“…In this volume he reveals what PR companies, lobbyists and politicians spend their time keeping hidden. Using sources inside the global institutions he establishes that the IMF and the World Bank serve the interests of the very rich in Europe and America. …”

“…"In advance of the gathering of the G20 in London in April 2009, this report explains the scale of the economic challenge facing the world, describes the origins of the economic crisis, offers proposals for the regulation of the financial sector and makes the case for activist fiscal policy. So far politicians have focused their attention on the banking sector, but the policy instruments available will only be seen as legitimate if they are directly related to the preoccupations of citizens’ daily lives – job security, pensions, prices. …”

“…Health monitoring can and should be used as tool by politicians to set specific targets and to control the implementation of these targets. …”

“…Housing? Greed? Dumb politicians? What can Main Street do about it? In The Looting of America, Leopold debunks the prevailing media myths that blame low-income home buyers who got in over their heads, people who ran up too much credit-card debt, and government interference with free markets. …”

“…This Special Report, prepared as a background paper by the CEPS Carbon Market Forum for the Carbon Leakage Project, should be seen as a primer that provides policy-makers, politicians, regulators and industry with a document that is easily readable and yet sufficiently rigorous to be illuminating, and which outlines the issues and why they are important."…”

“…Trade union organisations made statements and politicians chose sides. The conflict in Vaxholm was neither the first nor the last that was all about the union’s fight for an agreement. …”

“…"This paper attempts to understand Asian Drama in the context of the development debates of its time, and in terms of the sensibilities that Gunnar Myrdal-the brilliant economic theorist and philosopher of knowledge, and the Swedish politician-brought to the conceptualization of the problems and prospects of development. …”

“…Professor Robert Gifford, University of Victoria, Canada 'Interesting read for politicians and decision-makers with a basic knowledge of climate and the international negotiations.' …”

“…"With the European Parliament comprising politicians from many different countries, cultures, languages, national parties and institutional backgrounds, one might expect politics in the Parliament to be highly-fragmented and unpredictable. …”

“…We have found that, far from being disengaged, today's youth is sending strong messages to politicians. Autonomy, participation, balance, and a collective project—such are the imperatives that must guide any youth-oriented political action."…”

“…The central objective of this book is to offer potential and effective answers to NGOs, politicians or anyone who wants to counter populism. …”

“…and how stakeholders can get their views across at the most useful moments. Politicians and officials need input from a broad range of stakeholders so that they understand the impacts that their decisions will have and make the right choices. …”

“…"This volume addresses the controversial nature of the relationship between science and environmental law. Much as politicians might wish otherwise, environmental decisions cannot be made solely by a scientific analysis of the situation, since they ultimately involve political choices, frequently between fundamentally divided interests. …”

“…But it is only in the past decade, with the emergence of a permanent underclass of unemployed, that politicians and academics have begun to argue seriously for minimum income as a route to stability in societies riven by the grotesque inequalities of modern capitalist economics. …”

“…"While the Lisbon treaty was meant to clarify the European Union's role and political identity, it remains a challenge for politicians and decision-makers to define. Rethinking Democracy and the European Union looks at both the concept of the EU as a political system, and analyses the meaning and status of democracy in Europe today. …”

“…Against a background of high and rising unemployment in many countries, politicians and representatives of unions and businesses often have differing views as to the desirability, effects and distributional consequences of the legislation. …”

“…It is no coincidence that since efforts to constuct a Constitution for Europe have stalled the attention of policy-makers, politicians and the business community has turned instead to the quest for Better Regulation - or perhaps, it might be said, a 'Better European Union'."…”

“…In this powerful critique and call-to-arms, he offers a revelatory dissection of the gathering threats to our standard of living -- threats that our politicians have failed utterly to address -- and he puts forth a bold, unassailable plan for making vital reforms. …”

“…"The financial crisis that began in 2008 and its lingering aftermath have caused many intellectuals and politicians to question the virtues of capitalist systems. …”

“…"While pundits and politicians frequently seize upon the differences between hissing cousins Europe and America, Baldwin (Disease and Democracy) combs a dizzying array of statistics (on, for example, life expectancy, greenhouse gas emissions, homosexual experiences, voter turnout, blood donations, illiteracy, prison populations) to measure how deep and wide the chasm actually is. …”