The institutional picture is complex and dynamic. This book reviews the institutional context for contemporary religion, focusing on its transnational implications.
The institutional picture is complex and dynamic. This book reviews the institutional context for contemporary religion, focusing on its transnational...
The World Bank is one of the most important and least understood major international institutions. This book provides a concise, accessible and comprehensive overview of the World Bank's history, development, structure, functionality and activities.
These themes are illustrated with a wide variety of case studies drawn from the Bank's international activities. Also discussed are the controversial challenges that the Bank now faces in the light of the criticism from campaigners and NGOs.
The World Bank is one of the most important and least understood major international institutions. This book provides a concise, accessible and com...
This work fills a significant gap in the current literature by providing a concise introduction to religious institutions and an insightful analysis of their role in world affairs.
Focusing on formal institutions specifically dedicated to governing religious communities, the work examines the intersections between religious and other global institutions, set against the fundamental question: why and how do these intersections matter?
The work explores the role of religion within key issues including
Human rights
Human security
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This work fills a significant gap in the current literature by providing a concise introduction to religious institutions and an insightful analysi...