of charisma in a government designed by, institutionalized around, and requiring a charismatic figure. © 2015 Current History. All rights reserved. 2015 The Regents of the University of California David Smilde Chavismo...

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... of the University of California Ali Riaz Bangladesh independence 1971 JP Jaitiya Sheikh Hasina Khaleda Zia democracy 2014 election January parliamentary caretaker government Hussain Muhammed Ershad civilian authoritarianism war BNP Amendment international crimes tribunal ICT BJI...

...Moises Arce The governments of Toledo, Garciía, and currently Humala have embraced and deepened the economic liberalization policies that were set in place by Fujimori. © 2014 Current History. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University of California Moises Arce Peru Toledo...

...Elke Zuern While the ANC retains a firm grip on power, factionalism within the party, corruption, and an increasing distance from ordinary people undermine its ability to deliver on its promises. Elke Zuern South Africa Jacob Zuma apartheid inequality poverty protest local government...

...Nora Lustig The results of in-depth analyses for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico reveal two main factors that explain this phenomenon: a fall in the premium that favors skilled over unskilled labor, and more progressive government transfers targeting the poor. © 2013 Current History. All rights...

... in play in Somalia today, as the nation faces what could be a tipping point in 2012. The most visible catalyst is the anticipated end of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in August 2012. There is considerable uncertainty over what will succeed the TFG, and even more confusion over the process...

... the elections will be for Iraqi leaders to form a govern- ment quickly and peaceably and for the Americans and Iraqis to manage the troop drawdown in a way that does not trigger instability. Enabling these significant milestones is a broader Iraqi transition, one in the making since the Sunni Awakening of 2006...