World at Risk

<p><span>This acclaimed sourcebook </span><span>provides in-depth analysis of current global hot topics. Arranged topically the 32 essays address a wide range of key issues including demographics economics education health politics and security. New entries discuss drug trafficking human trafficking international finance immigration and transnational governance.</span><span> </span></p><p><span>The chapter structure allows readers to compare the different topics by presenting the following information:</span><span> </span></p><ul> <li><strong><span>Introduction</span></strong><span> — Introduces and describes the importance to the issue to the world community.</span></li> <li><strong><span>Historical Development</span></strong><span> — Situates the issue historically within the international community.</span></li> <li><strong><span>Current Status</span></strong><span> — Reviews the latest studies and scholarly research on the issue and presents a brief synopsis of the policies and programs that have been developed in response to the issue. </span><strong><span> </span></strong></li> <li><strong><span>Regional Summaries and Statistics</span></strong><span> —Assesses the impact the issue has had on various regions around the world.</span></li> <li><strong><span>Global Map</span></strong><span> — Supplements the regional summaries by providing a snapshot of the issue’s impact across countries.</span></li> <li><strong><span>Data </span></strong><span>— Provides a tabular overview of the topic under discussion.</span></li> <li><strong><span>Case Study</span></strong><span> — Brings the issue into focus in one or two local close-ups that show how it has affected a specific community country or region.</span></li> <li><strong><span>Biographical Sketches</span></strong><span> — Presents biographies of historical and contemporary individuals who have helped shape the thinking and action concerning the issue.</span></li> <li><strong><span>Directory</span></strong><span> — Details the relevant government agencies lobbying groups and organizations. </span><strong><span> </span></strong></li> <li><strong><span>Further Research</span></strong><span> — Directs readers to books reports magazines newspaper articles and Web sites where they can learn more about the subject.</span></li> <li><strong><span>Documents</span></strong><span> — Excerpts important documents crucial to understanding the issue and the international response.</span><span> </span></li></ul><p><em><span>World At Risk</span></em><span> is an outstanding resource for patrons of academic public and high school libraries and anyone interested in global trends and issues.</span></p>