Faculty Publications

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Run of the Red Queen Government, Innovation, Globalization, and Economic Growth in China

Published: April 2011 | Related Faculty: Dan (Danny) Breznitz | Related PhD Students: Michael Murphree

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Few observers are unimpressed by the economic ambition of China or by the nation's remarkable rate of growth. But what does the future hold? This meticulously researched book closely examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese economic system to discover where the nation may be headed and what the Chinese experience reveals about emerging market economies. The authors find that contrary to popular belief, cutting edge innovation is not a prerequisite for sustained economic vitality—and that China is a perfect case in point.

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Japan's New Basic Energy Plan

Published: April 2011 | Related Faculty: Brian Woodall

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In June 2010, the Japanese cabinet adopted a new Basic Energy Plan (BEP). This was the third such plan that the government has approved since the passage of the Basic Act on Energy Policy in 2002, and it represents the most significant statement of Japanese energy policy in more than four years, since the publication of the New National Energy Strategy (NNES) in 2006. Perhaps more than its predecessors, moreover, the new plan establishes a number of ambitious targets as well as more detailed measures for achieving those targets.

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[spotlight on...] Seymour Goodman, Professor; INTA; CISTP, and GTISC

Published: March 2011 | Related Faculty: Seymour Goodman

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Georgia Tech Is Developing Technologies and Strategies to Enable Cybersecurity Solutions. The number and complexity of cybersecurity threats has grown as corporate, government and consumer dependence on secure and reliable computer and cellular networks has increased. Cybersecurity researchers at Georgia Tech are developing technologies and security strategies to enable the global cybersecurity solutions of the future.

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Terrorist Rehabilitation and Counter-Radicalisation: New Approaches to Counter-terrorism

Published: February 2011 | Related Faculty: Lawrence Rubin

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This book seeks to explore the new frontiers in counter-terrorism research, analyses and practice, focusing on the imperative to rehabilitate terrorists.

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Peacebuilding in the Information Age: Sifting Hype from Reality

Published: January 2011 | Related Faculty: Michael L. Best

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This collection of thought provoking pieces includes esteemed writers such as former Finnish President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Martti Athisaari, as well as a younger generation of cutting edge practitioners and scholars in this fast moving space. Unlike other papers on innovative technologies dealing with crisis response, reconstruction and humanitarian aid, this collection aims to encourage meaningful debate and action on how to solve the serious challenges that still exist in the effective use of ICTs.

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