The Virtual Book Tour is currently supended for the summer, but will return in September 2008. Below is a list of the books featured during the 2007-2008 academic year. Click on the book title to view the tour.
September 17
Going Local: Decentralization, Democratization, and the Promise of Good Governance by Merilee Grindle.
October 1
Architectures for Agreement: Addressing Global Climate Change in the Post-Kyoto World edited by Robert Stavins and Joseph Aldy.
October 15 Women and Leadership: the State of Play and Strategies for Change edited by Barbara Kellerman and Deborah L. Rhode.
October 29
Governance and Information Technology: From Electronic Government to Information Government edited by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and David Lazer.
November 12 Intricate Ethics: Rights, Responsibilities, and Permissible Harm by Frances Kamm.
November 22 Worst of the Worst: Dealing with Repressive and Rogue Nations by Robert Rotberg.
December 10
Our Communities, Our Homes: Pathways to Housing and Homeownership in America's Cities and States by Nicolas Retsinas, Henry Cisneros, Jack Kemp, and Kent Colton.
December 17
Revisiting Rental Housing: Policies, Programs, and Priorities edited by Nicolas Retsinas and Eric Belsky.
February 4
Economic Growth and Integration in Central America edited by Alfred Schipke and Dominique Desruelle.
February 25
Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World by Samantha Power.
March 10
The Powers to Lead by Joseph S. Nye. March 24
Innovations in Government: Research, Recognition, and Replication edited by Sanford Borins with contributions by Robert Behn, John Donahue, Archon Fung, Steven Kelman, Gowher Rizvi, and others.
April 7
The Three Trillion Dollar War: the True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz.
