Oxford University Press

Part reminiscence, part meditation, Reveries of the Solitary Walker is Rousseau's        last great work, the enduring testimony of an alienated person seeking        self-knowledge. As he records his walks round Paris, he finds happiness in solitude        and nature. The new translation includes an introduction and notes that explore...

In 1980 the Indian software industry was practically non-existent. By the 1990s the industry was one of the largest employers in manufacturing. Similar patterns of growth can be found in other emerging economies. So given that the software industry is commonly viewed as a high-tech industry, how is it that such spectacular growth has occurred in...

Why have the national governments of EU member states successively endowed the European Parliament with supervisory, budgetary, and legislative powers? Rittberger develops an original and compelling theory of delegation to representative institutions, and demonstrates just how and why the European Parliament has become so powerful....

Robert Shiller has created a unique and authoritative set of proposals for establishing new markets for the management of the biggest economic risks faced by governments. He argues that we have largely the wrong financial markets and that establishing new ones may fundamentally alter and diminish international economic fluctuations and reduce the...

Should business strive to be socially responsible, and if so, how?  The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility updates and broadens the discussion of these questions by bringing together in one volume a variety of practical and theoretical perspectives on corporate social responsibility. It is perhaps the single most comprehensive volume...

Italian and Jewish Immigrants During the First World WarAmong the Americans who joined the ranks of the Doughboys fighting World War I were thousands of America&'s newest residents. Good Americans examines the contributions of Italian and Jewish immigrants, both on the homefront and overseas, in the Great War. While residing in strong, insular...