Winners and Losers

Matt Qvortrup is Professor of Applied Political Science and International Relations at Coventry University. An expert on comparative constitutional engineering, Professor Qvortrup was awarded the PSA Prize for his research on «Terrorism and Political Science», he served as a Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. He is also the recipient to the Oxford University Press Law Prize.. He has previously worked as member of President Obama’s Special Envoy Team in Africa (2009-2010). Before his career as an academic Dr Qvortrup served as Head of the Gun Crime Section in the British Home Office (2002-2004) and before that as a Special Advisor to the Home Secretary (Minister for the Interior). Professor Qvortrup earned his doctorate in Politics at Brasenose College, University of Oxford in 2000. Also a qualified lawyer, he holds a Diploma from the College of Law, London. A frequent commentator for the BBC, Professor Qvortrup writes regularly for Bloomberg.

«Real facts are essential for good policy-making. This book provides a valuable tool for all who seek objective evidence on key indicators» (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2011, and President of Liberia 2006-2018)«This book presents an enormously valuable tool for holding politicians to account. It will be a go-to place for anyone interested in evidence-based policymaking and politics based on empirical facts»(Arend Lijphart, University of California, San Diego, Former President of the American Political Science Association)«In an age of «fake news», and «alternative facts», solid evidence and objective assessments of policies is more needed than ever. Professor Qvortrup’s book provides an excellent point of departure for anyone who needs unbiased assessments of policy all over the world»(Ad Melkert, Executive director of the World Bank, 2002-2006)

• Contents: Which Countries Are Successful? – The Economics of a Better Place – The Sociology of a Better Place – The Politics and a Better Place – Famous Last Words – The Better Place Index 2018.