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Civilisations balanced between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft -- The cyclical rise, decline and rebirth of civilisations -- Western civilisation as an amalgam of political liberalism and nationhood -- The postmodernist graveyard of western civilisation -- The rise of western geoeconomics as the tool for neo-Gesellschaft -- Unconstrained economic liberalism : death of community and society -- The geography of Russia's Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft -- Russia's Eurasian resurgence : neomodernism and geoeconomics -- The rise of populists in the West and their affinity towards Russia -- Conclusion : cooperation and competition in the post-western world.

Many types of security technologies are currently in use, with biometrics being one of the latest and most cutting-edge forms that has been produced for mass application. Biometrics, while intriguing, is often broached with hesitation and poor understanding. Adopting Biometric Technology: Challenges and Solutions advocates increased implementation of biometric technology areas of the world where it has been least accepted, particularly in the United States. This book looks at several specific applications of biometric technology, challenging issues that have obstructed the use of biometrics in security and offering realistic solutions for increasing its worldwide utilization. It is divided into three sections, with the first discussing societal barriers against the adoption of biometric technology in security. The second section presents case studies of specific applications, such as e-passports and e-voting, that have already been implemented and could be expanded into regions where usage is low. The third section lays out a case for the general practicality and value that biometrics offers to relevant business sectors, including the benefits of implementing the currently controversial technology in place of the conventional forms of verification. While biometric technology has been poorly accepted and adopted in the United States as well as other developed nations, it is already a popular tool in developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Adopting Biometric Technology examines the societal resistance hindering the broader usage of biometrics and provides practical solutions for overcoming those barriers while showing how its increased application would be overall advantageous.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Hindrances to Modernity : Max Weber on Islam; 2. The Institutionalization of Early Islamic Societies; 3. Aspects of Islamization: Weber's Observations on Islam Reconsidered; 4. Islamization in Late Medieval Bengal: The Relevance of Max Weber; 5. Max Weber and the Patrimonial Empire in Islam: The Mughal Case; 6. Paradise or Hell? The Religious Doctrine of Election in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Islamic Fundamentalism and Protestant Calvinism; 7. Weber and Islamic Reform

Delineating implications for administrative ethics from other fields such as sociology, psychology, and philosophy, this reference provides a comprehensive review of administrative ethics in the public sector. Detailing the context within which contemporary ethics training has developed, the book examines the effectiveness of ethics training, legal and organizational devices for encouraging desired conduct, and other topics of particular relevance to the political and social contexts of public administration. Written by over 25 leading scholars in public administration ethics, the book creates a taxonomy for administrative ethics using the categories of modern philosophy.

First published in 1998, this second edition includes the 10 published essays and 3 working papers collected in the first edition, as well as additional writings on sustainable development penned by Saeed and his students over the subsequent six years. Two of the original working papers were revised and published between editions and their published versions now appear. Lastly, the conclusion has been reformulated and the introduction contains insights from extended research. Part I comprises the first 7 chapters and deals with modelling generic issues concerning sustainable development. Part II comprises chapters 8 to 10 and extends the concepts from part I to the controversies on poverty and hunger, technological development, and entrepreneurship. Part III relates six case studies covering a variety of local issues in selected developing countries, including agricultural development policy in Pakistan, the impact of the rural credit system on Thailand's agricultural economy, the problem of food self-sufficiency in Vietnam and water resources management in Saudi Arabia.