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Asian Cooperation: Problems and Challenges in the New Century
ISBN: 9789719229681 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume discusses the challenges to Asian cooperation from the points of view of political, economic, and sociological disciplines. It approaches the issue of cooperation from different levels: national, bilateral, and regional. The chapters in this volume were selected from among the papers presented during the February 2004 Ateneo Center for Asian Studies conference entitled Asian Cooperation: Problems and Challenges in the New Century. Asia in the twenty-first century faces the challenge of better economic integration. Asian countries have to deal with old and new forms of... This volume discusses the challenges to Asian cooperation from the points of view of political, economic, and sociological disciplines. It approach... |
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China After the Fifteenth Party Congress: New Initiatives
ISBN: 9789810233648 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prepared by the East Asian Institute, NUS, which promotes research on East Asian developments particularly the political, economic and social development of contemporary China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), this series of research reports is intended for policy makers and readers who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in China.
Prepared by the East Asian Institute, NUS, which promotes research on East Asian developments particularly the political, economic and social developm...
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S Rajaratnam on Singapore: From Ideas to Reality
ISBN: 9789812704542 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, a compilation of key speeches and articles by the late Mr S Rajaratnam, is a tribute to one of the founding fathers of Singapore. As the country's first foreign minister, he was pivotal in conceptualizing and implementing its foreign policy. Present at the birth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), he was also instrumental in ensuring a constructive role for Singapore in regional cooperation. A staunch supporter of a multicultural Singapore, Mr Rajaratnam envisioned the country as a cosmopolitan "global city." The volume is divided into four thematic sections:...
This book, a compilation of key speeches and articles by the late Mr S Rajaratnam, is a tribute to one of the founding fathers of Singapore. As the co...
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S Rajaratnam on Singapore: From Ideas to Reality
ISBN: 9789812704573 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, a compilation of key speeches and articles by the late Mr S Rajaratnam, is a tribute to one of the founding fathers of Singapore. As the country's first foreign minister, he was pivotal in conceptualizing and implementing its foreign policy. Present at the birth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), he was also instrumental in ensuring a constructive role for Singapore in regional cooperation. A staunch supporter of a multicultural Singapore, Mr Rajaratnam envisioned the country as a cosmopolitan "global city." The volume is divided into four thematic sections:...
This book, a compilation of key speeches and articles by the late Mr S Rajaratnam, is a tribute to one of the founding fathers of Singapore. As the co...
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Singapore Perspectives 2007: A New Singapore
ISBN: 9789812705716 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Singapore Perspectives series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development. It is a quick and essential reference for understanding the broad policy discussions that animate thought leaders, policy-makers and the public in the country during the immediate period or that are likely to do so in the short and medium term. This edition focuses on how Singapore will cope with the social impact of, first, the development of a dual economy and, second, the adoption of new...
The Singapore Perspectives series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of so...
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Interpreting China's Development
ISBN: 9789812708021 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Highlights key issues as they developed in the People's Republic of China. This book contains articles that offer an understanding of the major events. It is organized into four thematic sections - challenges of governance, growth and structural changes, coping with rising social problems, and relations with major powers and neighbors.
Highlights key issues as they developed in the People's Republic of China. This book contains articles that offer an understanding of the major events...
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Interpreting China's Development
ISBN: 9789812708069 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Highlights key issues as they developed in the People's Republic of China. This book contains articles that offer an understanding of the major events. It is organized into four thematic sections - challenges of governance, growth and structural changes, coping with rising social problems, and relations with major powers and neighbors.
Highlights key issues as they developed in the People's Republic of China. This book contains articles that offer an understanding of the major events...
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The Evolution of Parliament in Ghana
ISBN: 9789988550769 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study provides an overview of the development of Ghana's parliament from 1844 when it was under British colonial jurisdiction, through transition to sovereign rule in the 1950s. It further covers the period post the 2000 elections, the third successive multiparty elections, and consolidation of multi-party democratic governance. Some of the topics covered include: the various post-independence constitutions, the committee system, the introduction of women to parliament, and parliament and the media. An essay analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the parliamentary system and snapshot...
This study provides an overview of the development of Ghana's parliament from 1844 when it was under British colonial jurisdiction, through transition...
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Post-Communist Democratization: Political Discourses Across Thirteen Countries
ISBN: 9780521001380 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The study of the democratic transitions of former Communist states has been fertile ground for students of politics. This book provides a novel "ground up" perspective by examining the ways in which ordinary people have viewed and responded to democracy. Examining a number of countries at different stages of transition, they argue that democracy has been understood differently in different places and with varying levels of approval. The authors define their research within the context of each country's history and relate their analysis to future prospects for reform.
The study of the democratic transitions of former Communist states has been fertile ground for students of politics. This book provides a novel "groun...
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International Perspectives on Contemporary Democracy
ISBN: 9780252075445 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Democracy enjoys unparalleled prestige at the beginning of the twenty-first century as a form of government. Some of the world's prosperous nations are democracies, and an array of nations in Europe, Africa, and South America have adopted the system. This volume engages the key questions about how far and how fast democracy can spread.
Democracy enjoys unparalleled prestige at the beginning of the twenty-first century as a form of government. Some of the world's prosperous nations ar...
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Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia
ISBN: 9780195340730 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a superpower had come and gone. That it should recover and reassert itself after less than a decade is nothing short of an economic and political miracle.
Based on extensive research, including several interviews with Vladimir Putin, this revealing book chronicles Russia's dramatic reemergence on the world stage, illuminating the key reason for its rebirth: the use of its ever-expanding energy wealth to reassert its traditional great power ambitions. In his deft, informative narrative, Marshall... In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a superpower had come and gone. That it should recover and ...
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The National Being: Some Thoughts on an Irish Polity
ISBN: 9781597313049 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. George William Russell, better known as AE (1867-1935), mystic, poet, painter, journalist, editor, and practical rural economist, was a pivotal figure in the Irish literary revival and in the emergence of modern Ireland. From the beginning of the twentieth century he formed life-long friendships with W. B. Yeats, George Moore, Lord Dunsany, James Stephens, Stephen Mackenna (translator of the Enneads of Plotinus), James Joyce, and other writers, thinkers, and artists, and was closely associated with the Irish National Theatre Society (later the Abbey Theatre). Russell's influence was as...
George William Russell, better known as AE (1867-1935), mystic, poet, painter, journalist, editor, and practical rural economist, was a pivotal figure...
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Soviet-British Relations Since the 1970s
ISBN: 9780521054973 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection brings together empirical and analytical studies of the nature and evolution of Soviet-British relations during the 1980s and looks forward to the 1990s. The relationship is firmly placed within the wider context of Soviet policy toward the West and NATO. The contributors examine mutual perceptions and policy perspectives; Soviet interests and objectives in dealing with Britain; and the role of economic, political, diplomatic, nongovernmental and security factors in determining policy outcomes. A concluding section evaluates the long-term significance of current and potential...
This collection brings together empirical and analytical studies of the nature and evolution of Soviet-British relations during the 1980s and looks fo...
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Behind Closed Doors: Politics, Scandals and the Lobbying Industry
ISBN: 9780868408798 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Warhurst, an observer of the lobbying industry in Australia for thirty years, describes its growing size and importance. He looks at the many ways in which lobbyists attempt to influence politicians and other decision makers, and assesses their positive and negative roles in the political system.
John Warhurst, an observer of the lobbying industry in Australia for thirty years, describes its growing size and importance. He looks at the many way...
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Innovation, Science, Environment 08/09: Canadian Policies and Performance, 2008-2009
ISBN: 9780773533943 / Angielski / Twarda / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carleton University's School of Public Policy and Administration is a leading centre for the production of timely and insightful annual assessments of Canadian public policy. This volume provides an innovative approach to assessing key developments in one of the most challenging areas of public policy in the early 21st Century. Rapidly developing changes in technology, scientific knowledge, and domestic and international environmental issues, force analysts to constantly update their assessments of how public policy is coping. Are governments leading, following, or falling behind other...
Carleton University's School of Public Policy and Administration is a leading centre for the production of timely and insightful annual assessments of...
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Innovation, Science, Environment 08/09 : Canadian Policies and Performance, 2008-2009
ISBN: 9780773533950 / Angielski / Miękka / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carleton University's School of Public Policy and Administration is a leading centre for the production of timely and insightful annual assessments of Canadian public policy. This volume provides an approach to assessing key developments in one of the challenging areas of public policy in the early 21st Century.
Carleton University's School of Public Policy and Administration is a leading centre for the production of timely and insightful annual assessments of...
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Raiders and Rebels: The Golden Age of Piracy
ISBN: 9780061572845 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I he most authoritative history of piracy, Frank Sherry's rich and colorful account reveals the rise and fall of the real "raiders and rebels" who terrorized the seas. From 1692 to 1725 pirates sailed the oceans of the world, plundering ships laden with the riches of India, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Often portrayed as larger-than-life characters, these outlaw figures and their bloodthirsty exploits have long been immortalized in fiction and film. But beneath the legends is the true story of these brigands--often common men and women escaping the social and economic... I he most authoritative history of piracy, Frank Sherry's rich and colorful account reveals the rise and fall of the real "raiders and rebels" who ... |
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Reassembling Social Security: A Survey of Pensions and Health Care Reforms in Latin America Published in Association with the Pan-American Health Or
ISBN: 9780199233779 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The reform of social security pensions and healthcare is a key issue for the modern world, and in many ways Latin America has acted as a social laboratory for the reform of these systems. From the reforms that took place in Chile in 1981, most pension and health care systems in the region have seen reform, and been fully or partially privatized. Many other countries considering reform of their own systems have been influenced by the policies implemented in Latin America.
Yet despite the importance and influence of these reforms, until now there has not been an integrated and... The reform of social security pensions and healthcare is a key issue for the modern world, and in many ways Latin America has acted as a social labora...
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Soviet Foreign Policy in Transition
ISBN: 9780521063418 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents a wide range of papers on Soviet foreign policy relations by leading scholars both in the West and in developing countries. They cover Soviet relations with Eastern Europe and Scandinavia as well as the question of Soviet neutrality and the new political thinking. A substantial part of the study analyzes the effects of recent changes in Soviet foreign policy on developing countries. This makes the volume most unusual and, as such, it will be widely read by students and specialists of Soviet studies and international relations.
This volume presents a wide range of papers on Soviet foreign policy relations by leading scholars both in the West and in developing countries. They ...
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Australia as an Asia-Pacific Regional Power: Friendships in Flux?
ISBN: 9780415404211 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Considers the changing nature of Australia's identity and role in the Asia-Pacific, and the forces behind these developments, with attention towards security alignments and alliance relationships. This book outlines Australia's traditional role as a regional middle power and the patterns of its reliance on security alignments and alliances.
Considers the changing nature of Australia's identity and role in the Asia-Pacific, and the forces behind these developments, with attention towards s...
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