New Russia or Doing Nothing Is NOT An Option

New Russia: Economic Transition Reconsidered

Author: Lawrence R R Klein

“This admirable work has contributions from an impressive group of specialists who cover the topic comprehensively. Balanced, reasonable transitions in various economic sectors are urged persuasively and in some cases even eloquently. The book has the potential for making a significant impact.”

—Ralph T. Fisher, Jr.,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This book delivers an unpopular message: the West has played a pivotal role in the Russian economic disaster of the 1990s. Western advisors, including the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Treasury, applied a narrow conception of economics that pushed Russia, after more than seventy years of communism, toward another failed utopia.

The twenty-six contributions to this book are divided into three parts: theory, evidence, and policy. Part One directly challenges orthodox economic theory for obscuring the necessary role of government in creating and sustaining a market system and features essays by three Nobel laureates in economics—Kenneth J. Arrow, Lawrence R. Klein, and James Tobin. Part Two describes the dimensions of the economic crisis in Russia and presents a Russian perspective on the failure of shock therapy. Part Three presents policy recommendations, with special attention given to improving the integrity and administrative competence of the Russian government.

Booknews

Economists from Russia and the west, some Nobel laureates, offer equal parts theoretical critique, economic analysis, and policy recommendations. They remain cautiously optimistic about the Russian economy, but call for a balanced approach rather than the neoliberal orthodoxy foisted on the country. Mikhail Gorbachev contributes a short foreword. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

See also: Movement for Self Healing or Bombshell Manual of Style

Doing Nothing Is NOT An Option!: Facing the Imminent Labor Crisis

Author: Robert K K Critchley

In the next 20 years, citizens over the age of 65 will outnumber children for the first time. America?s labor force is not only growing older, it?s also ushering in a whole new set of work force issues to tackle ? including an impending labor shortage. By 2010 there will be 169 million jobs in the United States, but only 159 million workers to undertake them ? a 10 million worker shortfall! Exhaustively researched, masterfully written, and extremely informative ? this book candidly and comprehensively lays out the statistics of the graying labor pool, the implications for business organizations, and suggested solutions and strategies. It helps organizations plan and position for the changing labor market, offering strategies to help companies effectively compete for the best and the brightest of the shrinking labor pool. It also explores how to leverage the strengths of older workers, slowdown strategies, phased retirement, rehiring, and much more. It?s a must read for business owners, executives, HR professionals, consultants ? any anyone responsible for staffing and business strategy.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	The road ahead	1
Ch. 2	In search of utopia	15
Ch. 3	Recycle old perceptions	33
Ch. 4	Age of reasoning	41
Ch. 5	What boomers and mature workers offer	51
Ch. 6	Generations x and y	67
Ch. 7	Embrace the multigenerational workforce	77
Ch. 8	Trust	95
Ch. 9	Cultivating culture with effective communication	109
Ch. 10	Developing talent	123
Ch. 11	Future leadership	137
Ch. 12	Third age career/life planning	149
Ch. 13	The bell curve and retractable retirement	165
Ch. 14	Voyage of discovery	177
Ch. 15	Retain and gain	191