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Older people in the United States are living longer, staying healthier, and leaving the labor force earlier than ever before. They have leisure time and are willing, able, and qualified to be productive members of society. This book focuses on the contributions that many older people can and do make and the policy changes that are necessary to harness this productive capacity—for the good of the country and for the good of the individuals involved. The contributors to this book—experts in economics, sociology, political science, social welfare, and policy studies—have drawn on new data from a survey of 2,999 Americans aged 55 and older conducted by Louis Harris Associates for The Commonwealth Fund. One chapter also analyzes results from a cross-national survey of 900 people aged 65 and older in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Japan. According to the findings, three out of four older Americans are actively engaged in working for pay, volunteering for organizations, caring for sick or disabled relatives or friends, or helping their children or grandchildren. Many are involved in several of these activities. The book thus corrects the stereotypes of seniors as affluent retirees or frail dependents, providing a more accurate description of older people's interests and activities. It also assesses the economic value of their productivity and recommends ways to facilitate their involvement in the work force.Copublished with The Commonwealth Fund

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PART ONE: INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE Spreading Fear: The Genesis of Transnational Ethnic Conflict -- PART TWO: THE INTERNATIONAL SPREAD OF ETHNIC CONFLICT -- CHAPTER TWO Ethnic Dissimilation and Its International Diffusion -- CHAPTER THREE Tactical Information and the Diffusion of Peaceful Protests -- CHAPTER FOUR Transnational Ethnic Ties and Foreign Policy -- PART THREE: THE LIMITS TO SPREAD -- CHAPTER FIVE Commitment Problems and the Spread of Ethnic Conflict -- CHAPTER SIX Is Pandoras Box Half Empty or Half Full? The Limited Virulence of Secessionism and the Domestic Sources of Disintegration -- CHAPTER SEVEN The Spread of Ethnic Conflict in Europe: Some Comparative- Historical Reflections -- CHAPTER EIGHT Ethnicity, Alliance Building, and the Limited Spread of Ethnic Conflict in the Caucasus -- PART FOUR: THE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSNATIONAL ETHNIC CONFLICT -- CHAPTER NINE Containing Fear: The Management of Transnational Ethnic Conflict -- CHAPTER TEN Minority Rights and the Westphalian Model -- CHAPTER ELEVEN Ethnicity and Sovereignty: Insights from Russian Negotiations with Estonia and Tatarstan -- CHAPTER TWELVE Transnational Ethnic Conflict in Africa -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Preventive Diplomacy and Ethnic Conflict: Possible, Difficult, Necessary -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN Putting Humpty-Dumpty Together Again -- PART FIVE: CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN Ethnic Fears and Global Engagement -- REFERENCES -- INDEX

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction · German Colonialism Made Simple -- One · Empire by Land or Sea? -- Two · Scientific Autonomy and Empire, 1880-1945 -- Three · Science and Civilizing Missions -- Four · Ruling Africa -- Five · Who Is Master in the Colony? -- Six · A New Imperial Vision? -- Seven · Experts, Migrants, Refugees -- Eight · Classroom Colonialism -- Nine · Mass- Marketing the Empire -- Ten · Colonialism, War, and the German Working Class -- Eleven · Colonialism and the Anti- Semitic Movement in Imperial Germany -- Twelve · Internal Colonialism in Germany -- Thirteen · Pan- German Conceptions of Colonial Empire -- Fourteen · Maritime Force and the Limits of Empire -- Fifteen · The Rhineland Controversy and Weimar Postcolonialism -- Sixteen · Colonialism, Imperialism, National Socialism -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Index

La 4e de couverture indique : "El proceso de globalización, las importantes transformaciones que se están registrando en el mapa mundial, la acumulación de grandes desafíos globales sin soluciones y la severa crisis iniciada el año 2008 con sus graves consecuencias, continúan generando un mundo cambiante, inestable y con grandes incertidumbres sobre el futuro del desarrollo de la comunidad internacional. Las respuestas nacionales e internacionales a esta situación no han logrado establecer condiciones que permitan proyectar, con un mínimo de certeza, un mundo dinámico y estable en un horizonte definido. En este contexto, América Latina ha logrado enfrentar relativamente bien la situación internacional, lo que se ha traducido en un crecimiento considerado satisfactorio y con razonable estabilidad. Ello ha sido consecuencia, de manera significativa, de un desarrollo equilibrado, con bajos niveles de endeudamiento internacional y con una mejora sustancial en los términos de intercambio. Sin embargo, estos positivos resultados no deben ocultar la persistencia de problemas como los examinados en el presente libro, tales como cohesión social, medioambiente y energía. Por otra parte, los desafíos que impone la situación internacional son de tal magnitud que resulta indispensable seguir atentamente la evolución de dichos desafíos y sus efectos sobre el desarrollo regional. "Chile y América Latina en el Escenario Internacional" es una nueva obra del Instituto Latinoamericano de Relaciones Internacionales, de la Universidad Miguel de Cervantes, que tiene por objeto contribuir al diálogo en torno a tan importantes materias. Reúne los diecinueve trabajos de reconocidos especialistas chilenos y latinoamericanos realizados a partir de sus presentaciones en los Ciclos de Conferencias desarrollados en los dos últimos años

This book studies relations between Brazil and the USA during the 20th century and outlines some perspectives for the start of the 21st century. Issues related to a wide variety of aspects of the relationship are addressed by bringing together a number of texts by Brazilian and American historians and political scientists. The reader will find studies relating to different historical periods on the economic, political, military, social and cultural relations of these two countries

The global plan to eradicate hepatitis C virus (HCV) led by the World Health Organization outlines the use of highly effective direct‐acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) to achieve elimination by 2030. Identifying individuals with active disease and investigation of the breadth of diversity of the virus in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is essential as genotypes in this region (where very few clinical trials have been carried out) are distinct from those found in other parts of the world. We undertook a population‐based, nested case‐control study in Uganda and obtained additional samples from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to estimate the prevalence of HCV, assess strategies for disease detection using serological and molecular techniques, and characterize genetic diversity of the virus. Using next‐generation and Sanger sequencing, we aimed to identify strains circulating in East and Central Africa. A total of 7,751 Ugandan patients were initially screened for HCV, and 20 PCR‐positive samples were obtained for sequencing. Serological assays were found to vary significantly in specificity for HCV. HCV strains detected in Uganda included genotype (g) 4k, g4p, g4q, and g4s and a newly identified unassigned g7 HCV strain. Two additional unassigned g7 strains were identified in patients originating from DRC (one partial and one full open reading frame sequence). These g4 and g7 strains contain nonstructural (ns) protein 3 and 5A polymorphisms associated with resistance to DAAs in other genotypes. Clinical studies are therefore indicated to investigate treatment response in infected patients. Conclusion: Although HCV prevalence and genotypes have been well characterized in patients in well‐resourced countries, clinical trials are urgently required in SSA, where highly diverse g4 and g7 strains circulate.

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data are of particular importance. Here we provide a practical how-to guide based on the collective experience of members of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (Openmod). We discuss key steps to consider when opening code and data, including determining intellectual property ownership, choosing a licence and appropriate modelling languages, distributing code and data, and providing support and building communities. After illustrating these decisions with examples and lessons learned from the community, we conclude that even though individual researchers' choices are important, institutional changes are still also necessary for more openness and transparency in energy research.

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data are of particular importance. Here we provide a practical how-to guide based on the collective experience of members of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (Openmod). We discuss key steps to consider when opening code and data, including determining intellectual property ownership, choosing a licence and appropriate modelling languages, distributing code and data, and providing support and building communities. After illustrating these decisions with examples and lessons learned from the community, we conclude that even though individual researchers' choices are important, institutional changes are still also necessary for more openness and transparency in energy research.

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data are of particular importance. Here we provide a practical how-to guide based on the collective experience of members of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (Openmod). We discuss key steps to consider when opening code and data, including determining intellectual property ownership, choosing a licence and appropriate modelling languages, distributing code and data, and providing support and building communities. After illustrating these decisions with examples and lessons learned from the community, we conclude that even though individual researchers' choices are important, institutional changes are still also necessary for more openness and transparency in energy research. (C) 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license.

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data are of particular importance. Here we provide a practical how-to guide based on the collective experience of members of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (Openmod). We discuss key steps to consider when opening code and data, including determining intellectual property ownership, choosing a licence and appropriate modelling languages, distributing code and data, and providing support and building communities. After illustrating these decisions with examples and lessons learned from the community, we conclude that even though individual researchers' choices are important, institutional changes are still also necessary for more openness and transparency in energy research.

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data are of particular importance. Here we provide a practical how-to guide based on the collective experience of members of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (Openmod). We discuss key steps to consider when opening code and data, including determining intellectual property ownership, choosing a licence and appropriate modelling languages, distributing code and data, and providing support and building communities. After illustrating these decisions with examples and lessons learned from the community, we conclude that even though individual researchers' choices are important, institutional changes are still also necessary for more openness and transparency in energy research.

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data are of particular importance. Here we provide a practical how-to guide based on the collective experience of members of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (Openmod). We discuss key steps to consider when opening code and data, including determining intellectual property ownership, choosing a licence and appropriate modelling languages, distributing code and data, and providing support and building communities. After illustrating these decisions with examples and lessons learned from the community, we conclude that even though individual researchers' choices are important, institutional changes are still also necessary for more openness and transparency in energy research.

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data are of particular importance. Here we provide a practical how-to guide based on the collective experience of members of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (Openmod). We discuss key steps to consider when opening code and data, including determining intellectual property ownership, choosing a licence and appropriate modelling languages, distributing code and data, and providing support and building communities. After illustrating these decisions with examples and lessons learned from the community, we conclude that even though individual researchers' choices are important, institutional changes are still also necessary for more openness and transparency in energy research.