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This volume focuses on how Russian policy toward Europe (and sometimes, by extension, the West more broadly) has developed since the end of the Cold War and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It argues that important aspects of cooperation have endured in the relationship despite all the vicissitudes of Russian domestic politics and at a time of flux in the international relations of the European continent. This cooperation has, at times, been fragile and has not prevented some obvious and deep-seated disagreements. It has, however, survived. Indeed, Russia and Europe have increasingly 'routinized' their relationship in a range of formal multilateral institutions.

Identifies the common characteristics & challenges in transnational social movement organizations (TSMDs). Despite variations in objectives & organizational styles, TSMOs share: (1) goals that focus on values, lifestyles, identities, personal autonomy, & self-realization; (2) organization structures that are nonhierarchical, decentralized, & participatory; & (3) an emphasis on postmaterialist values & a more socially diffuse support base. Challenges that these movements must face include globalization & the lack of cross-cultural skills crucial to transnational mobilization; nationalism, which must be combined with global objectives; membership continuity & the need for more formal organizational structures; isolation from conventional politics; & harsh attitudes toward the Third World. Adapted from the source document.

THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS) UP TO 1998. IT DISCUSSES COOPERATIVE PROJECTS OUTLINED IN CIS DOCUMENTATION AND NOMINALLY SUBJECT TO CIS OVERSIGHT; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PATTERNS OF INTER-STATE RELATIONS WITHIN THE CIS AREA; AND ATTITUDINAL DIFFERENCES AMONG CIS MEMBER STATES. IT SHOWS THAT THE CIS HAS DEVELOPED IN AN ATTENUATED FORM. CIS' MERE SURVIVAL IS ENOUGH TO SUGGEST THAT IT HAS AVOIDED OUTRIGHT FAILURE AND THAT IT PROVIDES A BENIGN ENVIRONMENT FOR INDEPENDENT STATE DEVELOPMENT.

This paper interprets and measures changes in the rate of profit in Canadian manufacturing over the period 1950-1981. The interpretation stresses endogenous forces that lead to a rising real wage and a rising technical composition of capital, two trends amply confirmed by the evidence. These forces act to reduce the rate of profit. The counteracting forces which are measured include the falling value of consumption commodities (so that, in net the value of labor power does not rise), the falling value of means of production (not sufficient, however, to prevent the value composition of capital from rising) and the increasing rate of turnover of capital. The net effect of these forces is a consistent decline in the rate of profit which translates after 1974 into rising unemployment, falling capacity utilization rates and stagnating output.

Abstract
Loneliness and social isolation have become significant concerns in many countries, particularly amongst people experiencing mental health problems. A social intervention—Connecting People—has been found to increase their access to social capital, though it has been difficult to implement with high fidelity in community mental health teams (CMHTs) in England. This study aimed to evaluate outcomes for mental health service users of a practitioner-led implementation of Connecting People in CMHTs. It used a pragmatic non-randomised two-group pre-post study to evaluate the implementation process in CMHTs. Implementation materials co-produced with service users were provided to the intervention teams for practitioners to use with the support of a senior social worker in each mental health National Health Service Trust (n = 5). Service users were interviewed at baseline (n = 151) and at six-month follow-up (n = 127), and their outcome and cost data were analysed on an intention-to-treat basis. Analysis of primary and secondary outcome variables found no differences between the intervention and control groups. The economic evaluation found no significant differences between groups in mean costs or outcomes. The findings suggest that it could be difficult for social workers to implement Connecting People in CMHTs or that it does not improve outcomes for CMHT users.