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Croatia recently signed several trade liberalisation agreements. The cornerstones of its trade policy are WTO membership, the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU and Croatia's application of membership as well as bilateral free trade agreements within the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. The objective of this paper is to quantify the impact of Croatia's agricultural trade policy on the agri-food sector. For the analysis, a partial equilibrium model based on 1999/2000 data is used. Trade between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia, the EU-15 and the rest of the world is modelled for 12 product groups. Three liberalisation scenarios are analysed for the years 2002 and 2005. The scenarios differ with regard to the tariff changes. In general, the model results indicate that reciprocal trade liberalisation is welfare improving for Croatia. The increase in consumer welfare is larger than the decline in farmers' profits and the loss of governmental tariff revenues. In conclusion, the continuation of trade liberalisation is to be recommended. However, trade policy alone will not solve the existing problems of the agri-food sector, and transitional compensation measures could be considered to avoid unacceptable hardship. The benefits of trade liberalisation are primarily to be seen in an improved access to international markets, which probably enables Croatian food processors to realise economies of scale. In addition, internationally binding commitments such as trade agreements are likely to foster the internal and international political credibility and reduce political risks.

Intro -- Half Title Page -- Series Editor -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- feedback -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Series Note -- Foreword by Karuna Chanana -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction Feminist Challenge to Sociology: Disenchanting Sociology or 'For Sociology'? -- Part I Conceptual Issues in Feminism, Anthropology and Sociology -- 1. Feminist Social Theories: Theme and Variations -- 2. Problems with Patriarchy: Conceptual Issues in Anthropology and Feminism -- PART II Gender and Social Institutions -- Section A: Family, Marriage and Kinship -- 3. Single- and Dual-Earner Couples: Economic Status and Marital Power -- 4. Who Gains from Matriliny? Men, Women and Change on a Lakshadweep Island -- 5. Gender and the Khasi Family Structure: The Meghalaya Succession to Self-Acquired Property Act, 1984 -- 6. The Impact of Egyptian Male Migration on Urban Families: 'Feminization of the Egyptian Family' or a Reaffirmation of Traditional Gender Roles -- Section B: Work -- 7. Women and Development: A Profile of Active Agricultural Producers -- 8. Female Participation in Farm Work in Central Kerala -- 9. Joiners and Non-Joiners: A City Suburb and its Women's Club -- Section C: Education -- 10. Female Sexuality and Education of Hindu Girls in India -- 11. Unequal Schooling and Reproduction of Social Inequality in India -- Section D: State -- 12. Gender in the Making of the Indian Nation-State -- 13. Bodies of Evidence, Bodies of Rule: The Ilbert Bill, Revivalism and Age of Consent in Colonial India -- 14. Dalit Struggle, Nude Worship and the 'Chandragutti Incident' -- Related Readings in the Sociological Bulletin -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors -- Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures, Exhibits and Maps -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 France: An Introduction -- Geographical Diversity -- The Impact of the French Revolution -- Church and State -- The Legacy of Napoleon -- The Evolution of the Republic -- The Rise of Socialism -- Occupation, Resistance, Liberation -- Division and Instability -- Reconstruction and Modernization -- State, Society and Economy under the Fifth Republic -- Social Changes -- 2 The Constitutional Framework -- The Constitutions of the Third and Fourth Republics -- The Demand for a New Constitution in 1958 -- The Objectives of the Authors of the Constitution -- The Letter of the Constitution -- Amending the Constitution -- The Constitutional Balance: What Type of Regime? -- The Development of the Regime -- The Constitutional Council -- 3 President and Prime Minister: Executive Leadership -- The Nature of the Fifth Republican Presidency -- The Head of Government: The Prime Minister -- The Prime Minister and the President -- The Formal Resources of the Presidency -- The Position of the Prime Minister -- Conclusion -- 4 President and Prime Minister: Political Roles and Evolving Relationships -- Presidential Practice -- The Political Role of the Prime Minister -- Cohabitation -- Limitations and Constraints -- Conclusion -- 5 The Governmental Machine: Ministers and Civil Servants -- The Machinery of Government -- The Characteristics of Ministers -- The Pathology of the Ministerial Role: Corruption and Scandal -- The Coordination of the Work of the Government -- The French Administrative Tradition -- Control of the Administration -- The Nature of Policy-Making: Image and Reality -- Conclusion -- 6 Local Government -- The Units of Local Government.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Ideas, Reality, and Saving Lies -- Things as They Are -- Articulated and Unarticulated Knowledge -- Expediency and Morality -- Part I: Expediency -- 1: A Very Beautiful Theory -- Organizations and Markets -- Unrealistic Assumptions and Positive Science -- 2: The Coase Recension and Its Lineage -- The New Economics of Organization -- Holes in the Fence: Contract -- Holes in the Fence: Principals -- How Holes Are Plugged -- Giving Ground -- 3: Gains from Trade -- The New Institutional Economics -- Gains from Trade -- Individual Choice and Imagined Entities -- At War 'Twixt Will and Will Not -- Part II: Morality -- 4: Natural Systems and Moral Systems -- General Equilibrium Theory -- Structural Functionalism -- African Political Systems and The Nuer -- A Pattern of Ideas -- The Road to Interpretivism -- 5: Imaginative Constructs and Social Reality -- Structure in The Nuer -- Essence and Wholes -- Structure and Environment -- A Plurality of Structures -- 6: A Piece of the Action -- The Unexamined Life -- Political Agendas: Neoclassical Economics -- Political Agendas: Structural Functionalism -- Change the Question -- Part III: Agency and Rhetoric -- 7: Affirming Structure: The Amen Category -- Somewhere to Stand -- Defining the Situation: Exchanges -- Morality as a Weapon -- Inclusion and Exclusion -- 8: Contested Structures -- The Lintel -- Motives and Tactics -- Unfolding and Compressing -- Combative Irony -- Humor -- Cross-talk -- Assertion and Suggestion -- Conceptualizing Structure -- Agency Models -- Conclusion: General Theses and Particular Cases -- The Itch for Totality -- General Theses and Particular Cases -- Knowledge and Know-How -- Knowledge and Power -- Global and Local Knowledge -- References -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

This substantially updated and revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges confronting the political system as well as the international politics of the European Union. It draws from a rich spectrum of regional integration theories to determine what the Union actually is and how it is developing. The book examines constitutional politics of the European Union, from the Single European Act to the Treaty of Nice and beyond. The ongoing debate on the future of Europe links together questions of democracy and legitimacy, competences and rights, and the prospects for European polity-building. The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the emerging European polity and the questions that further treaty reform generate for the future of the regional system. The authors also assess the evolving European security architecture, the limits and possibilities of a genuine European foreign, security and defence policy, and the role of the European Union in the post-Cold War international system. Common themes involve debates about stability and instability, continuity and change, multipolarity and leadership, co-operation and discord, power capabilities and patterns of behaviour. The book traces the defining features of the 'new order' in Europe and incorporates an analysis of the post-September 11 context. This major new edition will be of particular interest to academics, policy-makers and students with an interest in the politics and governance of contemporary Europe, as well as to those pursuing a career in international affairs.

Dearden, Philip: Environmental protection and rural development in Thailand : challenges and opportunities Hall, Barry: A participatory approach for strengthening natural resource and environmental management and regional development in Thailand Pookaothong, Wacharin: The impact of industrial development projects on Thai rural communities : a case study in Rayong Dearden, Phillip: Development and biocultural diversity in Northern Thailand Harron, Sylvia ; Dearden, Philip: Alternative tourism and adaptive change in Northern Thailand Tungittiplakorn, Waranoot: Limitations of subsistence agriculture in the highlands Chettamart, Surachet ; Emphandu, Dachanee: Experience with coastal and marine protected area planning and management in Thailand Dearden, Philip ; Theberge, Michelle ; Bennett, Michelle: Monitoring and marine park management at Koh Surin and Mu Koh Similan, Thailand Hines, Ellen: Conservation of the Dugong (Dugong dugon) off the Andaman coast Karnjanakesorn, Choomjet ; Flaherty, Mark: Commercial and subsistence fisheries conflicts in the Gulf of Thailand : the case of squid trap fishers Flaherty, Mark ; Vandergeest, Peter ; Miller, Paul: Rice paddy or shrimp pond : tough choices in rural Thailand Wittayapak, Chusak ; Dearden, Philip: Decision-making arrangements in community-based watershed management in Northern Thailand Wittayapak, Chusak: Community as a political space for struggles over access to natural resources and cultural meaning Dearden, Philip: Integrated watershed management planning and information requirements in Northern Thailand Pattanavibool, Anak: Fragmentation and wildlife in Om Koi and Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuaries, Northern Thailand Boonchote, Thawatchai ; Pasandhanatorn, Vanawipha: Non timber forest product collection in Thailand's protected forests : sustainable relationship or forest ecosystem destruction? Hvennegaard, Glen: Ecotourism research in Northern Thailand Dearden, Philip: "Dern sai klang" : walking the middle path to conservation in Thailand

Intro -- THE ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL 1999 -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Voting Behavior -- 1. Candidates, Parties, and Blocs by Asher Arian and Michal Shamir -- 2. Were Voters Strategic? by Paul R. Abramson and John H. Aldrich -- 3. Split-ticket Voting in the 1996 and 1999 Elections by Dana Arieli-Horowitz -- 4. Social Cleavages among non-Arab Voters A New Analysis by Michael Shalev with Sigal Kis -- Part II: Groups -- 5. The Continuing Electoral Success of Shas: A Cultural Division of Labor Analysis by Yoav Peled -- 6. Israel as an Ethnic State: The Arab Vote by As'ad Ghanem and Sarah Ozacky-Lazar -- 7. The "Russian" Revolution in Israeli Politics by Zvi Gitelman and Ken Goldstein -- Part III: Political Parties and the Election Campaign -- 8. The Triumph of Polarization by Daphna Canetti, Howard L. Frant, and Ami Pedahzur -- 9. Barak, One-One Israel, Zero, Or, How Labor Won the Prime Ministerial Race and Lost the Knesset Elections by Gideon Doron -- 10. The Likud's Campaign and the Headwaters of Defeat by Jonathan Mendilow -- 11. The Appearance of the Center Party in the 1999 Elections by Nathan Yanai -- 12. Candidate Selection in a Sea of Changes Unsuccesfully Trying to Adapt? by Gideon Rahat -- 13. Struggles Over the Electoral Agenda: The Elections of 1996 and 1999 by Gabriel Weimann and Gadi Wolfsfeld -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Advances in health care management : overview / Grant T. Savage, John D. Blair, Myron D. Fottler -- Nurse staffing and nursing performance : a review and synthesis of the relevent literature / Lynn Y. Unruh, Myron D. Fottler -- Population health management in theory and practice / Ann Scheck McAlearney -- Emotions, the neglected side of patient-centered health care management : the case of emergency department patients waiting to see a physician / Laurette Dub(c)Øe, Lefa Teng, Josiah Hawkins, Marilyn Kaplow -- Innovation in medical devices and medical electronics : are European regulations and practices shifting innovation to Europe? / David F. Robinson -- Manager's perceptions of hospital capabilities : a theoretical and empirical study / Adelaide Wilcox King, Carl P. Zeithaml -- Management of academic health centers : the past, present, and future / Sharon Topping, Donna Malvey -- A strategic change/organizational ecology based theory of post-bankruptcy performance in healthcare firms / David D. Dawley, James J. Hoffman, Mark Hoelscher -- From stakeholder management strategies to stakeholder management styles : serendipitous research on organizational configurations / John D. Blair, Starr A. Blair, Myron D. Fottler, Timothy W. Nix, G. Tyge Payne, Grant T. Savage -- The benefits of staffing and paying more : the effects of staffing levels and wage practices for registered nurses on hospital's average lengths of stay / Mark P. Brown, Michael C. Sturman, Marcia J. Simmering -- The impact of workplace empowerment, organizational trust on staff nurses' work satisfaction and organizational commitment / Heather K. Spence Laschinger, Joan Finegan, Judith Shamian -- Managing routine exceptions : a model of nurse problem solving behavior / Anita L. Tucker, Amy C. Edmondson

Machine generated contents note: 1 Doing History: Modem Middle Eastern Studies Today, -- Israel Gershoni and Ursula Wokick -- Part 1 New Dimensions of Modernizing Processes -- 2 The Great Ottoman Debasement, 1808-1844: A Political Economy Framework, fevket Pamuk -- 3 A Prelude to Ottoman Reform: Ibn 'Abidin on Custom and Legal Change, Wael B. Hallaq -- 4 The Damascus Affair and the Beginnings of France's Empire in the Middle East, Mary C. Wilson -- 5 The Gender of Modernity: Reflections from Iranian Historiography, Afsaneh Najmabadi -- Part 2 Globalization Then and Now -- 6 From Liberalism to Liberal Imperialism: Lord Cromer and the First Wave of Globalization in Egypt, Roger Owen -- 7 Late Capitalism and the Reformation of the Working Classes in the Middle East, Joel Beinin -- Part 3 Recovering Lost Voices in the Age of Colonialism -- 8 Exploring the Field: Lost Voices and Emerging Practices in Egypt, 1882-1914, Zachary Lockman -- 9 Slaves or Siblings? Abdallah al-Nadim's Dialogues -- About the Family, Eve M. Troutt Powell -- 10 Shaikh al-Ra'is and Sultan Abdiilhamid II: The Iranian Dimension of Pan-Islam, Juan R. I. Cole -- Part 4 Constructing Identities, Defining Nations -- 11 Recruitment for the "Victorious Soldiers of Muhammad" in the Arab Provinces, 1826-1828, Hakan Erdem -- 12 The Politics of History and Memory: A Multidimensional Analysis of the Lausanne Peace Conference, 1922-1923, -- Fatma Miige Godek -- 13 Arab Society in Mandatory Palestine: The Half-Full Glass? -- Rashid Khalidi -- 14 Manly Men on a National Stage (and the Women Who Make Them Stars), Walter Armbrust

Front Cover -- The Open Society and Its Enemies -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface: 'Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies in the contemporary global world' by Václav Havel -- 'Personal Recollections of the Publication of The Open society' by E. H. Gombrich -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second edition -- Introduction -- Volume I: The Spell of Plato -- The Myth of Origin and Destiny -- 1. Historicism and the Myth of Destiny -- 2. Heraclitus -- 3. Plato's Theory of Forms or Ideas -- Plato's Descriptive Sociology -- 4. Change and Rest -- 5. Nature and Convention -- Plato's Political Programme -- 6. Totalitarian Justice -- 7. The Principle of Leadership -- 8. The Philosopher King -- 9. Æstheticism, Perfectionism, Utopianism -- The Background of Plato's Attack -- 10. The Open Society and its Enemies -- Addenda (1957, 1961, 1965) -- Volume II: The High Tide of Prophecy -- The Rise of Oracular Philosophy -- 11. The Aristotelian Roots of Hegelianism -- 12. Hegel and The New Tribalism -- Marx's Method -- 13. Marx's Sociological Determinism -- 14. The Autonomy of Sociology -- 15. Economic Historicism -- 16. The Classes -- 17. The Legal and the Social System -- Marx's Prophecy -- 18. The Coming of Socialism -- 19. The Social Revolution -- 20. Capitalism and Its Fate -- 21. An Evaluation of the Prophecy -- Marx's Ethics -- 22. The Moral Theory of Historicism -- The Aftermath -- 23. The Sociology of Knowledge -- 24. Oracular Philosophy and the Revolt against Reason -- Conclusion -- 25. Has History any Meaning? -- Addenda (1961, 1965) -- Notes -- Notes to Volume I -- Notes to Volume II -- Index.

1. The Tides of Change -- The Rt Hon The Lord Woolf -- 2. Europe and English Commercial Law -- Professor Sir Roy Goode -- 3. The British Contribution to the Development of Law and Legal Process in the European Union -- Judge David Edward -- 4. The British Contribution to Italian Legal Thinking -- Professor Dr Dr.h.c. Guido Alpa -- 5. Tutorial and Repetitorium: Parallel and Different Techniques of Teaching Law in England and Germany -- Professor Basil Markesinis -- 6. Two-Way Traffic: the Warburg Institute as a Microcosm of Cultural Exchange between Britain and Europe -- Professor Nicholas Mann -- 7. Freedom of the Press and Intellectual Interchange -- Baroness Onora O'Neill -- 8. Insiders and Outsiders -- Professor Sir John Elliott -- 9. British Art, Art History and Aesthetic Criticism in a European Perspective -- Professor Stephen Bann -- 10. Political Culture: Renegotiating the Post-War Social Contract -- Mr Frank Field -- 11. Strategic Direction or Tactical Management? Doctrinal Constraints and Political Perceptions of Europe -- Professor Kenneth Dyson -- 12. After Keynes -- Professor Giorgio La Malfa -- 13. The British Contribution to European Union in the Twentieth Century: The Idea of Responsible Government -- Professor Vernon Bogdanor -- 14. The British Contribution to the Europe of the Twenty-first Century -- The Rt Hon The Lord Hurd -- 15. Great Britain and France, Driving Forces Behind a Benchmark Europe -- M Laurent Fabius -- 16. The Role of Britain in Europe of the Twenty-first Century: The International Law Firm Perspective -- Mr Keith Clark -- 17. The Impact of European Law in French Law: Lessons for England? -- Mme Noelle Lenoir

A realistic yet encouraging look at how society can change in ways that will allow us to feed an expanding global population.This book addresses the question of how we can best feed the ten billion or so people who will likely inhabit the Earth by the middle of the twenty-first century. He asks whether human ingenuity can produce enough food to support healthy and vigorous lives for all these people without irreparably damaging the integrity of the biosphere.What makes this book different from other books on the world food situation is its consideration of the complete food cycle, from agriculture to post-harvest losses and processing to eating and discarding. Taking a scientific approach, Smil espouses neither the catastrophic view that widespread starvation is imminent nor the cornucopian view that welcomes large population increases as the source of endless human inventiveness. He shows how we can make more effective use of current resources and suggests that if we increase farming efficiency, reduce waste, and transform our diets, future needs may not be as great as we anticipate.Smil's message is that the prospects may not be as bright as we would like, but the outlook is hardly disheartening. Although inaction, late action, or misplaced emphasis may bring future troubles, we have the tools to steer a more efficient course. There are no insurmountable biophysical reasons we cannot feed humanity in the decades to come while easing the burden that modern agriculture puts on the biosphere.

This book explains the basics of S-PLUS in a clear style at a level suitable for people with little computing or statistical knowledge. Unlike the manuals, it is not comprehensive, but instead introduces the most important ideas of S-PLUS and R, its companion in implementing the S language. The authors take the reader on a journey into the world of interactive computing, data exploration, and statistical analysis. They explain how to approach data sets and teach the corresponding S-PLUS commands. A collection of exercises summarizes the main ideas of each chapter. The exercises are accompanied by solutions that are worked out in full detail, and the code is ready to use and to be modified. The volume is rounded off with practical hints on how efficient work can be performed in S-PLUS, for example by pointing out how to set up a good working environment and how to integrate S-PLUS with office products. The book is well suited for self-study and as a textbook. It serves as an introduction to S-PLUS as well as R. A separate chapter points out the major differences between R and S-PLUS. Over the last editions, the book has been updated to cover important changes like the inclusion of S Language Version 4, Trellis graphics, a graphical user interface, and many useful tips and tricks. The fourth edition is based on S-PLUS Version 7.0 for Windows and UNIX and has been updated and revised accordingly

This publication contains the proceedings of the 5th international conference on chain and network management in agribusiness and the food industry. Papers will focus on the paradoxes caused by conflicting interests in the fields of economics and ethics, technology and environment, legislation and internationalisation, etc. The modern consumer demands highquality products, in broad assortments throughout the year, and for competitive prices. Society imposes constraints on companies in order to economize on the use of resources, ensure animal-friendly and safe production, and restrict pollution. Together with technological developments and increased international competition, these demands have changed the production, trade, and distribution of food products beyond recognition. Demand is no longer confined to local or regional supply. The food industry is now swiftly becoming an interconnected system with a large variety of complex relationships. This is changing the way food is brought to the market. Currently, even fresh produce shipped from halfway around the world can be offered at competitive prices. These developments are accompanied by national and international regulations and legislation in the area of food quality and safety. In response to these changes, business strategies must now focus not only on traditional economical and technological interests, but also on topical issues such as the safety and healthfulness of food products, animal friendliness, the environment, etc. To effectively address paradoxical demands facing businesses, many problems and opportunities must be approached from a multi-disciplinary perspective, and trade-offs must be made between different aspects of production, trade and the distribution of food

This book is a collection of true-to-life essays which offers the reader various ways to view the socio-cultural state of the modern world as seen through the eyes of the author - a somewhat cynical but ethical Japanese professor. Through journeys in various cultures, these stories break numerous stereotypes, from the failure of higher education in Japan to the mysteries of using various types of toilets in Mediterranean Europe. The author narrates brief encounters with all aspects of society, from radical students to conservative academicians, from old-style street merchants to modern business people, from government agencies to independent artists. These stories also include lessons which, the author believes, people and society as a whole can and should learn from such encounters. The episodes highlight what is rapidly being lost across cultures in an era of globalization and the shrinking number of differences that once made every culture independent of the others. The book will captivate those who enjoy seeing another's view of the world, observing many unique 'windows' from which to view global change on a personal level. Also of interest will be the cynical but ethical assessment of the future of Japanese universities which have lost their educational principles at this critical time of survival, and the approaching IT society. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Paris - The 13th District (40 KB). Contents: Preface; Prologue: A Song in Praise of Japan; Scent of a Lagoon; Battle of Wits!?; More Than Just …. Readership: General audience.