A Clash of Transitions

A Clash of Transitions
Author: Olga Strietska-Ilina
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780820474762

In March 2000, at the European Council meeting in Lisbon, the European Union heads of states set an ambitious goal «to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world.» Such a goal requires major reforms of the societies and economies of the EU member states. This book explores the effects of these reforms on the eight Central and Eastern European countries that entered the EU in May 2004. Since 1989, these countries have been going through a major transformation to the market economy and democratic society. A Clash of Transitions attempts to answer how the societies and people can cope with multiple transitions. This volume is useful for courses on education, Central and Eastern Europe and European studies.

Britain in Transition

Britain in Transition
Author: Alfred F. Havighurst
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 714
Release: 1985-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780226319711

This new edition extends and brings up to date the story of political, economic, and social change among the British. An entirely new chapter covers the Thatcher years, discussing such events as the Falkland Island crisis and the General Election of 1983. Other sections have been revised to reflect information only recently available. Throughout, Havighurst has incorporated material from official documents, monographs, biographies, articles, and the press. His fascinating narrative fully captures the ongoing importance of change itself in shaping the character of Britain.

Working With Families in Medical Settings

Working With Families in Medical Settings
Author: Alison M. Heru
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1136641572

Working With Families in Medical Settings provides mental-health professionals with the tools they need to figure out what patients and families want and how, within the constraints imposed by 21st-century healthcare setting, to best give them the care they need. Psychiatrists and other clinicians who work in medical settings know that working with a patient with a chronic illness usually entails work with that patient’s family as well as with other medical professionals. Some families need education; others have specific difficulties or dysfunctions that require skilled assessment and intervention. It is up to the clinician to find productive ways to work with common themes in family life: expressed emotion, levels of resilience, life-cycle issues, and adaptation to illness, among others. Enter Working With Families in Medical Settings, which shines a spotlight on the major issues professional caregivers face and shows them how to structure an effective intervention in all kinds of settings. Psychiatrists, particularly those in psychosomatic medicine, and other clinicians who work with the medically ill will find Working With Families in Medical Settings to be an essential resource and guide to productive relationships with patients and their families.

Transition from Communism in China

Transition from Communism in China
Author: Edwin A. Winckler
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781555878085

Looks at China's transition in comparison to other transitions from communism, going beyond comparisons of whole countries to comparisons of institutional sectors, and compares differing theoretical approaches to regime type and regime change. Subjects include Leninist adaptability in China and Taiwan, military dimensions of regime transition, economic crisis and market transition in the 1990s, principal-agent analysis of fiscal decentralization, state birth planning, and reconstituting the arts and sciences. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Iraq's Transition

Iraq's Transition
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Democratic Transition of Post-Communist Europe

The Democratic Transition of Post-Communist Europe
Author: M. Petrovic
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2015-12-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137315350

Tracing both economic and political developments through the prism of history as well as more recent developments, this book casts new light on the role of communist history in setting the different regional successes in post-communist transition.

The Global Economy in Transition

The Global Economy in Transition
Author: J. ?rstr?m M?ller
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9814494879

This book is a collection of essays written by Ambassador, Professor Joergen Oerstroem Moeller from the middle of 2009 to end of 2012, commenting on global economic and political events, which reflect Moeller''s judgment and evaluation on these issues.Readers get an overview to the collection of essays and the worldview they represent in an introductory chapter weaving together strands of economics, politics, and societal issues. Moeller goes a step further by sketching up a picture of how a future economic model and political system may look OCo forged by debt, scarcities, economic integration, and the rise of Asia.Part I deals with global systems and possible long trends shaping the future over the coming decades, as the current political system and economic model, having run their course, come to an end.Part II discusses how the era of scarcities will change economic behaviour in terms of economic models.Part III looks into the global debt problem, which confines the world to low growth over one or two decades as the world tries to get rid of the debt burden.Part IV forms an analysis of what has happened in the Euro-zone and how the global debt crisis has compelled the Europeans to take the next steps in integration and address the shortcomings and flaws in the original treaty from 1992.Part V turns to Asia and its future in the global economy. It concentrates on Asian integration and how the Asian countries will fare in the future under much changed circumstances compared to how things looked when the Asian adventure started some 30OCo40 years ago.At the end, readers will find a short post-scriptum with some of Moeller''s afterthoughts on the important issues discussed throughout the book."

Accelerating Technology Transition

Accelerating Technology Transition
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2004-10-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 030916561X

Accelerating the transition of new technologies into systems and products will be crucial to the Department of Defenses development of a lighter, more flexible fighting force. Current long transition times-ten years or more is now typical-are attributed to the complexity of the process. To help meet these challenges, the Department of Defense asked the National Research Council to examine lessons learned from rapid technology applications by integrated design and manufacturing groups. This report presents the results of that study, which was based on a workshop held to explore these successful cases. Three key areas emerged: creating a culture for innovation and rapid technology transition; methodologies and approaches; and enabling tools and databases.

Counseling Adults in Transition

Counseling Adults in Transition
Author: Mary L Anderson, PhD, LPC, NCC
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2011-08-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0826106366

The only textbook explicitly designed to address counseling with adults who are coping with individual, relationship, and work transitions, this volume integrates the basic tenets of adult development with therapeutic practice. It is based on Schlossberg's theory of transitions, a new process and content model that offers effective techniques for helping adults to understand and successfully navigate normal life transitions. This revised edition addresses contemporary societal ills that exacerbate adult life transitions, such as a tumultuous economy, increased unemployment, bankruptcies, and foreclosures, and focuses on our increasing racial and cultural diversity. The volume also expands its consideration of spiritual and social justice issues and provides a more integrated and holistic approach to adult transitional counseling. Key Features of the New Edition: Based on Schlossberg's technique, a new model for counseling adults in transition Offers practical new strategies and exercises for use in transitional counseling Addresses unemployment and coping in an uncertain social/economic context Focuses on loss and resilience, diversity, culture, social justice, and spirituality Contains new sections on transitioning to adulthood, living arrangements including diverse family structures, mobility, siblings, in-laws, and retirement Introduces new concepts such as collectivist coping, hardiness, mindfulness, and transcendence

A Proactive Approach to Leadership Transition in Ministry

A Proactive Approach to Leadership Transition in Ministry
Author: Dr. Fred Hill
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2022-02-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1662469950

A Proactive Approach to Leadership Transition in Ministry was inspired through the need of today’s ministries to be proactive in preparation and development of future leaders to carry the ministry forward. Equipping and mentoring the next generation of leaders effectively is an absolute necessity for continued church success. Leaders should endeavor to actively discern gifts and talents early in potential leaders. It is the leader’s responsibility to develop and prepare others for leadership transitions. This book serves as a warning and a guide for modern-day church to avoid a leadership vacuum that has become so prevalent in today’s churches by implementing a proactive approach to leadership transition. This book will encourage church leaders to develop the foundation needed to begin the implementation of a proactive approach to the leadership transition.