Thesis discusses the theory of human capital and the strong interdependence between economic growth and human investments. The essence of human capital concept lies in the fact that investments in education and healthcare create the human capital in the same way as expenses on the equipment and materials create physical capital. The rate of return of human investments, in the long run, is much higher than of investments into physical capital. The theory of human capital is applied in the comparative analysis of Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation with the purpose to determine interrelation between the level of education and economic development of the country with the focus on the level of education, differences in income level and vocational and professional structure of the labor.

The thesis examines the process of state formation of the only surviving federal state in the Arab world: the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It tries to answer questions related to the historical circumstances leading to the federation; the respective role of the British officials and the local rulers in it; and the methods and strategies employed by the rulers of these Emirates during the negotiations leading to the formation of the federation to preserve their local status and power while bridging the gaps between them and establishing a viable state. It argues that, of the main sets of political players at the time (the British officials and the local rulers), it was the interaction among the rulers that led to the successful outcome of announcing the new state. Even during the successive negotiations to establish unions, the rulers of the Emirates did not differ over the forming of a larger state; however they did disagree on their influence over decision-making institutions within the new state. Therefore, it was the recognition by the rulers of each other’s power and the value of their potential contribution to the future union that determined the issue of the negotiations and the inclusion or exclusion of a particular ruler from the union. The ambition of this research is to contribute to the literature on federal state formation in the post-colonial world, with a particular emphasis on the process, the forces, and the avenues leading to the merging of various components into one political entity. It relies on newly-released British official documents and the increasing availability of personal accounts (books, articles and memoirs) by individuals who participated in the negotiations, giving new tools to investigate various aspects of the social, economic and political factors associated with the formation of the state on the Coast of Oman.

The A.C.T. Teachers' Federation was formed at a mass meeting of teachers in the Canberra Workmens' Club on August 3rd 1972. Its structure was strongly conditioned by the N.S.W. background of many of those who played a role in its early affairs. Changes which have taken place since then have been influenced by the environment within which it operates. It soon obtained, and held, a large proportion of its potential membership. The internal organisation enabled the leadership to keep in touch with rank and file opinion and ensured that democratic practices were observed. It was fortunate in that a legitimate role had been established in Australia for pressure groups and that the governments it dealt with in its early days were prepared to acknowledge its authority to speak for teachers. It was able to take advantage of the opportunities made available to it and to play a prominent part in the early policy formation in a new system. The evolving system was based on a participatory model and the Federation gained access to all major decision centres. It retained, its right, however, to operate outside formal consultative forums and to engage in direct bargaining when necessary.

Membership-based organizations perform many functions in society. Federatively organized trade unions, sports organizations, religious congregations and other voluntary or nonprofit organizations are often large, multi-level associations. In addition to performing important services these organizations are ascribed a central role in society’s governance. They are expected to enhance the voice of the citizens and to function as schools of democracy. Based on a sample of membership organizations in Sweden – among them the Red Cross, the Social-Democratic Workers’ Party and the Swedish Football Federation – this study sets out to analyze the internal governance system in this type of organizations. Basic theoretical models of human behavior – including how and why individuals choose to get involved – and of governance of organizations are elaborated in order to adapt them to a reality which is more complex than has been previously understood. A model of factors which affect involvement in governance is presented and the analysis shows that a model of membership consisting of a bundle of dimensions is useful for creating new insight into members’ participation. The results suggest that participation is complex and depends on many factors. One interesting result is that a majority of the members place an emphasis on the formal possibilities for influence in the organization. Yet, only a minority of the members actually takes part in the formal governance system, although most members seem prepared to act if they would be disappointed enough. Torbjörn Einarsson has conducted his PhD work at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) and is today a researcher at Stockholm Center for Civil Society Studies at the SSE Institute for Research. / <p>Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan, 2012.</p>

Abstract As for the macro-analysis level, the traditional statist theory, on the research for economic development of East Asia industrialized countries, has revealed that the State can play an important role in the process of economic transformation and development. Particularly, the State can appropriately use industrial policies to accelerate the accumulation of the nation¡¦s wealth and to accomplish a striking economic achievement. However, the State-centred theory assumes the separation between the state and society; (State-centred theory or Society-centred theory) and regard the state as an independent unity. In this way, the theory is inevitably become limited and over-simplified. Thus, the state-centred theory fails to make a reasonable explanation on why (economic) society is thoroughly willing to follow each state-oriented step. Moreover, the theory disregards the true motivation behind the economical performance of East Asia countries. With the process of political democratization and economical liberalization, the state-centred theory is challenged and questioned. Scholars now have to seriously regard the relationship between state and society as embedded one rather than insulated one. They find that the reason for successful economical transformation in East Asia lies not only in states industrial policy (institutional arrangement) but in the social force. Since the state and society are interrelated¡Xits connecting mechanism, policy networks¡Xthe state-centred theory has recently emphasized the study of policy networks. In the process of Taiwan textile industrial development, the state always takes up the role of a creator and participant. Though nowadays the leading role and competitive edge of textile industry on Taiwan¡¦s economy are no longer there, can we directly claim that the textile industry has become a kind of ¡§sunset industry¡¨? The main purpose of this research is to make a defense for the false impression on Taiwan¡¦s textile industry as a ¡§sunset industry¡¨. The study hopes to take off the vile of so-called ¡§sunset industry¡¨ on Taiwan¡¦s textile industry, and to argue it as a ¡§sunrise industry¡¨. Doubtlessly, the developmental experience of Taiwan¡¦s textile industry is a successful model which shows the embedded relationship between the state and society. The thesis plans to take the static dimension of institutional process (such as organization, funds, quota institution, and function) and the dynamic dimension of behavioral process as subject of a case study; and goes further to analyze the interaction among state, Taiwan Textile Federation and textile industries.

Texte remanié de: Diss. Ph. D.--History--Tel-Aviv--Tel-Aviv university, 1985. / Mention parallèle de titre ou de responsabilité : Poale-Zion in the Austrian Empire, 1904-1914 / Shabtai Unger. Table des matières trad. en anglais. Bibliogr. p. 417-430. Index.

Thesis (M.S. in Defense Analysis)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Borer, Douglas ; Tsypkin, Mikhail. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 29, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: NATO enlargement, Georgia, Russia, New Great Game, ethnic separatism, deterrence, realism, idealism. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-75). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Europe and Eurasia))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Tsypkin, Mikhail ; Keyser, Boris. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 27, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Russian Language, Language Policy, Russification, Russia, Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Former Soviet Union, Identity, Nationalist, Nationalism, russkie, rossiianne, Baltic States, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Pushkin, Lermontov, Tolstoy, Romanov Dynasty, Bolsheviks, Communist Party, Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-33). Also available in print.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Köln, 1970. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-398).

Thesis (M.A.) in Communication--University of Maine, 2002. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-137).