This book contains about: - Opportunities for and limitations to technological leapfrogging - Perspectives for the international technology system: The challenge ahead for newly industrializing countries etc.
The book also shows how to deal with the common stumbling blocks children face in school. For example, it discusses how to mini- mize the fears generated by tests and grades- fears that can undermine a child's confidence and ability to perform well in high-pressure situations. It explores how children can deal with their lack of success in different areas and learn to set realistic, achievable …
International bestselling author Tina Seelig shares fascinating examples, from the classroom to the boardroom, of individuals defying expectations, challenging assumptions, and achieving amazing success. Seelig throws out the old rules and provides a new model for reaching our highest potential. We discover how to have a healthy disregard for the impossible, how to recover from failure, and how…
This book examines the characteristics commonly believed to be instrumental to a successful fund-raising program, such as trustee participation, constituent relations, and program management. It presents detailed studies of 10 diverse institutions' successful fund-raising programs (from public two-year colleges to private research universities) to provide innovative ideas and practical guidance…
Despite numerous small success stories, the big picture of America's toxics programs is one of overall failure. Superfund has failed to clean up America's worst dump sites; policies to regulate generation of new hazardous waste have foundered; standards have been set for only eight of several hundred air toxics; transportation spills and industrial toxics accidents continue unabated. In part, t…
Roger Magnuson, a nationally renowned corporate lawyer who has successfully defended numerous corporations and individuals involved in white-collar crime prosecutions, explains: - What areas are currently "hot" for prosecution - How to identify present or potential problems before the government steps in to investigate - What to do if a search warrant or sub- poena arrives
The contens of this book: 1. opening Addres - Lee Kuan Yew 2. U.S Policy in the Asia-Pacific region: meeting the challeges of the post cold-war era - George Bush 3, Discussion 4. CLosing Remarks - K.S Sandhu
The postwar alliance that evolved among Australia, New Zealand and the United States is rarely recognized as having had three distinct although closely related parts: legal basis (the ANZUS treaty); the diplomatic alliance, which is most commonly studied; and the defence relationship. This study provides a description and functional analysis of the long-ignored, but important security relations…
In that monograph, the focus was on China's advance in Africa, while Africa's development was a sub-theme. This monograph reverses this emphasis, with the primary focus being Africa, specifically its oil and natural gas exploration and production, while China is a sub-theme, specifically the investment of its national oil companies (NOCs) in Africa and the implications of African energy develop…
This book tells the story of America's growing dependence on its military to manage world affairs, illustrating the clash of cultures experienced by generals, soldiers, and the Green Berets in eighteen different countries.