Carrie Liu Currier is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Asian Studies at Texas Christian University. Her research interests are focused on China's economic reform policies to understand how developing countries are adapting to the demands of globalization. Her publications include several articles in the American Journal of Chinese Studies Journal of Chinese Political Science Politics and Policy. Manochehr Dorraj is Professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University where he teaches courses on International Relations Globalization Politics of Developing Nations and the Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. He has published extensively on Third World and Middle East development issues and their foreign relations. Language: English