How governments work

This book covers every government, every system, every country and is the essential guide to the way the world is run in the 21st century. It takes you inside the halls of power and shows how the world's nations are governed: leaders, oppositions, alliances, chambers, the courts, trade agreements. It also gives key information on worldwide networks of power, international law, world organizations and the big issues facing us today: security, economic globalisation and much, much more.