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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456423303321

Titolo

Challenges to enterprise performance in the face of the financial crisis [[electronic resource] ] : Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011

ISBN

1-283-15184-7

9786613151841

0-8213-8801-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Collana

World Bank study

Disciplina

338.50947

Soggetti

Industries - Europe, Eastern

Industries - Asia, Central

Business enterprises - Europe, Eastern

Business enterprises - Asia, Central

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Electronic books.

Europe, Eastern Economic conditions 21st century

Asia, Central Economic conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Overview; 2. Access to Finance; Figures; Boxes; Tables; 3. Infrastructure Bottlenecks; 4. Labor: Challenges Ahead of the Crisis; Appendixes

Sommario/riassunto

This report addresses the core components of enterprise activity, namely, the factors of production and the public infrastructure to support them. In the period just before the financial crisis, a number of elements, such as access to finance, skills and education of labor, and infrastructure emerged as important obstacles to enterprise growth. The aggregate level of enterprise activity and its productivity largely depend on the availability and quality of these components. The relative importance of these obstacles has evolved over time, reflecting structural reforms and progress in improving



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792728403321

Autore

Makko Aryo

Titolo

Ambassadors of realpolitik : Sweden, the CSCE and the Cold War / / by Aryo Makko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2017

©2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Studies in Contemporary European History ; ; Volume 21

Classificazione

NQ 5920

Disciplina

327.4850409/045

Soggetti

National security - Sweden - History - 20th century

Cold War - Diplomatic history

Sweden Foreign relations Europe

Europe Foreign relations Sweden

Sweden Foreign relations 1950-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1945-1969: Sweden and Europe in a changing world -- 1969-1971: doubting detente -- 1971-1972: assuming the role of the realist -- 1972-1973: engaging in the Dipoli Tea Party -- 1973-1975: making the Helsinki Final Act.

Sommario/riassunto

During the Cold War, Sweden actively cultivated a reputation as the “conscience of the world,” working to build bridges between East and West and embracing a nominal commitment to international solidarity. This groundbreaking study explores the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish diplomacy during a key episode in Cold War history: the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, culminating in the 1975 Helsinki Accords. Through careful analysis of new evidence, it offers a compelling counternarrative of this period, showing that Sweden strategically ignored human rights violations in Eastern Europe and the nonaligned states in its pursuit of national interests.