Changes in the recruitment patterns and career-lines of Ottoman provincial administrators during the Nineteenth Century

Donated by Klaus Kreise

C.H. Dodd. The Crisis of Turkish Democracy, 1983

Szyliowicz Joseph S. C.H. Dodd. The Crisis of Turkish Democracy, 1983. In: CEMOTI, n°1, 1985. Partis politiques en Turquie - Immigration. pp. 79-81

Technology and Rural Development: Promise and Reality

The central role that agriculture must play in national development is becoming increasingly recognized throughout the Arab World and elsewhere and great attention is being paid to the rich potential that modern technologies hold for increasing rural productivity, and wellbeing. Technologies, however, are not neutral instruments; the failure of strategies that focused on industrialization and large scale projects is instructive in this regard. Of particular relevance is the experience of the "Green Revolution" where increased yields were accompanied by negative social and cultural consequences. If such costs are to be minimized in the future, it is important to recognize the characteristics of technology and to take these into account when planning and implementing rural development programs. Technology must be viewed as a system that serves the interests and values of some groups at the expense of others, is profoundly affected by its environment, and represents but one element in a strategy of rural development. Such a strategy must recognize the specificity of rural environments, the differing needs and capabilities of various groups, and the importance of developing national R and D and other activities that are geared to the particular conditions of these groups.Szyliowicz Joseph S. Technology and Rural Development: Promise and Reality. In: Terroirs et sociétés au Maghreb et au Moyen Orient

International Transportation Security

Since the September 11 tragedy, all aspects of our lives, including our approach to transportation security, have been transformed. In this article, the ways in which transportation has become a global and intermodal enterprise are analyzed with specific attention to the implications of these developments for the security of the system. Such issues as the security of land borders and sea and air entry points as well as the role of containerized freight and aviation are discussed in terms of the situation that existed before September 11 and the changes that have occurred since then. Existing shortcomings and probable future developments are analyzed with particular attention to the potential of energy and other technologies and the role of foreign policy, economic and social development, and conflict resolution. Copyright 2004 by The Policy Studies Association..