Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Belarus: Background and U.S. Policy Concerns
(Steven Woehrel)
Chapter 2 Belarus Country Profile
(U.S. Department of State)
Chapter 3 The Role of Small States in the Post-Cold War Era: The Case of Belarus
(Dmitry Shlapentokh)
Chapter 4 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Belarus
(U.S. Department of State)
Chapter 5 Denmark: Lessons from the Global Leader in Straw-to-Energy
(Yuliya Voytenko)
Chapter 6 Development of Quality in Child Care in Denmark – Legislation, Culture and Daily Practices
(Grethe Kragh-Müller)
Chapter 7 The Ambivalent Mentality of a Lilliput Nation: Ethnic Relations and Intercultural Learning among Danish International Workers
(Charlotte Jonasson and Jakob Lauring)
Chapter 8 Occupational Safety in Finland
(Simo Salminen)
Chapter 9 Co-operation between Finnish Authorities in the Event of Animal Disease: A Rhetorical Comparison of Three Laws from Finnish Legislation
(Heli I. Koskinen)
Chapter 10 Kosovo: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
(Steven Woehrel)
Chapter 11 Moldova: Background and U.S. Policy
(Steven Woehrel)
Chapter 12 The Norwegian Quota Reform and the Fear of Incompetent Women
(A. E. Storvik)
Chapter 13 Exchange-Rate Volatility and Sweden’s Trade with Germany: Evidence from Industry Data
(Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, Hanafiah Harvey and Scott W. Hegerty)
Chapter 14 Is There a J-Curve effect in Commodity Trade between Sweden and Germany?
(Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, Hanafiah Harvey and Scott W. Hegerty)
Chapter 15 The S-Curve Dynamics of Commodity Trade between Sweden and the United States
(Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, Scott W. Hegerty and Dan Xi)
Chapter 16 Assessing Evidence of Swedish Cartels’ Longevity: 1956-1993
(Aitor Ciarreta)
Chapter 17 Democratization and Instability in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus
(Robert Nalbandov)
Chapter 18 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices—Ukraine
(U.S. Department of State)
Chapter 19 Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
(Steven Woehrel)
Chapter 20 Ukraine: Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards
(Foreign Agricultural Service Kyiv Staff)
Chapter 21 Ukraine: Exporter Guide
(Oleksandr Tarassevych)
Chapter 22 The Eurozone Crisis: Overview and Issues for Congress
(Rebecca M. Nelson, Paul Belkin, Derek E. Mix and Martin A. Weiss)
Chapter 23 Statement of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. Hearing on “Europe’s Sovereign Debt Crisis: Causes, Consequences for the United States and Lessons Learned”
Chapter 24 Statement of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Hearing on “Europe’s Sovereign Debt Crisis: Causes, Consequences for the United States and Lessons Learned”
Chapter 25 Statement of C. Fred Bergsten Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics. Hearing on “Outlook for the Eurozone”
Chapter 26 Statement of Simon Johnson. Hearing on “Outlook for the Eurozone”
Chapter 27 Statement of Adam Lerrick, Scholar from the American Enterprise Institute. Hearing on “Outlook for the Eurozone”
Chapter 28 Testimony of Lael Brainard, Under Secretary for International Affairs. Hearing on “Examining the European Debt Crisis and its Implications”
Chapter 29 Testimony of Steven B. Kamin, Director of International Finance Division. Hearing on “Examining the European Debt Crisis and its Implications”
Chapter 30 Testimony of Bert Ely. Hearing on “What the Euro Crisis Means for Taxpayers and the U.S. Economy, Part 1”
Chapter 31 Testimony of Jacob Funk Kirkegaard. Hearing on “The European Debt Crisis: Strategic Implications for the Transatlantic Alliance”
Chapter 32 Europe’s Energy Security: Options and Challenges to Natural Gas Supply Diversification Michael Ratner, Paul Belkin, Jim Nichol and Steven Woehrel
Chapter 33 Statement of the Honorable Gregory W. Meeks. Hearing on ”European and Eurasian Energy: Developing Capabilities for Security and Prosperity”
Chapter 34 Testimony of Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy. Hearing on ”European and Eurasian Energy: Developing Capabilities for Security and Prosperity”
Chapter 35 Testimony of Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow for the Heritage Foundation. Hearing on ”European and Eurasian Energy: Developing Capabilities for Security and Prosperity”
Chapter 36 Testimony of Keith C. Smith, Center for Strategic and International Studies. Hearing on ”European and Eurasian Energy: Developing Capabilities for Security and Prosperity”
Chapter 37 Testimony of Ambassador Ross Wilson, Atlantic Council of the United States. Hearing on ”European and Eurasian Energy: Developing Capabilities for Security and Prosperity”
Chapter 38 Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries
(Steven Woehrel)
Chapter 39 Climate Change and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Looking to 2020
(Larry Parker)
Chapter 40 Aviation and the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme
(Jane A. Leggett, Bart Elias and Daniel T. Shedd)
Chapter 41 Understanding the Policy and Program Structure of National and International Freight Corridor Programs in the European Union
(Anthony T. Furst, Eric G. Madden, Eduardo Asperó, Monica M. Blaney, David F. Long, Bernardo J. Ortiz, Robert L. Penne, Ernest B. Perry, George E. Schoener, Renee Sigel, Spencer L. Stevens, Kenneth L. Sweeney and Juan C. Villa)
Chapter 42 Freight Transportation: The European Market
(Harry Caldwell, Randall K. Halvorson, Christina Casgar, Gene Cleckley, Oscar de Buen, Jeff G. Honefanger, Ysela Llort, Michael D. Meyer, Leo Penne, Gerald Rawling and Garry Tulipan)
Chapter 43 The European Union: Questions and Answers
(Kristin Archick)
Chapter 44 The European Parliament
(Kristin Archick)
Chapter 45 The European Union: A Democratic Institution?
(Vaughne Miller and Jon Lunn, with contributions by Steven Ayres)
Chapter 46 Leaving the EU
(Vaughne Miller)
Chapter 47 European Union (Referendum) Bill: Bill 11 of 2013-14
(Oonagh Gay, Vaughne Miller and Richard Kelly)
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