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The student will use data from websites given to study hunger crisis locations, country statistics, and political conditions in needy regions. Students will organize and compare data, using results for debate.

"This study is concerned with trends in and key features of policies and programmes used by governments to support innovation in the business sector. In addition to identifying good practices across a range of programme types, it compares business innovation policies across several countries, with a particular focus on Canada"--P. 4 of cover

The paper is based on representative population surveys conducted in various countries of Europe, Asia and North America and discusses cross-country variation in populations subjective perceptions of risk of unemployment. This risk is measured by directly asking respondents whether they fear losing their job and to what degree. The paper shows that the strength of the fear varies significantly across countries in the sample as well as across various subgroups of population within the countries. Higher unemployment strengthens the fear but country-specific behavioral reactions induced by the fear may differ. Population in the "old" capitalist countries seems to react differently than in the transition countries while in the former case the Anglo-Saxon and the Scandinavian countries also demonstrate different patterns.

Using different cross-country data sets and simple econometric techniques we study public attitudes towards the police. More positive attitudes are more likely to emerge in the countries that have better functioning democratic institutions, less prone to corruption but enjoy more transparent and accountable police activity. This has a stronger impact on the public opinion (trust and attitudes) than objective crime rates or density of policemen. Citizens tend to trust more in those (policemen) with whom they share common values and can have some control over. The latter is a function of democracy. In authoritarian countries — "police states" — this tendency may not work directly. When we move from semi-authoritarian countries to openly authoritarian ones the trust in the police measured by surveys can also rise. As a result, the trust appears to be U-shaped along the quality of government axis. This phenomenon can be explained with two simple facts. First, publicly spread information concerning police activity in authoritarian countries is strongly controlled; second, the police itself is better controlled by authoritarian regimes which are afraid of dangerous (for them) erosion of this institution.

In this chapter on Country Comparisons-Commitments, Force Levels & Economics, state by state information is presented in table form for comparative analysis. The categories are inclusive of UN & non-UN deployments (2006-2007), comparative defense expenditures & military manpower (2003-2005), arms deliveries to developing nations (2005), arms transfer agreements to developing nations (2005), global arms deliveries & global arms transfer agreements by supplier (2005), value of global arms deliveries & market share & value of global arms transfer agreements & market share by supplier (1998 -- 2005), & arms deliveries to the Middle East and North Africa. The comparative defense expenditure & military manpower statistics include PPP estimates, & percent of GDP totals are calculated using state official budgets converted at official exchange rates. Tables. J. Harwell

The chapter provides a series of comparative tables for the year 2009-2010 listing United Nations (UN) and non-UN deployments around the world, main UN budget providers for peacekeeping operations, international comparisons of defense expenditure and military manpower, arms deliveries to developing nations and selected operational military satellites. Adapted from the source document.

Social work has a long tradition of service to the military in many countries. How it has developed in each country is unique to the historical development of the military and the country's social work educational infrastructure. This article describes the growing interest in international social work, what military social work practice is and how it has evolved in several countries; outlines a new model for cross-national comparison of military social work evolution; and highlights current trends and future directions for international military social work.

This chapter includes tables that provide information concerning: U.N. deployments in 2008; non U.N. deployments in 2008; selected bilateral & multilateral trainings in 2008; international comparison of defense expenditure & military manpower; arms deliveries to developing nations & the leading recipients of arms in 2007; arms transfer agreements with developing nations & the leading recipients in 2007; global arms deliveries & the leading suppliers in 2007; global arms transfer agreements & the leading suppliers in 2007; the value of global arms transfer agreements & market share by supplier from 2000-2007; the value of global arms deliveries & market share by supplier from 2000-2007; and, arms deliveries to the Middle East & North Africa by supplier. C. Goger

Compares the cultures and management styles of six countries: The Netherlands, Brazil, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Spain. The comparative analysis is based on country background, national culture, business culture, business organization, working practices and relations, and management style.