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This comprehensive and innovative book demonstrates the dynamics of
welfare policies in different socioeconomic settings by providing
comparative analyses of the Baltic and Nordic welfare state
systems. The book contributes to finding and reflecting upon
innovative solutions to common challenges in European welfare
states. Challenging conventional welfare state research, the
authors compare the Nordic countries with the welfare states of the
market-oriented democracies of the Baltic area, discussing welfare
state theories, family policy regimes and welfare state models. Top
international contributors provide a better understanding of the
complex inequalities that families and individuals are facing in
the 21st century, and cover important topics such as poverty,
social insurance and family policy in the Nordic and Baltic areas.
Challenges to the Welfare State will be of great interest to social
policy scholars and policy makers, particularly those with an
interest in the Baltic and Nordic countries. It will also be a
welcome addition to the literature for students interested in
family policy and pension protection reforms, and those with a
general interest in the contemporary welfare state studies in
Europe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Published in 1987: This posthumous publication (1902) on the
important Miscellanies of Clement, includes the complete Greek text
of Book Seven with English translation and detailed notes. This is
preceded by an extensive introduction based on the editor's
lectures, discussing Christianity and philosophy in Clement's
foundational work, which relates to a Victorian debate concerning
the supposed pollution of 'pure' Christianity by 'alien' Greek
thought. The Editor argued that not only had Hellenism been present
from the earliest days of Christianity, but also that the
interaction between the two had resulted in a 'de-secularization of
philosophy'. He also emphasised Clement's view that the archetypal
Christian ought to live 'as much by prayer and love as by knowledge
and thought'.
Published in 1987: This posthumous publication (1902) on the
important Miscellanies of Clement, includes the complete Greek text
of Book Seven with English translation and detailed notes. This is
preceded by an extensive introduction based on the editor's
lectures, discussing Christianity and philosophy in Clement's
foundational work, which relates to a Victorian debate concerning
the supposed pollution of 'pure' Christianity by 'alien' Greek
thought. The Editor argued that not only had Hellenism been present
from the earliest days of Christianity, but also that the
interaction between the two had resulted in a 'de-secularization of
philosophy'. He also emphasised Clement's view that the archetypal
Christian ought to live 'as much by prayer and love as by knowledge
and thought'.
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.
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.
Mama's away one night, and her son can't sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one. Then the boy finds that Daddy can't sleep either. Together, the two of them set off on an unforgettable all-night journey of discovery.
From the welfare state's origins in Europe, the idea of human
welfare being organized through a civilized, institutionalized and
uncorrupt state has caught the imagination of social activists and
policy-makers around the world. This is particularly influential
where rapid social development is taking place amidst growing
social and gender inequality. This book reflects on the growing
academic and political interest in global social policy and
'globalizing welfare', and pays particular attention to
developments in Northern European and North-East Asian countries.
Providing historical and future-oriented perspectives on welfare
issues and policies, Globalizing Welfare assesses the relevance of
the Northern European welfare experience for East Asia, and
addresses the differing ways that countries in the two regions are
responding to similar challenges of increasing inequality,
demographic change, and shifting relations between the state,
market and non-profit organizations. With topical analysis of
policy responses to these shared issues across contexts, the book
assesses how these globalized, cross-cutting issues will impact
future developments in welfare states. This book is a valuable
resource for scholars and students alike of sociology, political
science, economics, social policy and public administration,
providing up-to-date knowledge of welfare state developments. It
will also be of interest to policy-makers concerned with social
welfare globally.
This book summarizes results of longstanding research and
scientific contributions from many projects and relevant working
groups. It collects and evaluates wind and wave climate projections
under changing climate having design needs and marine safety in
focus. Potential impact of projected climate change in met-ocean
conditions on ships and offshore structures is discussed and
illustrated by an example of the expected wave climate change on
tanker design.
Themonograph is intended for students, researchers and industry
based engineers who want a summary of the many studies that have
been carried out on climate change effects on wind and waves and
their importance for design and operations of ship and offshore
structures. The reader needs only a moderate knowledge of marine
wind and wave climate to follow the text."
A vast literature has been concerned with arteriosclerosis and yet,
many aspects of pathogenesis and of the mechanism of development of
the arteriosclerotic vascular lesion remain only poorly understood.
In recent years, our knowledge of the earliest stages of
arteriosclerosis have greatly improved. By now, we have learned to
relate morphologic changes to disturbances in function. It has been
of particular impor tance that components of the arterial wall
could be analyzed in regard to dysfunction, for example, in the
endothelium or the vascular smooth muscle. The interaction of the
different morphological components of the vascular wall could thus
be much bet ter understood. Likewise, the interaction between the
arterial wall and the flowing blood could be much better described,
including the intimate relationship between platelets and the
endothelium, the coagulation system and the endothelium, the
granulocytes and the endothelial cell layer, as well as processes
of migration of blood cells into the subendothelial space. The
recognition of functional and morphological disturbance has
attained clinical significance not only because the
arteriosclerotic diseases have quantitatively reached the
dimensions of an epidemic, that is, of a magnitude never been
witnessed. It is also because of the development of new drugs that
interfere with the atherogenic process and thereby prevent the
development of the disease or halt its progression. It is also
becoming increasingly possible to inhibit the occurrence of
complications in existing arteriosclerotic lesions in manifest
disease, i. e.
Jan had never done anything more heroic than shout for the guard
because he'd imagined he'd seen a sea serpent. But when Jan
discovered water trickling through a desolate stretch of the dike
that protected his low-lying village, he knew he had to act fast.
Theophrastus of Eresus in Lesbos, born about 370 BCE, is the author
of the most important botanical works that have survived from
classical antiquity. He was in turn student, collaborator, and
successor of Aristotle. Like his predecessor he was interested in
all aspects of human knowledge and experience, especially natural
science. His writings on plants form a counterpart to Aristotle's
zoological works.
In the "Enquiry into Plants" Theophrastus classifies and
describes varieties--covering trees, plants of particular regions,
shrubs, herbaceous plants, and cereals; in the last of the nine
books he focuses on plant juices and medicinal properties of herbs.
The Loeb Classical Library edition is in two volumes; the second
contains two additional treatises: "On Odours" and "Weather
Signs."
In "De Causis Plantarum" Theophrastus turns to plant physiology.
Books One and Two are concerned with generation, sprouting,
flowering and fruiting, and the effects of climate. In Books Three
and Four Theophrastus studies cultivation and agricultural methods.
In Books Five and Six he discusses plant breeding; diseases and
other causes of death; and distinctive flavours and odours.
Theophrastus's celebrated "Characters" is of a quite different
nature. This collection of descriptive sketches is the earliest
known character-writing and a striking reflection of contemporary
life.
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