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A GRASP OF CRISIS FORECASTING REQUIRES A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF (1) INTERNATIONAL CRISIS RESEARCH-INCLUDING CRISIS ESCALATION AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT; AND (2) GENERAL FORECASTING. CRISIS FORECASTING OF LEVELS OF CONFLICT, OF WAR AND VIOLENCE, AND OF CRISES PER SE.

This collection of twelve new and revised essays on child care and children's services gives a unique and lasting review of child care services, explaining significant political, economic, legal and ideological aspects of this history from the mid-1850s.

There are, sadly, children whose lives are severely blighted by abuse, by neglect and by separation from their parents. Ways have been devised to protect and care for them. Some have been encouragingly enlightened while others have been deeply misguided. These essays describe and explain the significant political, economic, legal and ideological factors that have shaped this history from the mid-1850s up to the present day. In this, as much emphasis has been given to accounting for the unchanging nature of certain problems, issues and assumptions as to what has changed: hence the title.

Applying US economic recovery policies as a development strategy for former communist countries in Eastern and Central Europe. Argues for economic stabilization policies that include a balance between demand stimulation and deficit reduction, budgetary reform, government leadership in structural adjustment, job retraining, national service, and trade realignment.

The US Congress has taken a positive attitude toward whistleblowers as providing an effective check on executive branch misconduct. Expressions of support in the 1960s & 1970s were not matched by substantive legislative assistance. The Civil Service Reform Act provided the basis for that assistance in the form of the Offices for Special Council. However, this office shows limited support for whistleblowers, as reflected in the low number of cases it handled in contrast with the number handled by the inspectors general. This situation is attributed to a lack of resources & commitment within the executive branch & a restrictive legislative framework. 1 Table. Modified AA

Increasing emphasis on the return to their parents of children who had been committed to care by the courts; Great Britain.