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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- 1 The Changing Context of African Foreign Policies -- 2 Angola: The Foreign Policy of a Decaying State -- 3 The Flea on Nigeria's Back: The Foreign Policy of Benin -- 4 Exceptionality in External Affairs: Botswana in the African and Global Arenas -- 5 The Foreign Policies of Ethiopia and Eritrea -- 6 Kenyan Foreign Policy -- 7 Nigeria: Aspirations of Regional Power -- 8 Senegal's Foreign Policy: Responding to Internal and International Pressures for Change -- 9 The Early Foreign Policy of the Democratic South Africa -- 10 The Foreign Policy of Tanzania: From Cold War to Post-Cold War -- 11 Zimbabwe's Foreign Policy -- 12 Regionalism and African Foreign Policies -- 13 Conclusion: African Foreign Policies and the Next Millennium: Alternative Perspectives, Practices, and Possibilities -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index

Der Autor unternimmt den breit angelegten Versuch, wirtschaftliche, gesellschaftliche, außen- und innenpolitische Grundlagen und Perspektiven der Entwicklung Nigerias herauszuarbeiten. In dem einem Länderprofil ähnlichen Buch stehen Fragen der inneren Stabilität und der außenpolitischen Ausrichtung der westafrikanischen Regionalmacht im Vordergrund. Militärherrschaft und Rezivilisierung der Politik bilden einen zentralen Aspekt der Studie. (DÜI-Kör)

This thesis examines the suitability of airdrop as a means of resupply for the Canadian Forces (CF) in an attempt to reduce forward supply inventories and promote "zero-footprint" logistics. Research methods involved both quantitative and qualitative techniques, consulting CF manuals and subject matter experts. Based on performance, airdrop staged from rear locations or outside the theatre of operations can meet resupply requirements. Although airdrop has longer assembly and loading times than ground based delivery, flight speed and direct routes can make up the difference. However based on interviews with CF personnel, it appears that due to limited availability of aircraft, drop zone requirements, delivery vehicle vulnerability, and the need for backhaul logistics, airdrop could not be used as a sole means of resupply. ; October 2013

Empirical evidence presented in this paper shows that the predictability of inflation at long horizons varies considerably across countries. Both simple theory and empirical evidence suggest that the crucial factor is the extent to which systematic monetary policy succeeds in preventing a unit root in inflation. The mechanism by which it does this appears however to be complicated by strong empirical evidence that nominal as well as real interest rates have real effects, which implies that monetary policy need not be so vigorous in reactions to inflation. This helps to explain why inflation rates in the US and (especially) Germany have been relatively predictable, despite monetary policy rules which appear to have been barely stabilising. The paper also presents tentative evidence that the power of nominal interest rate effects is inversely related to long–horizon inflation uncertainty, and hence ultimately uncertainty about monetary policy.

Empirical evidence presented in this paper shows that the predictability of inflation at long horizons varies considerably across countries. Both simple theory & empirical evidence suggest that the crucial factor is the extent to which systematic monetary policy succeeds in preventing a unit root in inflation. The mechanism by which it does this appears however to be complicated by strong empirical evidence that nominal as well as real interest rates have real effects, which implies that monetary policy need not be so vigorous in reactions to inflation. This helps to explain why inflation rates in the US & (especially) Germany have been relatively predictable, despite monetary policy rules that appear to have been barely stabilizing. The paper also presents tentative evidence that the power of nominal interest rate effects is inversely related to long-horizon inflation uncertainty, & hence ultimately uncertainty about monetary policy. 6 Tables, 5 Figures, 1 Appendix, 40 References. Adapted from the source document.