Russia’s Military Modernisation: An Assessment

Russia’s Military Modernisation: An Assessment
Author: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000344517

This new IISS Strategic Dossier examines the recent development of Moscow’s armed forces and military capabilities. It analyses the aspirations underpinning Russia’s military reform programme and its successes as well as its failures. The book also provides insights into Russia’s operational use of its armed forces, including in the intervention in Syria, the goals and results of recent state armament programmes, and the trajectory of future developments. This full-colour volume includes more than 50 graphics, maps and charts and over 70 images, and contains chapters on: Russia's armed forces since the end of the Cold War Strategic forces Ground forces Naval forces Aerospace forces Russia’s approach to military decision-making and joint operations Economics and industry At a time when Russia’s relations with many of its neighbours are increasingly strained, and amid renewed concern about the risk of an armed clash, this dossier is essential reading for understanding the state,capabilities and future of Russia’s armed forces.

The Russian Military in Contemporary Perspective

The Russian Military in Contemporary Perspective
Author: Stephen J. Blank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1048
Release: 2019
Genre: Russia (Federation)
ISBN:

"The chapters included in this volume all come from an international conference on the Russian military that aimed to examine the Russian military establishment as much as possible, including its domestic developments, the ability of Russia's economy, and in particular, its science and technology sectors. Given the ongoing aggressiveness of the Russian military, this effort to present an all-encompassing look at it is not only essential reading but also quite unique in the existing literature" -- Publisher's web site.

Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics, Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies

Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics, Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2019-10-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9264805907

This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care. Crucially, it summarizes available evidence on different quality strategies and provides recommendations for their implementation. This book is intended to help policy-makers to understand concepts of quality and to support them to evaluate single strategies and combinations of strategies.

So Social

So Social
Author: Scott Kleinberg
Publisher: Agate Digital
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2015-04-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1572844957

So Social is a collection of Chicago Tribune articles written by social media experts Amy Guth and Scott Kleinberg. It explores the benefits and dangers of social media from both professional and personal standpoints. For anyone interested in growing their social media following, understanding web marketing, or keeping accounts secure, So Social is a must read. In So Social, Guth and Kleinberg give insider tips on how to use social media safely and easily for business and at home. Entrepreneurs and media mavens alike will appreciate their useful insights on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, and more. Each platform has a dedicated chapter, which is beneficial to both social novices and media experts. The Internet is awash with advice and lists of varying quality on improving social media habits. So Social has set itself apart by being a carefully curated collection from two tech gurus with experience across media platforms, from traditional "old-world" publishing to disruptive new media technologies. A quick yet highly informative read, So Social will be a crucial tool for any reader looking to improve their social media approach.

Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers

Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers
Author: Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2021-05-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

To gain a better understanding of intrahousehold bargaining processes, surveys increasingly collect data from co-heads individually. Answers provided by spouses on the same set of questions often differ substantially, alternately attributed to measurement error, poor framing within the cultural context that leads to systematic biases, or other common challenges associated with surveys. However, recent studies suggest that differences in responses from co-heads may also be caused by spouses strategically hiding information from each other. Using detailed data on a large sample of monogamous smallholder maize-farming households in eastern Uganda, we document response patterns from household co-heads related to decision-making, labor time, and sales of farm output. We ask each spouse questions about themselves, but also about their spouse, and compare responses. We also implement two interventions to test if such spousal disagreement in reporting can be reduced by increasing cooperation between spouses and reducing information asymmetries.

Executive Policing

Executive Policing
Author: Renata Dwan
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2002
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780199262670

In this book seven authors examine the legal and political implications, the training of international police in a multinational and multicultural context, the use of community policing, the crucial issue of cooperation between the military and the civilian police components, and what has been learned about planning for the handover to local authority.

Yvain

Yvain
Author: Chretien de Troyes
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1987-09-10
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0300187580

The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien’s major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.