UNESCO Science Report, 2005
UNESCO Science Report, 2005

Author: Unesco

Publisher: UNESCO

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9789231039676

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This is the fourth in a series of UNESCO reports which periodically examine the emerging trends in scientific research and higher education around the world. Written by an independent team of experts, each chapter describes how research and development activities are organised in the following countries or regions: the United States, Latin America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, the Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM) countries, the European Union, South-East Europe, the Russian Federation, the Arab States, Africa, Japan, East and South-East Asia, South Asia. Key themes highlighted include: the development of 'knowledge societies'; the drive for innovation and the role of the private sector; the importance of international co-operation in broadening the number of countries involved in scientific research; and the strengthening position of Asia on the international scene, driven largely by China's dynamism.

Underwriting Democracy
Underwriting Democracy

Author: George Soros

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2004-04-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781586482275

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George Soros has done more for open societies than any other private citizen in the world. In Underwriting Democracy he describes his experiences helping to bring about democratic change in Eastern Europe—experiences that are especially relevant now that our country has begun to intervene (though in an entirely different way than Soros) to create functioning democracies. Throughout the 1980s George Soros worked to identify and fund the growing political movements that caused the downfall of Eastern Europe's Communist governments. He established foundations, first in his native Hungary, and then in eight other countries, and used them to finance everything from the installation of previously forbidden copying machines in public libraries to the creation of experimental schools, clubs, and workshops for the support of dissidents. This unprecedented, and brilliant, financial and logistical support helped to bring down the communist regimes in peaceful revolutions across the continent. These are thrilling stories about facing down—and getting past—the Communist party powers in order to change these nations from the inside out.

Structural Adjustment in Africa
Structural Adjustment in Africa

Author: Bonnie Campbell

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1989-11-24

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 134920398X

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Providing overviews of states and sectors, classes and companies in the new international division of labour, this series treats polity-economy dialectics at global, regional and national levels. This volume in the series looks at the complexities of structural adjustment in Africa.

Imagining Australia
Imagining Australia

Author: Macgregor Duncan

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1741143829

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Australia is ready for a new national vision, a roadmap for its future. Four exciting, new and talented young Australians articulate such a vision offering fresh ideas and bold thinking about the country's future political, economic and social policy.

Choosing the Right Thing to Do
Choosing the Right Thing to Do

Author: David A. Shapiro

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 1999-09-01

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1609943309

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We all want to do the right thing. But determining the right thing to do isn't always easy. Everytime we pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV, someone tells us how we ought to behave. Rarely, however, do we get much assistance in deciding what to do for ourselves. Meanwhile, technological developments and rapid social changes make the right decisions-especially about the BIG issues-life, death, sex, justice, and so on-harder and harder to identify. Choosing the Right Thing to Do responds to the growing need that people of all ages have for moral guidance-without moralizing. It contains a rich palette of principles and strategies, stories and examples, ideas and insights that offer real-world help for intelligently addressing the often quite troubling choices we face every day in our personal relationships, jobs, and lifestyles.

Australian Social Attitudes
Australian Social Attitudes

Author: David Denemark

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780868408613

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A fascinating insight into what Australians think about contemporary political and social issues using data collected from the inaugural Australian Survey of Social Attitudes on the expressed opinions of some 4300 Australian adults.

The Future of Industrial Relations
The Future of Industrial Relations

Author: John R. Niland

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1994-05-04

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13:

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This incisive comprehensive volume addresses global issues and trends in the industrial relations field by examining five key subject areas: the role of the state, trade unionism, human resource management, labor market policies and practices, and the role of industrial relations in political transformation. Apart from a survey overview, the comparison and contrast of so many disparate policies and systems offers a uniquely crystallized vision of this subject in a broad, international scope.

K-Zone Prank Patrol
K-Zone Prank Patrol

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9781741695465

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Play pranks and score laughs from your friends and family! Your day can sometimes be a total drag, but with some creative thinking and the help of the pranks in this book, you can make it a barrel of laughs! Get your friends in on the act! Pranks are ranked so kids can determine the likely level of punishment, from the most benign ('Clean Your Bedroom') to the most dare-devilish ('Xtreme Grounding Guaranteed')! So, PRANK AT YOUR OWN RISK!