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Environmental Cooperation In Europe: The Political Dimension
by Otmar HollThis book aims to take stock of the state of environmental degradation in Europe from theoretical and empirical point of views. It focuses on international organizations and institutions in Europe that deal with ecological problems and integrates case studies on regional environmental cooperation.
Barrio Ballots: Latino Politics In The 1990 Elections
by Rodolfo O. de la GarzaThis book examines political activities in the key Latino barrio of five of the nation's principal cities during the 1990 elections: El Barrio of New York; Magnolia of Houston; Chicago's Pilsen; Boyle Heights in Los Angeles; and Calle Ocho in Miami.
Arabs And Jews In Israel/two Volume Set
by Sammy SmoohaIn this treatment of the problem of Arab-Jewish coexistence in Israel, which furnishes data on the news of Israel's divided population, Dr. Smooha challenges the gloomy perspective that impediments to peaceful relations between Israel's Jewish majority and Arab minority will inevitably lead to ever more violent confrontation. He asserts instead tha
Human Impact On The Environment: Ancient Roots, Current Challenges
by Judith E. JacobsenThis book explores the way in which human culture and technology have altered the environment through time. The contributors, drawn from a wide variety of disciplines, including anthropology, biology, history, physics and atmospheric science, explore the relationship between humans and the environment as an ongoing process, not just as a recent art
Coffee: The Political Economy Of An Export Industry In Papua New Guinea
by Randal G. StewartUsing the latest available data, Dr. Stewart provides a critical, historical study of the exploitation of a major agricultural resource by a developing country. It traces the political economy of Papua New Guinea's coffee industry from its pre-independence origins.
From Leninism To Freedom: The Challenges Of Democratization
by Margaret Latus NugentThis book stimulates inquiry into questions about how to facilitate and consolidate transitions from Leninism to market-oriented democracies. It allows readers to appreciate the diversity of opinion that exists on such questions as the causes for what happened and the prospects for the future.
Managing Nuclear Accidents: A Model Emergency Response Plan For Power Plants And Communities
by Dominic GoldingIn 1986, the Three Mile Island Public Health Fund commissioned a national team of researchers to prepare an alternative emergency plan for the region around the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. This nontechnical book, addressed to emergency workers, the public and policymakers, presents the results of their research in the form of a bold plan that is applicable to any nuclear plant emergency. It builds on the principles that local knowledge is valuable, not unsophisticated, that communities are adaptive, not inflexible, and that information must be made available and accessible to the people who most need it.
Business And Politics In Peru: The State And The National Bourgeoisie
by Francisco DurandAn analysis of business/government relations in Peru which focuses on the complex and changing linkages between the social class that controls key material resources and the State. The author argues that, despite its traditional weakness, the national bourgeoisie has become a key political actor.
In Default: Peasants, The Debt Crisis, And The Agricultural Challenge In Mexico
by Marilyn GatesThis book examines the effects of austerity on Mexican peasants who had been enmeshed in a national agricultural crisis since the late 1960s. It traces the evolution of Mexican agrarian policy and its cumulative impact on the peasantry.
Economic Causes And Consequences Of Defense Expenditures In The Middle East And South Asia
by Robert E. LooneyThis book presents a detailed and rigorous quantitative economic assessment, analysis, and interpretation of the causes and consequences of regional defense expenditures in countries in the Middle East and South Asia. It examines the relationship between defense spending and budgetary allocations.
Culture, Conflict, And Communication In The Wildland-urban Interface
by Alan W EwertAn examination of culture, conflict and communication in a rural/urban setting.
From Rhetoric To Reality: Latino Politics In The 1988 Elections
by Rodolfo O. De La GarzaThis book examines the success of national Latino efforts to transcend "fiesta" politics, that is, barrio festivals near election time, and to become key constituencies capable of influencing the platforms and campaign strategies of both parties.
Doing The Needful: The Dilemma Of India's Population Policy
by G. NarayanaThis is a study of the social and cultural roots of the persistent failure of India's attempts to intervene in the realm of population control and related issues of social welfare. The book examines both public and private programmes and policies and concludes with a discussion of prospects for future developments in the population arena and concrete policy recommendations.
Korea 1991: The Road To Peace
by Michael J. MazarrThis book is the product of a continuing joint effort by the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses and the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies to find roads to a lasting settlement of the dangerous intra-Korean confrontation.
Nuclear Deterrence And Global Security In Transition
by David GoldfischerThis book contains papers presented at a conference held at the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation in 1991. The papers reflect the spectrum of thought in the expert community that is likely to frame the policy debate over the future of nuclear deterrence. .
Homeward Bound?: Allied Forces In The New Germany
by David G HaglundThe drastically altered European security context has forced Western defence planners and analysts to reassess core assumptions, including the future role of NATO. As the organization goes through what may be its most profound restructuring to date, one of the critical issues to be resolved is the stationing of Allied troops in Germany, the Allianc
Capitalist Goals, Socialist Past: The Rise Of The Private Sector In Command Economies
by Perry L Patterson Ben SlayAn examination of the rise of the private sector in command economies.
Inequality In Labor Market Areas
by Joachim SingelmannDuring the past two decades, many attempts have been made to refocus stratification research and the study of inequality. The contributors to this volume have a long-term concern with the importance of space and locality. Many of them belonged to a research project during the early 1980s that had as one of its main aims the analysis of labor force
Food Chains, Yields, Models, And Management Of Large Marine Ecosoystems
by Kenneth ShermanDraws on case studies from tropical, temperate, and Arctic waters around the world, comparing multispecies biomass yield models for various large marine ecosystems. Emphasis is given to adaptive management as a strategy for maximizing the sustainability and productivity of living marine resources.
Debt And Adjustment Policies In Brazil
by Jorge Chami Batista"This book is the result of long research, which started in early 1983 and aimed at examining Brazil's economic adjustment following the two oil shocks of 1973 and 1979. Most of the information and data used in this book was gathered in the period between 1983 and 1987. Therefore, the detailed analysis that this book contains on the economic policies and structural changes implemented in Brazil refers basically to the period between the first oil shock in 1973 and the collapse of the Cruzado Plan early in 1987."
China Diplomacy: The Washington-Taipei-Beijing Triangle
by John F. CopperThis book, examining the process that created the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), endeavors to assess the TRA in terms of its role in guiding or determining U.S. China policy, in preserving the sovereignty of Taiwan, in promoting democracy there, and in resolving the "Taiwan issue."
Debt Cycles In The World-economy: Foreign Loans, Financial Crises, And Debt Settlement, 1820-1990
by Christian SuterThis book describes and explains the long-term dynamics of Third World debt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the various specific historical patterns of foreign loans, financial crises, and debt settlements between 1820 and 1990.
Agriculture And Natural Resources: Planning For Educational Priorities For The Twenty-first Century
by Wava G. HaneyThis book identifies issues and trends in agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities in the context of topical strategic planning. It portrays both the process of planning and the substantive content driving a planning process. .
Migration, Remittances, And Small Business Development: Mexico And Caribbean Basin Countries
by Sergio Diaz-Briquets"The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) was a manifestation of widespread public concern over the volume of undocumented immigration into the United States. The principal innovation of this legislation-the provision to impose penalties on employers who knowingly hire undocumented immigrants-was a response to this concern. This effort at restriction was tempered in IRCA by other provisions permitting the legalization of two types of undocumented immigrantsthose who had resided in the United States since January 1, 1982; and what were called special agricultural workers (SAWs), persons who had worked in perishable crop agriculture for at least 90 days during specified periods from 1983 to 1986. Approximately 3.1 million persons sought legalization (what is popularly referred to as amnesty) under these two provisions. The breakdown was roughly 1.8 million under the regular program and 1.3 million as SAWs. Mexicans made up 75 percent of the combined legalization requests."
Integration And Security In Western Europe: Inside The European Pillar
by Mathias JoppThe contributors to this volume discuss how a West European security union would fit into the trans Atlantic and trans-European settings. Representatives from each of the West European NATO and EC member countries contribute their national views on the subject while representatives of major institutions (European Political Cooperation, the European Parliament, NATO and the West European Union) offer their international perspectives.