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Government / Baltic States The product of more than twenty years of research, frst-person observations, Nation-Building 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 in the northeast corridor in terms of military strife and polity development such as democratization. It details governments’ efforts to abet transparency and trust by way of developing new public and private institutions for advancements such Baltic States as innovation and private wealth creation. Transforming Governance, The book examines the effects of various factors of economic and social adjustments in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The authors explore the Social Welfare, and opportunities and problems that have shaped the region’s progress in the process of rebuilding democratic institutions and nation–states after regaining their Security in independence. They then describe the region’s progress in laying the critical internal foundation necessary for maintaining their political independence. Northern The book also reviews the progress made in strengthening what the authors Europe believe are key social functions of government in what the EU describes as its social market system: the provision of social welfare services that meet the needs of all. The book concludes with a realistic picture of future hurdles for this region, looking at lingering challenges and regional instabilities, policy mistakes not to be made again, and recommendations for national planning and resource management. Going beyond a massive, single explanation of recent Baltic developments, the book provides a broad picture of development of social and political trends and insights with separate evaluations of issues in the process of national transformation. It provides a foundation examining the forces that will shape the future of the Baltic states. K23785 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487 ISBN: 978-1-4822-5071-8 an informa busines 7N1e1w T Yhoirdk, ANvYe n1u0e0 17 90000 Gundar J. King • David E. McNabb 2 Park Square, Milton Park www.crcpress.com Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN, UK 9 781482 250718 w w w . c r c p r e s s . c o m K23785 cvr mech.indd 1 7/14/14 1:32 PM King Nation-Building in the Baltic States McNabb Nation-Building in the Baltic States Transforming Governance, Social Welfare, and Security in Northern Europe Nation-Building in the Baltic States Transforming Governance, Social Welfare, and Security in Northern Europe Gundar J. King • David E. McNabb CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2015 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20140630 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4822-5072-5 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information stor- age or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copy- right.com (http://www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that pro- vides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photo- copy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com For Valda, John, and Marita and For Janet, Meghan, Michael, and Sara Tere are no simple solutions in guiding the processes of transformation or development. —Olaf Hillenbrand and Peter Tiery, Strategic Insights, 2005
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