This book examines issues of strategic access and resources, superpower and regional conflict, economic growth and internal stability, and... Læs mere
This book provides deeper understanding of the aging process, of the likely differences between the lives of past and future generations, and of the potential for optimizing these future lives from cross-cultural and cross-temporal perspectives.
Focusing on the process of agricultural policy-making within the Caribbean Community and Common Market, this book provides a context for... Læs mere
This book assesses the performance of the agricultural sector and other related areas of the economy of Bangladesh. It identifies positive factors contributing to sectoral growth and development and offers development strategy for achieving increased agricultural productivity.
This case study of Shenyang, the industrial capital of Liaoning Province, explores what it means to be old in the People's Republic of China, especially in terms of religious and ethical traditions, education, health, and current political, economic, and employment trends. .
This book discusses three themes: the dimensions of the economic and political linkages of trade and the... Læs mere
This book redirects attention to the groups—women and minorities—for whom equal opportunity and affirmative action programs were... Læs mere
This book presents a comparative empirical analysis of public efforts to improve rice production in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand. It explores theoretical questions in the field of comparative and development administration of rice production. .
This book presents the results of the "African Urban Management" project designed to study comparatively governmental responses to the gap between the realities of official plans and perspectives and the mushrooming world of the urban poor in African cities.
This comprehensive, critical examination of Africa's future raises questions and challenges concerning the development and unity of the African continent. It analyzes... Læs mere
Many U.S. citizens and policymakers look to Alaska as a resource storehouse for the remaining years of 1980s and beyond. This book examines the federal... Læs mere
This book examines the evolution of African armed forces, their impact on the societies in which they operate, and their current capabilities, with special attention to their effectiveness as military institutions.