64 articles on "countries"

Corruption and Transparency

Corruption and Transparency by: Sam Vaknin I. The Facts Just days before a much-awaited donor conference, the influential International Crisis Group (ICG) recommended to place all funds pledged to Macedonia under the oversight of a "corruption a...

Business And Finance  business finance corruption anti public foreign countries
Jamaican OverDrive - LCD's in LDC's

ican OverDrive - LCD's in LDC's by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. OverDrive - an e-commerce, software conversion and e-publishing applications leader - has just expanded an e-book technology centre by adding 200 e-book editors. This happened in Mo...

Computers And Internet  computers internet jamaica publishing countries overdrive jamaican technology there
What could Macedonia Learn from a Tiger? The Asian Tigers and the Phenomenon of Uninterrupted Economic Growth

could Macedonia Learn from a Tiger? The Asian Tigers and the Phenomenon of Uninterrupted Economic Growth by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. The first reaction of economies in transition is a sharp decline in their production, mainly in industrial production....

Business And Finance  business finance countries industrial years capital economic markets
How To Select A Voltage Converter For Your Subsequent Journey Abroad

Whether you reside within the United States, Canada, Mexico, or on an additional continent, traveling abroad can pose problems when taking along electrical appliances because of voltage differences in numerous countries about the globe. When taking ...

Home Improvement  home improvement voltage converter differences countries electrical volts
Migration and Brain Drain - Part II

Politicians in some countries decry this trend and deride those emigrating. In a famous interview on state TV, the late prime minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, described them as "a fallout of the jaded". But in many impoverished countries, local kle...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation countries brain remittances migration from
How Cultural Differences Affect Your Global Marketing Message

How Cultural Differences Affect Your Global Marketing Messageby Ron A. Welsh Marketing across cultures worldwide is a thriving business as the world moves closer to a global economy. International companies have been marketing to countries around th...

Marketing  marketing countries cultures business people
Islamic Intolerance

Islamic apologists keep telling us that the religion of Islam is a kind, tolerante and peaceful religion. Every time a woman is stoned or someone is beheaded or a homicide bomber blows up a bus or restaurant filled with innocent people, we are told t...

Religion  religion islamic sharia muslim countries death
More Biosphere Reserves Named

Climate change is on the rampage, devastating many countries with different phenomena such as violent storms of unprecedented strength and rising sea levels that threaten to devour lowly elevated countries. If left unattended, climate change may grow...

Environment  environment energy power sustainable sites countries
The Internet in the Countries in Transition

Though the countries in transition are far from being an homogeneous lot, there are a few denominators common to their Internet experience hitherto: 1. Internet invasion The penetration of the Internet in the countries in transition varies from count...

Computers And Internet  computers internet countries transition intellectual
Jamaican Overdrive - LDC's and LCD's

OverDrive - an e-commerce, software conversion and e-publishing applications leader - has just expanded an e-book technology centre by adding 200 e-book editors. This happened in Montego Bay, Jamaica - one of the less privileged spots on earth. The c...

Writing  writing jamaica overdrive publishing jamaican technology countries books