This volume represents a comprehensive analysis, by the best known experts in the field on both sides of the Atlantic, of how and why Germany and the United States found themselves at war against each other in 1917 and how the end of their confrontation in 1918/19 paved the way for an era of renewed cooperation. Perspectives offered go well beyond the diplomatic and military aspects of the German-American relationship and include cultural and economic questions.
Germany and the United States of America: The Krefeld Historical Symposia

East Asia's Monetary Future is an illuminating and valuable work which uniquely focuses on a long-term monetary view of the region. There are multiple and varied future scenarios which can be applied to this region - an enlarged Singapore-Brunei currency area, a greater China monetary bloc and even a Northeast Asian bloc comprising Japan and Korea. Leading scholars from East Asia, Europe and the US contribute valuable new insights to the key questions facing the organization and future of the monetary system in East Asia. Central questions discussed and analysed in the book include, amongst others: should the region move towards monetary union? Should countries peg their exchange rates to the US dollar? Is complete dollarization an option for East Asia? The authors argue that, having realized price stability over the last twenty years, in contrast to Latin America and Africa, the next logical step would be the gradual formation of various currency blocs within the region. This comprehensive discussion of the fundamental issues at stake will ensure the book's appeal to academics and researchers of Asian studies and financial economics. Financial experts working in this area and policymakers will also find much of interest to them within this book.

Die IT befindet sich heute in vielen Unternehmen in einer Sandwichposition": Auf der einen Seite sollen Governance- oder Compliance-Anforderungen erf llt, auf der anderen Seite Kosten reduziert werden. Die Autoren erl utern diese Herausforderungen und zeigen anhand von Praxisbeispielen effektive Wege zur Ausgestaltung der IT-Governance auf. Die 2. Auflage wurde um die Themen IT-Compliance und Sicherheit in der IT erg nzt. Der Band richtet sich an Lenker der IT, aber auch an das Management im Bereich Finanzen und Organisationsentwicklung.

Wer bewundert nicht die ungeheure technische Leistung, die die spektaku laren Erfolge der bemannten Raumfahrt ermoglicht? Die technische Kon zeption, die Zuverlassigkeit und die Prazision der Systeme, die die Astro nauten in den Weltraum befordern und zuruckbringen, die den Flug steuern und kontrollieren, verdienen in der Tat allergrosste Bewunderung. Weniger offensichtlich, jedoch nicht weniger bewundernswert, ist die Mana gement-Leistung, die sich hinter diesen Erfolgen verbirgt. Die Arbeit von Hunderttausenden von Menschen musste geplant, koordiniert und kontrolliert werden, um die technischen Systeme zu entwickeln und zu bauen. Konstruk tion und Fertigung von Tausenden einzelner Komponenten mussten in ihren Anforderungsprofilen und in ihrem zeitlichen Ablauf miteinander abge stimmt werden, um bis zu einem vorgeplanten Termin zu einem funktions fahigen technischen System zusammengefugt zu werden. Milliardenetats mussten gesteuert und uberwacht werden, um diese Arbeiten zu finanzieren und die Kosten nicht ins Unermessliche anwachsen zu lassen. Diese Management-Leistung ist nicht zu trennen von der ihr zugrunde lie genden neuen Fuhrungskonzeption: dem Projekt-Management. Ohne Pro jekt-Management sind die Erfolge der Raumfahrt kaum vorstellbar. Die Fuhrungskonzeption des Projekt-Management ist jedoch keineswegs auf Projekte der Raumfahrt beschrankt. In jedem grosseren Unternehmen gibt es Einzelvorhaben, die fur die Leitung dieses Unternehmens ahnlich unge wohnlich und bedeutend sind wie der Bau des Apollo-Raumschiffs fur die NASA und die beteiligten Industriebetriebe."

Scholarly Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, language: English, comment: Es handelt sich um eine Ubungsarbeit., abstract: The structure of Kenyan society is analyzed according to how it favours corruption and how this might be broken up by the intervention of the powers of the international civil society. There is growing consensus that the underlying cause for Africa's underdevelopment is a crisis of governance (Wanyama, 2002: 2), rather than the colonial heritage. Also for Kenya a lack of good governance is seen as one of the major causes of the slow pace of human development or even its decline, as in the 1980s and 1990s (UNDP, 2003: XIII). The Kenyan Human Development Index (HDI) - a composite of the indices of education attainment, life expectancy and standard of living - rose steady between 1975 and 1990 but then started to decline. The late 70s and early 80s saw not only a reasonable provision of basic services but also a quite good economic performance. The downward trend in the 90s was due to the non-growing economy, less access to basic services, corruption and an increased vulnerability of the population (UNDP, 2003: 9). Corruption is named as the most prominent factor of the problem as it endangers the success of any economic reforms already from the roots. Also authoritarian government is a decisive co-variable increasing the risks for development, as the political context already is a major obstacle for any project (Ake, 1996). This is valid not only for economical projects but also for those aiming at improving the human rights situation and strengthening democracy. This effect became also visible in Kenya in various electoral situations. Instead of strengthening the democratic climate the ruling factions relied on stirring up tribal rivalries, bringing about more division, hostility and intolerance to their nations instead of political progress (Nyong'o, 2002). The corrupt and authoritarian

This compact, richly illustrated text presents a uniquely visual representation of the procedures interventionalists need to master to perform peripheral vascular interventions successfully. Written and illustrated by a skilled practitioner with many years of hands-on clinical experience, it shares his knowledge, advice, and techniques, giving readers the sense of sitting side-by-side with him at the angiography table. Special Features: More than 570 instructive, fully labeled schematic drawings showing the sequence of steps in common peripheral vascular interventions (excluding the vessels of the heart) Covers the physiologic, anatomic, and technical fundamentals of procedures undertaken in the abdomen and lower and upper extremities Includes detailed information on materials (e.g., stents, guidewires, cannulas, sheaths, and balloon and angiography catheters) and methods (e.g., retrograde and antegrade catheterization of the femoral artery, crossover catheterization, venous access, angiography, stent placement, local thrombolysis, and much more) Focuses on procedures chosen for their clinical relevance and frequency of occurrence in everyday practice Shares the authors wealth of clinical experience in time- saving tips, tricks, warning signs, risks, complications, and hazards to avoid Especially for the beginning interventional radiologist, but also for the more experienced practitioner who wants to optimize procedures, this book provides the didactic visual examples and descriptions to perform interventions confidently and successfully. It is an ideal reference and refresher for residents, fellows, and practitioners in radiology and interventional radiology, vascular surgery, and angiology.