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Nation-Building in the Baltic States: Transforming Governance, Social Welfare, and Security in Northern Europe

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The product of more than twenty years of research, first-person observations, discussions, and policy analyses, Nation-Building in the Baltic States: Transforming Governance, Social Welfare, and Security in Northern Europe explores the characteristics of the Baltic states as positioned in the northeast corridor in terms of military strife and polit

Table of Contents:
SHAPING THE NATION STATES. Transformation Challenges. Transforming the Polity. Shaping the Nation State. ESTABLISHING SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS. Building Social Capital. Forming Civil Society. Nurturing Democratic Institutions. TRANSFORMING SOCIAL SERVICES. Transforming Social Welfare. Transforming Education Systems. Transforming Fiscal Governance. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. Shaping Baltic States' Security. Managing Transformation. Author Index. References. About the Authors.

About the Author :
Gundar J. King, Professor and Dean Emeritus of the School of Business at Pacific Lutheran University, was born and raised in Latvia where he graduated from the Riga First State (Classical) Gymnasium. Author of many articles and books for managers, he holds a Stanford Ph.D. (business) degree, the Dr. Habil Oecon. degree granted by the Latvian Science Council and the Dr. of Science (h.c.) degree awarded by the Riga Technical University. Founding president of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies, he is also an international member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. David E. McNabb, professor emeritus at the Pacific Lutheran University, has been a visiting professor at the Stockholm School of Economics-Riga, the American University in Bulgaria, University of Maryland University College-Europe, and the University of Washington-Tacoma. He is currently an adjunct professor at Olympic College. He has a Ph.D. in administration from Oregon State University and an MA in communications from the University of Washington. His current research interests focus on Baltic-area public policy and on research methods. He is the author of eight books and nearly 100 articles and conference papers.

Review :
"The 11 chapters of the book address an unusually broad range of subjects, including the educational systems, fiscal governance, the "managing" of transformation, democratic institutions, civil society, and security of the Baltic states. … each topic is divided into three segments addressing each of the Baltic countries. … be recommended as an introduction to the Baltic states. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers and lower-division undergraduate students." —R. P. Peters, Univ. of Massachusetts at Boston and Harvard University Davis Center for Russian, CHOICE


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  • ISBN-13: 9781482250725
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1482250721
  • Publisher Date: 26 Aug 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Sub Title: Transforming Governance, Social Welfare, and Security in Northern Europe


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