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    Near-term opportunities for integrating biomass into the U.S. electricity supply : technical considerations (2011)
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    ISBN: 9780833058355 , 0833058460 , 0833058355 , 9780833058461
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 161 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation technical report series TR-984-NETL
    Parallel Title: Print version Near-term opportunities for integrating biomass into the U.S. electricity supply
    Keywords: Electric power-plants Fuel ; Biomass energy ; Electric power production ; Electric power-plants ; Biomass energy ; Electric power production ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Industries ; Energy ; Biomass energy ; Electric power-plants ; Fuel ; Electric power production ; Chemical & Materials Engineering ; Engineering & Applied Sciences ; Chemical Engineering ; United States ; NATURE ; Animals ; Wildlife ; SCIENCE ; Life Sciences ; Biological Diversity ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "In light of potential regulatory limits on greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, requirements for greater use of renewable fuels, and higher prices for some conventional fossil resources, over the course of the next few decades, biomass is expected to become an increasingly important source of electricity, heat, and liquid fuel. One near-term option for using biomass to generate electricity is to cofire biomass in coal-fired electricity plants. Doing so allows such plants to reduce GHG emissions and, in appropriate regulatory environments, to generate renewable-energy credits to recover costs. This report focuses on two aspects of biomass use: plant-site modifications, changes in operations, and costs associated with cofiring biomass; and the logistical issues associated with delivering biomass to the plant. The authors find that the main challenge is maintaining a consistent fuel supply; technical and regulatory factors can drive the decision to cofire; cofiring can increase costs, decrease revenue, and reduce GHG emissions; densification does not reduce plant costs but can reduce transportation costs, however current markets cannot support use of densified fuels."--Provided by publisher
    Abstract: "In light of potential regulatory limits on greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, requirements for greater use of renewable fuels, and higher prices for some conventional fossil resources, over the course of the next few decades, biomass is expected to become an increasingly important source of electricity, heat, and liquid fuel. One near-term option for using biomass to generate electricity is to cofire biomass in coal-fired electricity plants. Doing so allows such plants to reduce GHG emissions and, in appropriate regulatory environments, to generate renewable-energy credits to recover costs. This report focuses on two aspects of biomass use: plant-site modifications, changes in operations, and costs associated with cofiring biomass; and the logistical issues associated with delivering biomass to the plant. The authors find that the main challenge is maintaining a consistent fuel supply; technical and regulatory factors can drive the decision to cofire; cofiring can increase costs, decrease revenue, and reduce GHG emissions; densification does not reduce plant costs but can reduce transportation costs, however current markets cannot support use of densified fuels."--Provided by publisher
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    The global technology revolution China, in-depth analyses : emerging technology opportunities for the Tianjin Binhai new area (TBNA) and the Tianjin economic-technological development area (TEDA) (2009)
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    ISBN: 9780833046475 , 0833048686 , 0833046470 , 9780833048684
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvi, 213 pages)
    Edition: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Series Statement: Technical report TR-649-TBNA/TEDA
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    Series Statement: transportation, space, and technology
    Parallel Title: Print version Global technology revolution China, in-depth analyses
    Keywords: Research, Industrial ; Technological innovations ; Economic development ; Technology and state ; Research, Industrial ; Technological innovations ; Economic development ; Technology and state ; Technology - General ; Engineering & Applied Sciences ; EDUCATION ; Educational Policy & Reform ; General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Environmental Policy ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; Technological innovations ; Technology and state ; China ; Tianjin ; Economic development ; Research, Industrial ; Tianjin Jingji Jishu Kaifaqu (Tianjin, China) ; Tianjin Jingji Jishu Kaifaqu (Tianjin, China) ; Binhai Xinqu (Tianjin, China) ; Binhai Xinqu (Tianjin, China) ; Electronic books ; Electronic book
    Abstract: Introduction -- The most-promising technology applications for TBNA and TEDA for 2010 -- The foundation for TBNA's growth into a leading-edge science and engineering center -- Cheap solar energy -- Advanced mobile-communication and RFID applications -- Rapid bioassays -- Membranes, filters, and catalysts for water purification -- Molecular-scale drug design, development, and delivery -- Electric and hybrid vehicles -- Green manufacturing -- Toward making TEDA a state-of-the-art science and engineering center -- Appendix A: RAND workshop on TBNA science and technology vision, August 8-9, 2007 -- Appendix B: TEDA meeting agenda, December 5, 2007, and list of participants -- Appendix C: Green chemistry awards of national governments -- Appendix D: Some recent conferences and academic research on green manufacturing in China
    Abstract: Introduction -- The most-promising technology applications for TBNA and TEDA for 2010 -- The foundation for TBNA's growth into a leading-edge science and engineering center -- Cheap solar energy -- Advanced mobile-communication and RFID applications -- Rapid bioassays -- Membranes, filters, and catalysts for water purification -- Molecular-scale drug design, development, and delivery -- Electric and hybrid vehicles -- Green manufacturing -- Toward making TEDA a state-of-the-art science and engineering center -- Appendix A: RAND workshop on TBNA science and technology vision, August 8-9, 2007 -- Appendix B: TEDA meeting agenda, December 5, 2007, and list of participants -- Appendix C: Green chemistry awards of national governments -- Appendix D: Some recent conferences and academic research on green manufacturing in China
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-213) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    Saudi-Iranian relations since the fall of Saddam : rivalry, cooperation, and implications for U.S. policy (2009)
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    ISBN: 9780833046574 , 0833047108 , 9781282081659 , 1282081659 , 9780833047106 , 0833046578
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 130 pages)
    Series Statement: RAND Corporation monograph series
    Parallel Title: Print version Saudi-Iranian relations since the fall of Saddam
    Keywords: Middle East ; Persian Gulf States ; Saudi Arabia ; United States ; Diplomatic relations ; international relations ; Saudi Arabia ; Iran ; Middle East ; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East ; Iran ; History & Archaeology ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Government ; International ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; United States Foreign relations ; Iran Foreign relations ; Saudi Arabia Foreign relations ; Persian Gulf States Foreign relations ; United States ; Iran ; Saudi Arabia ; Persian Gulf States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The often tense relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been at the center of many of the major political shifts that have occurred in the Middle East since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. This volume documents a study of how relations between the two powers have unfolded in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine from 2003 through January 2009. Wehrey et al. detail the complex and multidimensional relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran and its implications for regional stability and U.S. interests. In doing so, the authors challenge conventional thinking about Saudi-Iranian relations, arguing, for example, that Sunni-Shi'a distinctions are not the key driver in dealings between the two nations, that the two states have a tendency to engage on areas of common interest, and that the notion of a watertight bloc of Gulf Arab states opposing Iran is increasingly unrealistic. The study concludes with U.S. policy recommendations for leveraging the Saudi-Iranian relationship, particularly in the context of a U.S. drawdown in Iraq, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the Iranian nuclear issue
    Abstract: The often tense relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been at the center of many of the major political shifts that have occurred in the Middle East since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. This volume documents a study of how relations between the two powers have unfolded in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine from 2003 through January 2009. Wehrey et al. detail the complex and multidimensional relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran and its implications for regional stability and U.S. interests. In doing so, the authors challenge conventional thinking about Saudi-Iranian relations, arguing, for example, that Sunni-Shi'a distinctions are not the key driver in dealings between the two nations, that the two states have a tendency to engage on areas of common interest, and that the notion of a watertight bloc of Gulf Arab states opposing Iran is increasingly unrealistic. The study concludes with U.S. policy recommendations for leveraging the Saudi-Iranian relationship, particularly in the context of a U.S. drawdown in Iraq, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the Iranian nuclear issue
    Note: "Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation , Issued by: RAND National Security Research Division , Includes bibliographical references , Title from PDF title page (viewed Apr. 2, 2009)
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    Stabilization and reconstruction staffing : developing U.S. civilian personnel capabilities (2008)
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    ISBN: 9780833041371 , 083304446X , 0833041371 , 9780833044464
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 103 pages)
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    Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Parallel Title: Print version Stabilization and reconstruction staffing
    DDC: 353.15
    Keywords: Postwar reconstruction ; Personnel management ; Human capital Management ; Postwar reconstruction ; Personnel management ; Human capital ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; International Security ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; Human capital ; Management ; Personnel management ; Postwar reconstruction ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The United States participated in several interventions and state-building efforts during the 1990s, and the rationale for U.S. engagement in such efforts received a new urgency after the 9/11 attacks. However, recent U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and in Iraq, especially, have shown that engaging in stability and reconstruction operations is a difficult and lengthy process that requires appropriate resources. Most of all, to have a chance of succeeding, such operations require a realistic understanding of the capabilities needed for them. The authors present the results of research on the U.S. civilian personnel and staffing programs for stability and reconstruction operations undertaken in other countries under U.S. leadership or with the participation of the United States. The study uses the Office of Personnel Management's Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework to assess the personnel requirements for such operations. The Framework advocates strategic alignment, workforce planning and development, leadership and knowledge management, results-oriented performance culture, talent management, and accountability. The authors also present recommendations that the U.S. government should consider undertaking to deal with the types of problems that the United States has encountered in post-2003 Iraq. The research draws on the rapidly growing body of literature dealing with reconstruction and stability missions, interviews with U.S. and British civilian personnel deployed to Iraq, and the authors' own experiences in Iraq as U.S. civilians involved with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The study should be of interest to policymakers dealing with stability and reconstruction operations
    Abstract: The United States participated in several interventions and state-building efforts during the 1990s, and the rationale for U.S. engagement in such efforts received a new urgency after the 9/11 attacks. However, recent U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and in Iraq, especially, have shown that engaging in stability and reconstruction operations is a difficult and lengthy process that requires appropriate resources. Most of all, to have a chance of succeeding, such operations require a realistic understanding of the capabilities needed for them. The authors present the results of research on the U.S. civilian personnel and staffing programs for stability and reconstruction operations undertaken in other countries under U.S. leadership or with the participation of the United States. The study uses the Office of Personnel Management's Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework to assess the personnel requirements for such operations. The Framework advocates strategic alignment, workforce planning and development, leadership and knowledge management, results-oriented performance culture, talent management, and accountability. The authors also present recommendations that the U.S. government should consider undertaking to deal with the types of problems that the United States has encountered in post-2003 Iraq. The research draws on the rapidly growing body of literature dealing with reconstruction and stability missions, interviews with U.S. and British civilian personnel deployed to Iraq, and the authors' own experiences in Iraq as U.S. civilians involved with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The study should be of interest to policymakers dealing with stability and reconstruction operations
    Note: "MG-580-RC"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    A new direction for China's defense industry (2005)
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    ISBN: 9780833040824 , 0833040820 , 9780833037947 , 0833040790 , 9781282282926 , 1282282921 , 9780833040794 , 0833037943
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 304 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version New direction for China's defense industry
    DDC: 338.4/7355/00951
    Keywords: Defense industries ; Military research ; Defense industries ; Military research ; China ; Military readiness ; Military research ; Defense industries ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Industries ; Service ; China Defenses ; China ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Since the early 1980s, a prominent and consistent conclusion drawn from research on China₂s defense-industrial complex has been that China₂s defense-production capabilities are rife with weaknesses and limitations. This study argues for an alternative approach: From the vantage point of 2005, it is time to shift the focus of current research to the gradual improvements in and the future potential of China₂s defense-industrial complex. The study found that China₂s defense sectors are designing and producing a wide range of increasingly advanced weapons that, in the short term, are relevant to a possible conflict over Taiwan but also to China₂s long-term military presence in Asia. Part of a larger RAND Project AIR FORCE study on Chinese military modernization, this study examines the current and future capabilities of China₂s defense industry. The goals of this study are to 1. Assess recent trends in China₂s 25-year-long effort to reform its defense industry 2. Analyze the individual strengths and weaknesses of four specific defense-industrial sectors: missile, aircraft, shipbuilding, and information technology 3. Explain variations in performance among different defense-industry sectors, with a focus on differences in institutional arrangements, incentives, and exposure to market forces 4. Evaluate the prospects for China₂s defense industry and its ability to contribute to military modernization. The information presented in this report is based on previous RAND Project AIR FORCE work, and on primary and secondary English and Chinese sources
    Abstract: Since the early 1980s, a prominent and consistent conclusion drawn from research on China₂s defense-industrial complex has been that China₂s defense-production capabilities are rife with weaknesses and limitations. This study argues for an alternative approach: From the vantage point of 2005, it is time to shift the focus of current research to the gradual improvements in and the future potential of China₂s defense-industrial complex. The study found that China₂s defense sectors are designing and producing a wide range of increasingly advanced weapons that, in the short term, are relevant to a possible conflict over Taiwan but also to China₂s long-term military presence in Asia. Part of a larger RAND Project AIR FORCE study on Chinese military modernization, this study examines the current and future capabilities of China₂s defense industry. The goals of this study are to 1. Assess recent trends in China₂s 25-year-long effort to reform its defense industry 2. Analyze the individual strengths and weaknesses of four specific defense-industrial sectors: missile, aircraft, shipbuilding, and information technology 3. Explain variations in performance among different defense-industry sectors, with a focus on differences in institutional arrangements, incentives, and exposure to market forces 4. Evaluate the prospects for China₂s defense industry and its ability to contribute to military modernization. The information presented in this report is based on previous RAND Project AIR FORCE work, and on primary and secondary English and Chinese sources
    Note: "MG-334-AF , "RAND Project Air Force , Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-304)
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    Implementation of the asthma practice guideline in the Army Medical Department : evaluation of process and effects (2005)
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    ISBN: 9780833037732 , 0833040731 , 0833037730 , 9780833040732
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxiv, 176 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Implementation of the asthma practice guideline in the Army Medical Department
    DDC: 616.2/3806
    Keywords: United States Medical care ; Standards ; United States ; United States ; United States ; United States ; Soldiers Medical care ; Asthma Treatment ; Evaluation ; Soldiers ; Asthma ; Guideline Adherence ; Military Medicine organization & administration ; Process Assessment (Health Care) ; Asthma therapy ; Case Management organization & administration ; Military & Naval Science ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Diplomacy ; Law, Politics & Government ; Military Administration ; Soldiers ; Medical care ; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency ; United States ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; MEDICAL ; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine ; Social Sciences ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Diseases ; Respiratory ; United States ; Electronic book ; Statistics
    Abstract: In partnership with the Army Medical Department (AMEDD), RAND researchers worked to implement clinical practice guidelines in treatment of three common ailments (asthma, diabetes, and low back pain). This report is an evaluation of the asthma practice guideline demonstration. It documents the extent to which intended actions were implemented, assesses short-term effects on clinical practices, and measures the quality and limitations of available data for monitoring practice improvements and clinical outcomes. The authors found that, although the implementation scored some notable successes, resource limitations and organizational barriers curbed overall progress. They conclude that allowing for flexibility, monitoring the facilities consistently, and training providers thoroughly are the keys to implementing the practice guidelines throughout AMEDD. The also concluded that patient education was an area in need of improvement
    Abstract: In partnership with the Army Medical Department (AMEDD), RAND researchers worked to implement clinical practice guidelines in treatment of three common ailments (asthma, diabetes, and low back pain). This report is an evaluation of the asthma practice guideline demonstration. It documents the extent to which intended actions were implemented, assesses short-term effects on clinical practices, and measures the quality and limitations of available data for monitoring practice improvements and clinical outcomes. The authors found that, although the implementation scored some notable successes, resource limitations and organizational barriers curbed overall progress. They conclude that allowing for flexibility, monitoring the facilities consistently, and training providers thoroughly are the keys to implementing the practice guidelines throughout AMEDD. The also concluded that patient education was an area in need of improvement
    Note: "RAND Arroyo Center , "Center for Military Health Policy Research , Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) , Supersedes RAND/DRR-2872-A
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    Developing Iraq's security sector : the Coalition Provisional Authority's experience (2005)
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    ISBN: 9780833040954 , 0833040952 , 9780833038234 , 0833040901 , 0833038230 , 9780833040909
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 97 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Developing Iraq's security sector
    DDC: 355.4/9
    Keywords: National security ; Police ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; National security ; Police ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; National security ; Police ; Armies ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Iraq ; HISTORY ; Military ; Strategy ; LAW ; Civil Law ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Following the war in Iraq, the United States and its allies found that their prewar expectations of security did not match the actual postwar environment. Iraqi security forces had largely disappeared, and those that remained were incapable of countering a rising tide of political violence and crime. From May 2003 to June 28, 2004 (when it handed over authority to the Iraqi Interim Government), the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) sought to field Iraqi security forces and to develop security sector institutions. This book-all of whose authors were advisors to the CPA-breaks out the various elements of Iraq?s security sector, including the defense, interior, and justice sectors, and assesses the CPA?s successes and failures. Furthermore, the book identifies six problems underlying the coalition?s approach that need to be addressed if Iraq is to recover from past mistakes. Iraq needs capable security forces in the near term and sustainable security institutions for the long term. The authors emphasize that the onus must remain on the United States and its international partners to ensure that long-term institution-building remains on the Iraqi agenda
    Abstract: Following the war in Iraq, the United States and its allies found that their prewar expectations of security did not match the actual postwar environment. Iraqi security forces had largely disappeared, and those that remained were incapable of countering a rising tide of political violence and crime. From May 2003 to June 28, 2004 (when it handed over authority to the Iraqi Interim Government), the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) sought to field Iraqi security forces and to develop security sector institutions. This book-all of whose authors were advisors to the CPA-breaks out the various elements of Iraq?s security sector, including the defense, interior, and justice sectors, and assesses the CPA?s successes and failures. Furthermore, the book identifies six problems underlying the coalition?s approach that need to be addressed if Iraq is to recover from past mistakes. Iraq needs capable security forces in the near term and sustainable security institutions for the long term. The authors emphasize that the onus must remain on the United States and its international partners to ensure that long-term institution-building remains on the Iraqi agenda
    Note: "MG-365-OSD"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-97)
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    U.S. interests in Central Asia : policy priorities and military roles (2005)
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    ISBN: 9780833037893 , 0833040804 , 0833037897 , 9780833040800
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 55 pages)
    Series Statement: Rand note MG-338
    Parallel Title: Print version Oliker, Olga U.S. interests in Central Asia
    DDC: 355/.031/09730958
    Keywords: United States Foreign service ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; Armed Forces ; Foreign service ; Military policy ; Strategic aspects of individual places ; Armies ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Central Asia ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; Asia, Central Strategic aspects ; United States Military policy ; Asia, Central ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Examines long-term U.S. military interests in Central Asia
    Note: "MG-338 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-55)
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    An executive perspective on workforce planning (2004)
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    ISBN: 9780833034533 , 0833048368 , 9781282451100 , 1282451103 , 9781598753196 , 1598753193 , 9780833048363 , 0833034537
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 38 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Emmerichs, Robert M Executive perspective on workforce planning
    Keywords: Manpower planning ; Manpower planning ; Armed Forces ; Procurement ; Manpower planning ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; United States ; TRANSPORTATION ; General ; Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; United States Armed Forces ; Procurement ; United States Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: COVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One -- INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two -- NEEDS AND PURPOSES; NEEDS FOR WORKFORCE PLANNING; PURPOSES OF STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING; Chapter Three -- CONTEXT: ORGANIZATIONAL AND HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIC PLANNING; ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING: FOCUSING ON STRATEGIC INTENT; HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIC PLANNING: LINKING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO STRATEGIC INTENT; Chapter Four -- EXECUTIVE ROLES IN WORKFORCE PLANNING; PARTICIPANTS AND ROLES; Chapter Five -- RECOMMENDATIONS
    Abstract: COVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One -- INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two -- NEEDS AND PURPOSES; NEEDS FOR WORKFORCE PLANNING; PURPOSES OF STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING; Chapter Three -- CONTEXT: ORGANIZATIONAL AND HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIC PLANNING; ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING: FOCUSING ON STRATEGIC INTENT; HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIC PLANNING: LINKING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO STRATEGIC INTENT; Chapter Four -- EXECUTIVE ROLES IN WORKFORCE PLANNING; PARTICIPANTS AND ROLES; Chapter Five -- RECOMMENDATIONS
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    Is military advertising effective? : an estimation methodology and applications to recruiting in the 1980s and 90s (2003)
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    ISBN: 9780833033413 , 0833035983 , 0833033417 , 9780833035981
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 95 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Dertouzos, James N., 1950- Is military advertising effective?
    Keywords: Advertising Evaluation ; Advertising ; Electronic books ; Advertising ; Evaluation ; Recruiting and enlistment ; Military Administration ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; United States Armed Forces ; Recruiting, enlistment, etc ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Defense Department has been spending over $100 million annually on recruiting advertising. Previous econometric studies of military advertising's effects have relied on data from time periods unlike today's and have used models possibly inappropriate for supporting today's decisionmakers. This report details improved methods developed to assess military advertising's effectiveness and illustrates them using early 1980s and mid-1990s data
    Abstract: The Defense Department has been spending over $100 million annually on recruiting advertising. Previous econometric studies of military advertising's effects have relied on data from time periods unlike today's and have used models possibly inappropriate for supporting today's decisionmakers. This report details improved methods developed to assess military advertising's effectiveness and illustrates them using early 1980s and mid-1990s data
    Note: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , Includes bibliographical references
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    New challenges, new tools for defense decisionmaking (2003)
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    ISBN: 9780833032898 , 0833034103 , 0833032925 , 0833032895 , 9780833032928 , 9780833034106
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 390 pages)
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    Series Statement: MR / Rand Corporation MR-1576-RC
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    Parallel Title: Print version New challenges, new tools for defense decisionmaking
    Keywords: National security ; World politics 21st century ; National security ; World politics ; Electronic books ; Military readiness ; National security ; World politics ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; United States ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; Military policy ; Decision making ; United States Defenses ; United States Military policy ; Decision making ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: It is still easy to underestimate how much the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War?and then the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 -- transformed the task of American foreign and defense policymaking. In place of predictability (if a sometimes terrifying predictability), the world is now very unpredictable. In place of a single overriding threat and benchmark by which all else could be measured, a number of possible threats have arisen, not all of them states. In place of force-on-force engagements, U.S. defense planners have to assume "asymmetric" threats -- ways not to defeat U.S. power but to render it irrelevant. This book frames the challenges for defense policy that the transformed world engenders, and it sketches new tools for dealing with those challenges -- from new techniques in modeling and gaming, to planning based on capabilities rather than threats, to personnel planning and making use of "best practices" from the private sector
    Abstract: It is still easy to underestimate how much the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War?and then the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 -- transformed the task of American foreign and defense policymaking. In place of predictability (if a sometimes terrifying predictability), the world is now very unpredictable. In place of a single overriding threat and benchmark by which all else could be measured, a number of possible threats have arisen, not all of them states. In place of force-on-force engagements, U.S. defense planners have to assume "asymmetric" threats -- ways not to defeat U.S. power but to render it irrelevant. This book frames the challenges for defense policy that the transformed world engenders, and it sketches new tools for dealing with those challenges -- from new techniques in modeling and gaming, to planning based on capabilities rather than threats, to personnel planning and making use of "best practices" from the private sector
    Note: "MR-1576-RC , Includes bibliographical references and index , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    Intelligent giving : insights and strategies for higher education donors (2002)
    Santa Monica, Calif : Rand
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    ISBN: 9780833031341 , 0833033832 , 0833031341 , 9780833033833
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 91 pages)
    Edition: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Parallel Title: Print version Intelligent giving
    Keywords: Education, Higher Finance ; Benefactors Charitable contributions ; Universities and colleges Endowments ; Education, Higher ; Benefactors ; Universities and colleges ; Electronic books ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Philanthropy & Charity ; Benefactors ; Charitable contributions ; Education, Higher ; Finance ; Universities and colleges ; Endowments ; United States ; EDUCATION ; Higher ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Provides an intellectual framework for guiding prospective major donors in giving more effectively to higher education. Although most major gifts are profoundly motivated by charitable intentions, the noble impulse to give to higher education can quickly generate complicated choices. Which school? Which program? Under what terms or conditions? Even very talented people who have enjoyed exceptionally successful careers in business and other fields can become disoriented by academe's idiosyncrasies
    Abstract: Provides an intellectual framework for guiding prospective major donors in giving more effectively to higher education. Although most major gifts are profoundly motivated by charitable intentions, the noble impulse to give to higher education can quickly generate complicated choices. Which school? Which program? Under what terms or conditions? Even very talented people who have enjoyed exceptionally successful careers in business and other fields can become disoriented by academe's idiosyncrasies
    Note: "MR-1427 , Includes bibliographical references , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    Strategic appraisal : United States air and space power in the 21st century (2002)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
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    ISBN: 9780833029546 , 0833032461 , 0833029541 , 9780833032461
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxviii, 481 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Strategic appraisal
    Keywords: United States ; United States ; Astronautics, Military ; World politics 21st century ; Air power ; Astronautics, Military ; World politics ; Air power ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; United States ; Air power ; Astronautics, Military ; World politics ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Change--in international relations, in technology, and in society as a whole--has become the idiom of our age. One example of these changes has been an increasing recognition of the value of air and space assets for handling nearly every contingency from disaster relief to war and, consequently, increasing demand for such assets. These developments have created both challenges and opportunities for the U.S. Air Force. This, the fourth volume in the Strategic Appraisal series, draws on the expertise of researchers from across RAND to explore both the challenges and opportunities that the U.S. Air Force faces as it strives to support the nation's interests in a challenging technological and security environment. Contributors examine the changing roles of air and space forces in U.S. national security strategy, the implications of new systems and technologies for military operations, and the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security strategy. Contributors also discuss the status of major modernization efforts within the Air Force, and the "bill of health" of the Air Force, as measured by its readiness to undertake its missions both today and in the future
    Note: "Prepared for the United States Air Force , "MR-1314-AF , Includes bibliographical references , Title from first screen of 495 in PDF file (viewed Oct. 22, 2003) , Introduction: The Price of Success , Forces for What? Geopolitical Context and Air Force Capabilities , The Future of U.S. Coercive Airpower , Modernizing the Combat Forces: Near-Term Options , Space Challenges , U.S. Military Opportunities: Information-Warfare Concepts of Operation , Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security Strategy for a New Century , Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Ballistic Missiles , Providing Adequate Access for Expeditionary Aerospace Forces , A Vision for an Evolving Agile Combat Support System , Strategic Sourcing in the Air Force , Ready for War but Not for Peace: The Apparent Paradox of Military Preparedness
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    Protecting emergency responders : lessons learned from terrorist attacks (2002)
    Santa Monica, Calif : Rand
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    ISBN: 9780833031495 , 0833032577 , 083303149X , 9780833032577
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 89 pages)
    Edition: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Series Statement: Conference proceedings 176
    Parallel Title: Print version Protecting emergency responders
    Keywords: Industrial safety Congresses ; Employees Congresses Safety measures ; Protective clothing ; Industrial safety ; Employees ; Protective clothing ; Rescue Work ; Risk Management ; Terrorism ; Protective Devices ; Emergency Medical Technicians ; Occupational Health ; Social Welfare & Social Work - General ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Technology - General ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Fire Science ; MEDICAL ; Occupational & Industrial Medicine ; Employees ; Safety measures ; Industrial safety ; Protective clothing ; Engineering & Applied Sciences ; Social Sciences ; Conference papers and proceedings ; United States ; Electronic books ; Congress
    Abstract: Preface; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter One: INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two: THE TERRORIST INCIDENTS; Chapter Three: PERFORMANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; Chapter Four: INFORMATION AND TRAINING; Chapter Five: SITE MANAGEMENT FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION; Chapter Six: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD; Chapter Seven: CONCLUDING REMARKS; Appendix A:; Appendix B:; Appendix C:; Appendix D
    Abstract: Preface; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter One: INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two: THE TERRORIST INCIDENTS; Chapter Three: PERFORMANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; Chapter Four: INFORMATION AND TRAINING; Chapter Five: SITE MANAGEMENT FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION; Chapter Six: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD; Chapter Seven: CONCLUDING REMARKS; Appendix A:; Appendix B:; Appendix C:; Appendix D
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    School-based drug prevention : what kind of drug use does it prevent? (2002)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
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    ISBN: 9780833030825 , 0833033859 , 0833030825 , 9780833033857
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 174 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version School-based drug prevention
    Keywords: Drug abuse Prevention ; Youth Drug use ; Students Drug use ; Drug abuse ; Youth ; Students ; SELF-HELP ; Substance Abuse & Addictions ; General ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Psychopathology ; Addiction ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Children's Studies ; Drug abuse ; Prevention ; Students ; Drug use ; Youth ; Drug use ; Substance Abuse ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Social Sciences ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: School-based drug prevention, popular with the public and politicians alike, is now a nearly universal experience for American youth. Analysis has shown that the best programs can reduce use of a wide range of substances. But questions remain regarding how to think about and, hence, fund, these programs. Should they be viewed principally as weapons in the war against illicit drugs, or, at the other extreme, do prevention programs benefit students and society most by reducing use of alcohol and tobacco?
    Abstract: School-based drug prevention, popular with the public and politicians alike, is now a nearly universal experience for American youth. Analysis has shown that the best programs can reduce use of a wide range of substances. But questions remain regarding how to think about and, hence, fund, these programs. Should they be viewed principally as weapons in the war against illicit drugs, or, at the other extreme, do prevention programs benefit students and society most by reducing use of alcohol and tobacco?
    Note: "MR-1459 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174)
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    Toxic warfare (2002)
    Santa Monica, Calif : Rand
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    ISBN: 9780833032072 , 0833032232 , 0833032070 , 9780833032232
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (52 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Karasik, Theodore William Toxic warfare
    DDC: 358/.3
    Keywords: Terrorism ; Biological warfare ; Radioactive wastes War use ; Hazardous substances War use ; Toxins War use ; Poisons War use ; Terrorism ; Biological warfare ; Radioactive wastes ; Hazardous substances ; Toxins ; Poisons ; Chemical Warfare Agents ; Hazardous Substances ; Environmental Exposure ; Weapons ; Poisons ; Environmental Pollutants ; Environmental Pollution ; Armed Conflicts ; Weapons of Mass Destruction ; Violence ; Social Problems ; Crime ; Manufactured Materials ; Toxic Actions ; Specialty Uses of Chemicals ; Noxae ; Public Health ; Chemical Actions and Uses ; Criminology ; Environment and Public Health ; Sociology ; Technology, Industry, and Agriculture ; Social Sciences ; Chemicals and Drugs ; Delivery of Health Care ; Technology, Industry, Agriculture ; Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena ; Chemical Warfare ; Chemical Warfare Agents adverse effects ; Environmental Exposure adverse effects ; Hazardous Substances adverse effects ; Terrorism ; Electronic books ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; Arms Control ; Biological warfare ; Terrorism ; Military Engineering ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; HISTORY ; Military ; Biological & Chemical Warfare ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Since the 1990s there has been an increase in the use of toxic weapons; for example, inexpensive and easily acquired chemicals and industrial waste. This work examines the implications of toxic weapon use for military planning and concludes that such weapons merit further analysis
    Abstract: Since the 1990s there has been an increase in the use of toxic weapons; for example, inexpensive and easily acquired chemicals and industrial waste. This work examines the implications of toxic weapon use for military planning and concludes that such weapons merit further analysis
    Note: "MR-1572 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-52)
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    Preparing the U.S. Army for homeland security : concepts, issues, and options (2001)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
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    ISBN: 9780833029195 , 0833032496 , 9781282282711 , 1282282719 , 9780833032492 , 0833029193
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxiv, 310 pages)
    Series Statement: MR / Rand Corporation MR-1251-A
    Series Statement: MR/Rand Corporation MR-1251-A
    Parallel Title: Print version Larson, Eric V. (Eric Victor), 1957- Preparing the U.S. Army for homeland security
    Keywords: United States ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Terrorism ; Military readiness ; United States ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Technical reports ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; United States Defenses ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Introduction -- Understanding Homeland Security -- Analytic Framework -- Protecting Americans at Home: WMD Domestic Preparedness and Civil Support -- Ensuring Constitutional Authority: Continuity of Government -- Ensuring Military Capability: Continuity of Operations -- Protecting Sovereignty: Border and Coastal Defense -- Illustrative Planning Vignettes -- Analysis of Army DOTLMS -- Options, Recommendations, and Conclusions -- Appendix A: Considering Threat Campaigns -- Appendix B: A Notional WMD CST Trade-Off Analysis -- Appendix C: Homeland Security DOD Directives -- Appendix D: Overview of the Posse Comitatus Act -- Appendix E: Threat Findings of the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Act -- Appendix F: State and Local Domestic Preparedness Needs -- Appendix G: The Federal Response Plan and Terrorism Incident Annex -- Appendix H: Army Domestic Preparedness Training Activities -- Appendix I: Army Mission-Critical Facilities and Systems -- Appendix J: Recommendations of the Defense Science Board -- Appendix K: Recommendations of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection -- Appendix L: The Federal Program to Combat Terrorism and WMD -- Appendix M: Notional GPRA Measures of Performance
    Abstract: Introduction -- Understanding Homeland Security -- Analytic Framework -- Protecting Americans at Home: WMD Domestic Preparedness and Civil Support -- Ensuring Constitutional Authority: Continuity of Government -- Ensuring Military Capability: Continuity of Operations -- Protecting Sovereignty: Border and Coastal Defense -- Illustrative Planning Vignettes -- Analysis of Army DOTLMS -- Options, Recommendations, and Conclusions -- Appendix A: Considering Threat Campaigns -- Appendix B: A Notional WMD CST Trade-Off Analysis -- Appendix C: Homeland Security DOD Directives -- Appendix D: Overview of the Posse Comitatus Act -- Appendix E: Threat Findings of the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Act -- Appendix F: State and Local Domestic Preparedness Needs -- Appendix G: The Federal Response Plan and Terrorism Incident Annex -- Appendix H: Army Domestic Preparedness Training Activities -- Appendix I: Army Mission-Critical Facilities and Systems -- Appendix J: Recommendations of the Defense Science Board -- Appendix K: Recommendations of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection -- Appendix L: The Federal Program to Combat Terrorism and WMD -- Appendix M: Notional GPRA Measures of Performance
    Note: "Prepared for the United States Army , "MR-1251-A"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-310)
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    Challenges and choices for crime-fighting technology : federal support of state and local law enforcement (2001)
    Santa Monica, Calif : Rand
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    ISBN: 9780833030351 , 0833032399 , 0833030353 , 9780833032393
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xl, 199 pages)
    Series Statement: MR / Rand Corporation MR-1349-OSTP/NIJ
    Parallel Title: Print version Schwabe, William, 1942- Challenges and choices for crime-fighting technology
    Keywords: Forensic sciences ; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies ; Law enforcement Administration ; Law enforcement Technological innovations ; Forensic sciences ; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies ; Law enforcement ; Law enforcement ; Social Sciences ; Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency ; United States ; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies ; Forensic sciences ; Law enforcement ; Administration ; Law enforcement ; Technological innovations ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Law Enforcement ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; General ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Introduction -- Law Enforcement's Use of Technology -- Crime Prevention -- First Response -- Investigation and Apprehension -- Forensic Analysis -- Administration and Management -- Federal Challenges and Choices -- Sources of Technology Information and Support -- Research, Development, and Deployment -- Technology Application -- Challenges and Choices
    Abstract: Introduction -- Law Enforcement's Use of Technology -- Crime Prevention -- First Response -- Investigation and Apprehension -- Forensic Analysis -- Administration and Management -- Federal Challenges and Choices -- Sources of Technology Information and Support -- Research, Development, and Deployment -- Technology Application -- Challenges and Choices
    Note: "Supported by the office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Institute of Justice , "MR-1349-OSTP/NIJ"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199)
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    China's quest for energy security (2000)
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    ISBN: 9780833028846 , 0833048325 , 9781282451049 , 1282451049 , 9780833048325 , 0833028847
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 68 pages)
    Series Statement: Online Rand research documents
    Parallel Title: Print version Downs, Erica Strecker China's quest for energy security
    Keywords: Energy policy ; Energy policy ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Power Resources ; General ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Industries ; Energy ; SCIENCE ; Energy ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; Energy policy ; China
    Abstract: China's two decades of rapid economic growth have fueled a demand for energy that has outstripped domestic sources of supply. China became a net oil importer in 1993, and the country's dependence on energy imports is expected to continue to grow over the next 20 years, when it is likely to import some 60 percent of its oil and at least 30 percent of its natural gas. China thus is having to abandon its traditional goal of energy self-sufficiency--brought about by a fear of strategic vulnerability--and look abroad for resources. This study looks at the measures that China is taking to achieve energy security and the motivations behind those measures. It considers China's investment in overseas oil exploration and development projects, interest in transnational oil pipelines, plans for a strategic petroleum reserve, expansion of refineries to process crude supplies from the Middle East, development of the natural gas industry, and gradual opening of onshore drilling areas to foreign oil companies. The author concludes that these activities are designed, in part, to reduce the vulnerability of China's energy supply to U.S. power. China's international oil and gas investments, however, are unlikely to bring China the energy security it desires. China is likely to remain reliant on U.S. protection of the sea-lanes that bring the country most of its energy imports
    Abstract: China's two decades of rapid economic growth have fueled a demand for energy that has outstripped domestic sources of supply. China became a net oil importer in 1993, and the country's dependence on energy imports is expected to continue to grow over the next 20 years, when it is likely to import some 60 percent of its oil and at least 30 percent of its natural gas. China thus is having to abandon its traditional goal of energy self-sufficiency--brought about by a fear of strategic vulnerability--and look abroad for resources. This study looks at the measures that China is taking to achieve energy security and the motivations behind those measures. It considers China's investment in overseas oil exploration and development projects, interest in transnational oil pipelines, plans for a strategic petroleum reserve, expansion of refineries to process crude supplies from the Middle East, development of the natural gas industry, and gradual opening of onshore drilling areas to foreign oil companies. The author concludes that these activities are designed, in part, to reduce the vulnerability of China's energy supply to U.S. power. China's international oil and gas investments, however, are unlikely to bring China the energy security it desires. China is likely to remain reliant on U.S. protection of the sea-lanes that bring the country most of its energy imports
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    Air power as a coercive instrument (1999)
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    ISBN: 9780833048288 , 0833048287 , 9780833027436 , 0585245487 , 0833027433 , 9780585245485
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 174 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Byman, Daniel, 1967- Air power as a coercive instrument
    Keywords: Military planning ; Air power ; Air power ; Military planning ; Air power ; Air power ; Air power ; Military planning ; United States ; Air power ; Military doctrine ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Air Force ; Coercive force ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Coercion--the use of threatened force to induce an adversary to change its behavior--is a critical function of the U.S. military. U.S. forces have recently fought in the Balkans, the Persian Gulf, and the Horn of Africa to compel recalcitrant regimes and warlords to stop repression, abandon weapons programs, permit humanitarian relief, and otherwise modify their actions. Yet despite its overwhelming military might, the United States often fails to coerce successfully. This report examines the phenomenon of coercion and how air power can contribute to its success. Three factors increase the likelihood of successful coercion: (1) the coercer's ability to raise the costs it imposes while denying the adversary the chance to respond (escalation dominance); (2) an ability to block an adversary's military strategy for victory; and (3) an ability to magnify third-party threats, such as internal instability or the danger posed by another enemy. Domestic political concerns (such as casualty sensitivity) and coalition dynamics often constrain coercive operations and impair the achievement of these conditions. Air power can deliver potent and credible threats that foster the above factors while neutralizing adversary countercoercive moves. When the favorable factors are absent, however, air power--or any other military instrument--will probably fail to coerce. Policymakers' use of coercive air power under inauspicious conditions diminishes the chances of using it elsewhere when the prospects of success would be greater
    Note: "Project Air Force, Rand , "MR-1061-AF , Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174)
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    Welfare reform in California : results of the 1998 all-county implementation survey (1999)
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    ISBN: 0585247706 , 9780585247700
    Language: English
    Pages: xv, 37, 18 p , ill , 28 cm
    Edition: Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2000 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
    Series Statement: EBSCOhost eBook Collection
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Ebener, Patricia A. (Patricia Anne), 1949- Welfare reform in California
    Keywords: California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (Program) California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (Program) ; California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (Program) ; California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (Program) ; California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (Program) ; Welfare recipients Employment ; Public welfare ; Evaluation research (Social action programs) ; Welfare recipients Employment ; California ; Public welfare California ; Evaluation research (Social action programs) California ; California ; Welfare recipients Employment ; Public welfare ; Evaluation research (Social action programs) ; Welfare recipients Employment ; Public welfare ; Evaluation research (Social action programs) ; Public welfare ; Welfare recipients ; Employment ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Human Services ; Evaluation research (Social action programs) ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare ; Sozialhilfe ; Sozialreform ; California ; Kalifornien ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Kalifornien ; Sozialreform ; Sozialhilfe ; Kalifornien ; Sozialreform ; Sozialhilfe
    Abstract: [v. 1. No special title] -- [v. 2.] Appendix
    Abstract: The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program is California's response to the welfare reforms Congress set in motion in 1996. In late 1998, RAND conducted the first of three statewide surveys on CalWORKs implementation. Survey responses indicate that the counties have made significant administrative changes in welfare operations, in the structure and organization of their welfare departments and other agencies, in staffing, and in information systems. Many counties have completed planning activities and have fully operational program components. Most counties report no major implementation problems to date but anticipate problems in the future with cumulative lifetime limits and work requirements. A majority of counties agreed that environmental characteristics such as the job market, housing, and transportation have hindered implementation; interagency relationships, planning, and experience with welfare reform have facilitated it. Nearly all agree that special-needs child care and transportation are inadequate. Complete survey responses from the 58 counties are contained in a companion volume, MR-1052/1-CDSS
    Note: "MR-1052-CDSS"--Cover p. [4] , "Prepared for the California Department of Social Services." , Accompanied by: Appendix / Patricia A. Ebener, Elizabeth A. Roth, Jacob Alex Klerman. viii, 1159 p. : ill. ; 28 cm , Includes bibliographical references , Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2000
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    Countering the new terrorism (1999)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
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    ISBN: 9780833026675 , 0833026674 , 0585239576 , 9780585239576 , 9780833032560 , 0833032569
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xxi, 153 pages) , illustrations
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Countering the new terrorism
    DDC: 303.625
    Keywords: United States / Air Force Security measures ; United States / Air Force ; United States Security measures ; United States Security measures ; United States ; Terrorism Prevention ; United States ; Information warfare Prevention ; United States ; National security United States ; Air power United States ; National security ; Information warfare Prevention ; Air power ; Terrorism Prevention ; Information warfare Prevention ; National security ; Air power ; Terrorism Prevention ; Air power ; Information warfare ; Prevention ; Military policy ; National security ; Armed Forces ; Security measures ; Terrorism ; Prevention ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Terrorism ; United States Military policy ; United States ; United States Military policy ; United States Military policy ; United States ; Electronic book ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The contours of terrorism are changing, and the new terrorism has more diverse sources, motivations, and tactics than the old. It is more lethal, global in reach, and characterized by network forms of organization. Terrorist sponsorship is becoming hazier and "privatized." The August 1998 terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania fit in many ways the new mold. The chapters in this book trace the evolution of international terrorism against civilian and U.S. military targets, look ahead to where terrorism is going, and assess how it might be contained. Terrorism and counterterrorism are placed in strategic perspective, including how terrorism might be applied as an asymmetric strategy by less-capable adversaries. The report builds on a existing body of RAND research on terrorism and political violence, and makes extensive use of the RAND-St. Andrews Chronology of International Terrorism
    Note: "Prepared for the United States Air Force. - "Project Air Force. - "MR-989-AF"--Page 4 of cover. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record , "Project Air Force , "MR-989-AF"--P. [4] of cover , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Surveying immigrant communities : policy imperatives and technical challenges (1994)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
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    ISBN: 083301594X
    Language: English
    Pages: xxii, 156 p , graph. Darst , 28 cm
    Series Statement: MR 247
    Series Statement: FF
    DDC: 304.873
    Keywords: Bevölkerungsstatistik ; Wanderungsstatistik ; Statistische Methode ; USA ; Immigrants Research ; Demographic surveys ; United States Emigration and immigration ; Research ; Graue Literatur ; Buch
    Note: Supported by the Ford Foundation , MR-247-FF"--Cover , Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-156)
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    The second Malaysian family life survey : codebook (1993)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
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    ISBN: 0833013521
    Language: English
    Pages: xiii, 814 p , 28 cm
    Series Statement: MR 108
    Series Statement: NICHD/NIA
    DDC: 306.8/09595
    Keywords: Families Handbooks, manuals, etc Longitudinal studies ; Family life surveys Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Fertility, Human Handbooks, manuals, etc Longitudinal studies ; Malaysia Handbooks, manuals, etc Population ; Longitudinal studies
    Note: Prepared for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [and the] National Institute on Aging , Includes bibliographical references
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    The Second Malaysian family life survey : overview and technical report (1993)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
    Details
    ISBN: 0833013726
    Language: English
    Pages: xvii, 104 p , maps , 28 cm
    Series Statement: MR 106
    Series Statement: NICHD/NIA
    DDC: 306.85/09595
    Keywords: Families Longitudinal studies ; Family life surveys ; Fertility, Human Longitudinal studies ; Malaysia Longitudinal studies Population
    Note: Supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [and the] National Institute on Aging , At head of title: Rand , MR-106-NICHD/NIA"--Cover , Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-104)
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    The second Malaysian family life survey : quality of retrospective data for the new sample (1993)
    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
    Details
    ISBN: 083301496X
    Language: English
    Pages: xvii, 64 p , ill , 28 cm
    Series Statement: MR 110
    Series Statement: NICHD
    DDC: 306.85/09595
    Keywords: Families Longitudinal studies ; Family life surveys ; Fertility, Human Longitudinal studies ; Malaysia Longitudinal studies Population
    Note: Supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-64)
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