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Contributors examine the persistence of administrative patterns in the face of pressures for globablization by developing a concept of administrative traditions and describing the traditions that exist around the world. They assess the impact of traditions on administrative reforms and the capacities of government to change public administration.

Western societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the modern state continues to play a central role in governance. This book presents a detailed analysis of the challenges confronting the contemporary state and the processes through which the state addresses those challenges. The notion of "governing without government" is critiqued; instead, Pierre and Peters argue that what is happening a more a matter of state transformation than state decline.

This book examines how national public discourses in Western Europe have transnationalized over the past two decades and what this means for the legitimacy of the European Union.The emergence of a European public sphere is a hot topic in academic as well as political debates across Europe. This book provides the only longitudinal study of the transnationalization and Europeanization of public spheres to date (covering the period 1982-2005). It moves the research frontier forward in a number of ways: by thoroughly inspecting the normative expectations directed at the news media (which are often left implicit in other studies), by employing comprehensive multidimensional measures of the transnationalization of public discourses, by combining quantitative and qualitative methods of media content analysis, and by explaining patterns and trends of Europeanization rather than only describing them.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Advocates for economic development often call for greater transparency. But what does transparency really mean? What are its consequences? This breakthrough book demonstrates how information impacts major political phenomena, including mass protest, the survival of dictatorships, democratic stability, as well as economic performance. The book introduces a new measure of a specific facet of transparency: the dissemination of economic data. Analysis shows that democracies make economic data more available than do similarly developed autocracies. Transparency attracts investment and makes democracies more resilient to breakdown. But transparency has a dubious consequence under autocracy: political instability. Mass-unrest becomes more likely, and transparency can facilitate democratic transition - but most often a new despotic regime displaces the old. Autocratic leaders may also turn these threats to their advantage, using the risk of mass-unrest that transparency portends to unify the ruling elite. Policy-makers must recognize the trade-offs transparency entails.

This book takes a fresh look at a widely debated question in international relations and political communication research: How can public discourses contribute to democratic governance beyond the nation state? The book combines quantitative and qualitative analyses of media content and evaluates them from a democratic theory perspective.

Western societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the modern state continues to play a central role in governance. This book presents a detailed analysis of the challenges confronting the contemporary state and the processes through which the state addresses those challenges. The notion of 'governing without government' is critiqued; instead, Pierre and Peters argue that what is happening a more a matter of state transformation than state decline.

Das Management enger Gesch ftsbeziehungen zwischen Unternehmen oder Unternehmen und Konsumenten wird oft als Erfolgsfaktor propagiert. Als eigenst ndiges Forschungsgebiet hierzu hat sich das Relationship Marketing in den letzten Jahren fest etabliert. In dem vorliegenden Buch wird ein Fazit der bisherigen Diskussion gezogen und werden denkbare Weiterentwicklungen aufgezeigt. Das Buch analysiert Ursachen und Erfolgswirkungen des Relationship Marketing und ordnet diese Managementfunktion in den Kontext anderer betriebswirtschaftlicher Disziplinen und Funktionen ein. Dar ber hinaus werden exemplarisch branchenspezifische Besonderheiten herausgestellt.

Scientific studies of monkeys, apes, and other nonhuman primates began just over 50 years ago. Since then tens of thousands of hours of observation have been made on these animals in the wild and in captivity. The chief rationale for scientific primatology has always been the belief that important insights into human behaviour and society could be gained through studies of our evolutionary kin.

This book reviews what we have learned. Distinguished researchers outline primatological insights in six areas: sex, parenting, behavioural development, aggression/dominance, culture and kinship. The chapters show how primates have been used as simplified models of human behaviour and how they have contributed to scenarios of human evolution. Lay readers, students, and specialists alike will find this a readable and useful compendium of the findings of scientific primatology. Covering topics from orgasm to ontogeny, parental investment to penis size, and kinship to culture, this book summarizes what studying monkeys and apes has taught us about ourselves.

Advocates for economic development often call for greater transparency. But what does transparency really mean? What are its consequences? This breakthrough book demonstrates how information impacts major political phenomena, including mass protest, the survival of dictatorships, democratic stability, as well as economic performance. The book introduces a new measure of a specific facet of transparency: the dissemination of economic data. Analysis shows that democracies make economic data more available than do similarly developed autocracies. Transparency attracts investment and makes democracies more resilient to breakdown. But transparency has a dubious consequence under autocracy: political instability. Mass-unrest becomes more likely, and transparency can facilitate democratic transition - but most often a new despotic regime displaces the old. Autocratic leaders may also turn these threats to their advantage, using the risk of mass-unrest that transparency portends to unify the ruling elite. Policy-makers must recognize the trade-offs transparency entails.

Das Management enger Geschaftsbeziehungen zwischen Unternehmen oder Unternehmen und Konsumenten wird oft als Erfolgsfaktor propagiert. Als eigenstandiges Forschungsgebiet hierzu hat sich das Relationship Marketing in den letzten Jahren fest etabliert. In dem vorliegenden Buch wird ein Fazit der bisherigen Diskussion gezogen und werden denkbare Weiterentwicklungen aufgezeigt. Das Buch analysiert Ursachen und Erfolgswirkungen des Relationship Marketing und ordnet diese Managementfunktion in den Kontext anderer betriebswirtschaftlicher Disziplinen und Funktionen ein. Daruber hinaus werden exemplarisch branchenspezifische Besonderheiten herausgestellt."

Die Kundenorientierung ist ein bedeutender strategischer Erfolgsfaktor. Im Hinblick auf die Entwicklung zuverlassiger und praktikabler Messinstrumente der Kundenorientierung, einem wichtigen Forschungsgebiet des Marketing, zeigen bisherige empirische Ergebnisse allerdings ein verwirrendes Bild.
Bernhard Peter Utzig verdeutlicht inhaltliche, methodische und wissenschaftstheoretische Ursachen fur diesen Stand der Dinge. Der Autor entwickelt deduktiv eine Definition und Operationalisierung der Kundenorientierung und weist anhand der Messung von 190 strategischen Geschaftseinheiten Validitat und Reliabilitat seines Instruments nach.
Verzeichnis: B. Peter Utzig verdeutlicht Ursachen fur diesen Stand der Dinge. Der Autor entwickelt eine Definition und Operationalisierung der Kundenorientierung und weist anhand der Messung von 190 strategischen Geschaftseinheiten Validitat und Reliabilitat seines Instruments nach.
Verzeichnis 2: B. Peter Utzig verdeutlicht Ursachen fur die unzureichende Entwicklung zuverlassiger und praktikabler Messinstrumente der Kundenorientierung. Der Autor entwickelt eine Definition und Operationalisierung der Kundenorientierung und weist anhand der Messung von 190 strategischen Geschaftseinheiten Validitat und Reliabilitat seines Instruments nach."

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Looking For The King: A Sunday School Drama Camilla W. Peters ("Mrs. B. Peters.") W.C. Bryant & co., 1894 Religion; Biblical Studies; Jesus, the Gospels & Acts; Religion / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts; Religion / Christian Theology / Christology

A guide to accompany the 1: 25 000 Glen Coe geology map

Der Suizid ist ein Ereignis im Verborgenen, mit dem sich fast nur die davon Betroffenen beschaftigen. Es liegt der Schatten eines Tabus darauf. Und doch ist er ein Phanomen, das sehr viele Menschen betrifft: Jede Selbsttotung stellt unser Denken und Handeln in Frage und hinterlasst eine tiefe Verunsicherung und Ratlosigkeit. Was sind die Grunde, die Menschen zu diesem Schritt bewegen? Sind diese Ursachen und Motive nicht so individuell wie es die Menschen sind? Wie konnte eine wirkungsvolle Suizidverhutung aussehen?. Im vorliegenden Band aussern sich Fachleute, die auf verstandliche Art und Weise uber das Tabuthema Suizid sprechen. Die Beitrage kommen aus den Gebieten der Medizin, der Psychologie, der Ethik, der Philosophie und der Theologie, sie behandeln aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven unter anderem Themen wie das Entstehen von Suizidalitat, die Suizidverhutung und die Verantwortung der Gesellschaft. Pascal Mosli, Theologe und Supervisor, Kursorganisator und freischaffender Berater (Beratung und Projekte, Bern), Projektleier des Symposions Suizid a? (Mai 2002 in Bern). Hans-Balz Peter, Dr. theol., Leiter des Instituts fur Sozialethik des Schweizerischen Evangelischen Kirchenbundes in Bern und Professor fur Ethik an der Theologischen Fakultat der Universitat Bern.