This ninth phase of the International Social Security project which studies the experiences of twelve developed countries examines the effects of public pension reform on employment at older ages. In the past two decades men s labor force participation at older ages... Lees meer.

Even as life expectancy in many countries has continued to increase social security and similar government programs can provide strong incentives for workers to leave the labor force when they reach the age of eligibility for benefits. Disability insurance programs can... Lees meer.

By 2050 the world s population is projected to grow by one-third reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in global affluence a substantial increase in per capita meat dairy and fish consumption is also anticipated. The demand for ca... Lees meer.

New security challenges are increasingly important in U.S. security planning. Transnational threats that do not arise from national rivalries or involve geopolitical competition-climate change food insecurity pandemic disease terrorism and cybercrime-can destabilize... Lees meer.

In June 2001 the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences held a bilateral workshop in Moscow on terrorism in a high-technology society and modern methods to prevent and respond to it. The purpose of the workshop was to begin a dialogue on high-impact terr... Lees meer.

In July 2005 the National Academies released the report Biological Science and Biotechnology in Russia. Controlling Diseases and Enhancing Security. The report offered a number of recommendations that could help restore Russiaa TM s ability to join with the United St... Lees meer.

Computers at Risk presents a comprehensive agenda for developing nationwide policies and practices for computer security. Specific recommendations are provided for industry and for government agencies engaged in computer security activities. The volume also outlines pro... Lees meer.

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In developed countries men s labor force participation at older ages has increased in recent years reversing a decades-long pattern of decline. Participation rates for older women have also been rising. What explains these patterns and the differences in them across... Lees meer.

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This study traces the development of security thinking in the nuclear age through case studies of countries that have nuclear weapons those that do not those on the nuclear threshold and those whose security is believed to benefit from the nuclear arsenals of other co... Lees meer.

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction this publication highlights a wide range of topics collaboratively developed and prioritized by experts from across the Special Operations Forces SOF community. The topics in these pages ar... Lees meer.

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction this ebook reproduces the official Library of Congress Federal Research Division Country Study of North Korea. Books in this series describe and analyze the nation s political economic soci... Lees meer.

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Originally published in 1977 the purpose of this book was to analyse the relationship between the security of two states mutually undergoing strategic disarmament at the time and the need for safeguarding their security by means of a verification system. The book thus... Lees meer.