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Ukraine is a major east European country that acquired independence
in late 1991, in the most difficult of circumstances. Between 1991
and 1994, its economy went into a state of hyper-stagflation - a
combination of massive economic decline and an inflation rate that
rose to above 10,000 per cent in 1993. Its political and social
infrastructure had to emerge against the background of rapidly
shrinking living standards and concern about the sustainability of
the country itself. Remarkably, in mid-1994 Ukraine seemed to have
established the necessary political basis for a sustained
transformation of its social and economic policies. In the coming
period, it will be essential for the government, for those agencies
providing financial assistance, for the emerging employer and trade
union organisations and for others involved in that process to give
very high priority to the substantial reform of labour market and
social policy. This report attempts to assess the trends in social
and labour market policy currently emerging in Ukraine. It is aimed
both at those in Ukraine who have to deal with novel and extremely
complex policy challenges, and at all those academics involved in
the study of Ukraine's current transition and reform processes.
This report is the responsibility of the ILO's Central and Eastern
European Team, based in Budapest. It has been prepared in
cooperation with the United Nations Office in Ukraine and many
Ukrainian governmental organisations, trade unions and employers'
organisations. It was submitted to the tripartite conference
'Reforming Labour and Social Policy in Ukraine' in Kiev in
September 1994. Conclusions and recommendations drawn from the
conference are presentedin this report.
Governance and Economic Growth in Nigeria: The Role of China and
the U.S. between 2001–2011 examines why Nigeria experienced
steady economic growth in GDP between 2001–2011. Saidat Ilo
argues that improved governance as well as the perceived
competition between China and the United States has impacted this
growth. He analyzes this perceived rivalry and their policies
closely. This book not only contributes to development theories by
focusing and analyzing governance but it also goes a step further
by filling a gap of contending theories which fail to consider the
role governance plays in economic growth and progress particularly
in the developing world. Through in-depth research, Saidat Ilo
discovers how China and the United States’ foreign policies
influence decisions on foreign aid and trade in Nigeria. He shows
that there is a direct correlation between good governance and
economic growth in Nigeria and provides policy recommendations
based on this research.
This dictionary follows the format of the others in 'Beginner's'
series, with a cultural introduction to the language and region, a
pronunciation guide, and 15 lessons that teach essential grammar
and basic conversational skills to the first-time learner.
Duologues and review exercises allow the student to practice
communication, study grammatical structures, and develop
vocabulary.
The ongoing tension and hostility between China and Taiwan in
Africa are a continuation of the Chinese Civil War (1927-1949)
between the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which
remained in mainland China, and the Kuomintang (KMT) of the
Republic of China (ROC) which fled to the island of Taiwan. In the
intervening years, China has claimed Taiwan as part of its
territory and through persistent and aggressive political and
economic efforts convinced much of the world to accept her as the
sole and legitimate seat of the Chinese people and government.
Africa-China-Taiwan Relations, 1949-2020 provides a coherent
account of why and how China was able to convince African
governments to acquiesce to her claims which have resulted in the
expulsion of and the diplomatic isolation of Taiwan on the African
continent. This volume, edited by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde, also
explains Taiwan's unsuccessful efforts at blunting China's
maneuvers. It further discusses the endogenous and exogenous
factors that swayed African governments to switch their diplomatic
allegiance away from Taiwan-a country that was for many years an
ally and dependable partner in their quest for growth and
development. Finally, the book contains critical assessments of the
role and place of China and Taiwan and their current relationship
with states and societies on the African continent.
Wealth, Health, and Hope in African Christian Religion offers a
portrait of how contending narratives of modernity in both church
and society play out in Africa today through the agency of African
Christian religion. It explores the identity and features of
African Christian religion and the cultural forces driving the
momentum of Christian expansion in Africa, as well as how these
factors are shaping a new African social imagination, especially in
providing answers to the most challenging questions about poverty,
wealth, health, human, and cosmic flourishing. It offers the
academy a good road map for interpreting African Christian
religious beliefs and practices today and into the future.
IX The International Seminar on the Immunological System as a
Target for Toxic Damage was held at The Commission of the European
Communities (CEC) in Luxembourg on 6-9 November 1984. It was
organized by the CEC and the International Programme on Chemical
Safety of UNEP/ILO/WHO with the support of the u. S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences - USA and with the participation of the
International Society of Immunophar macology. These bodies are
actively concerned with the scientific and applied aspects of
immunotoxicology. The Seminar consisted of thirty-four invited
papers and three major panel discussions covering current and
future test strategies for the screening of immunotoxic substances,
hypersensitivity and the health implications of immunotoxico
logical problems. It was attended by more than 200 scien tists from
27 countries representing all the Member states of the European
Economic Community and the six Regions of the World Health
Organization. These scientists represented many different
disciplines and interests. The Seminar's principal objectives were:
a review of recent advances in knowledge concerning the structure,
function and dysfunction of the immunological system; - a review of
the effects of xenobiotics on the immune system in animals and
humans; an examination of the human health implications of
immunotoxicity; discussion and critical analysis of the procedures
for the assessment of immunological damage, a discussion of needs
for the further development of laboratory and epidemiological
methods and their validation, and a consideration of current test
strategies."
At once prophetic, pastoral, and personal, this book applies the
symbols of "salt" and "light" as ecclesiological images for
reimaging the African Church for today and tomorrow. The proposal
of this book is to reconsider the path towards abundant life for
God's people in the challenging context of African continent, and
through the agency of African Christianity. The contributors stress
the necessity of de-Westernizing African Christianity and ask these
fundamental questions: What is the face of Jesus in African
Christianity? What is the face and identity of the Church in
Africa? What positive imprint is Christianity leaving on the lives
and societies of African Christians? Does the Christian message
have the potential of positively affecting African civilization as
it once did in Europe? What is the relevance and place of African
Christianity as a significant voice in shaping both the future of
Africa and that of world Christianity?
This book presents a holistic solution for Smart Grids that
includes the electricity: producers, electricity storages, grids,
market and customer plants. The authors have derived the
architectural paradigm for Smart Grids LINK from the signature of
their fractal structure. The presented LINK-based holistic
architecture enables the large-scale integration of distributed
energy resources by minimising the data to be exchanged, thus
considering privacy and cyber security by design. The
straightforwardness of LINK-Solution is related to its standardised
structures, enabling the coupling of energy and non-energy sectors
and Energy Communities. The Volt/var chain control as one of the
most challenging operation processes of Smart Grids is covered in
detail in this edition. Chapter by chapter, the reader is smoothly
introduced to this unique solution, facilitating its practical
implementation. This book is a valuable resource for experts,
consultants, engineers, scientists, and students in the Smart Grids
area and actors of the electricity market and politicians.
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